06/03/2026
Praying for all those people, workers, wildlife and land 🙏
🔥 Birch Bay Fire Update at 8:00 p.m. on June 2, 2026 🔥
Today, Firefighters had a successful day of fire suppression work on the Birch Bay Fire constructing fire lines and setting up hose lines to deliver water on the ground and utilizing aircraft for water drops to cool hot spots along the fire edge. Crews did not see very much fire spread throughout the day and were able to begin implementing direct suppression actions along the northeast side of the fire while also exploring opportunities for direct and indirect suppression actions along the south side of the fire.
On the ground mapping is being used to get a more accurate idea of the fire's size and perimeter location. Additional fire and map updates will be provided on Wednesday.
Due to additional support needs that are required on this fire the Superior National Forest local Type 3 organization will be transitioning command of the fire to a Minnesota Incident Command System (MNICS) Type 3 Team. MNICS Team A will arrive this evening and is expected to take command of the fire on Wednesday (6/3) morning.
This remains an active wildfire and Wednesday's forecast includes another day of near-critical fire weather. The public is reminded to stay away from the North Arm Road area; give clearance to water scooping aircraft on Burntside Lake; and to NOT fly unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or drones anywhere near the fire area. This will allow the firefighting aircraft pilots to fly safely and the firefighters on the ground to work safely. If you fly, we can't! Thank you!
📷: Night Operations 6/2/26, USDA Forest Service photo by H. Wissmiller
