The Traill County Commission has declared a Fire Emergency and Burn Ban to remain in effect when the North Dakota Rangeland Fire Danger Rating is very high or extreme…and/or when a Red Flag Warning is in effect. This declaration comes as Traill County has had dry conditions with significant vegetative fuels. The declaration also states…
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Burning Restrictions are in place across most of Minnesota, as there are increased risks of fires spreading due to the dry and windy weather conditions. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson encourages all area residents to follow these restrictions, as there can be major consequences if they’re ignored. The Minnesota fire danger and burning restrictions maps…
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The Norman County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind us that many of the surrounding counties are in a burn restriction through Sunday, September 3. From now through Sunday open burns in any capacity are not allowed. This is due to extremely high fire weather conditions. Any fires that start could quickly become large and out…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is restricting open burning due to increased wildfire risk from dry conditions across much of Minnesota. The burning restrictions apply in the following counties: Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore,…
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