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All counties in North Dakota, except four, have some form of outdoor burning restrictions in effect. Rapid City Journal (S.D.), May 9, 2021 All of North Dakota’s 53 counties, except Griggs, have restrictions on outdoor burning as wildfires continued to burn in the western Badlands and elsewhere in the state. Fire activity remained high with 194 fires consuming nearly 34,000 acres, per the North Dakota Forest Service, which is triple the acreage burned in 2020. The Bismarck Tribune (N.D.), April 8, 2021 Forty-nine of North Dakota’s 53 counties have enacted some kind of outdoor burning restriction as the state remained dry and wildfires abounded. At latest count, which was likely to be an undercount, 139 wildfires had charred at least 26,000 acres, per the North Dakota Forest Service. The Bismarck Tribune (N.D.), April 1, 2021 Thirty-seven of the state’s 53 counties have some type of restriction on outdoor burning. The Bismarck Tribune (N.D.), March 25, 2021 Nineteen other North Dakota counties, mostly in the western part of the state, also had fire restrictions. The Bismarck Tribune (N.D.), March 10, 2021 Dry, warm conditions brought an early start to the wildfire season in North Dakota. Numerous counties had burn bans, including Dunn, Golden Valley, Mercer, Oliver and Stutsman. Severe drought affected 68% of the state, an increase of 10% from two weeks ago. NewsDakota.com (Valley City, N.D.), March 2, 2021