ADA, MN—The fire sirens rang twice within 24 hours in the City of Ada. At 9:30 Thursday morning, the sirens sounded for a ditch fire five miles north of Ada. The Ada Fire Department responded and put out the fire. Earlier, those sirens sounded around 11:30pm Wednesday….as firefighters responded to a grass fire north and…
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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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Casey Anderson, chief of the wildlife division of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, tells R&J News about the risk of wildfires in east central North Dakota. Anderson also points out that hunting season will start this weekend and if you’re going hunting, you should be prepared. Anderson says it’s a hunter’s responsibility to…
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