Burning restrictions for northern, central Minnesota
8/30/2021 10:55:54 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Aitkin County, MN
Becker County, MN
Beltrami County, MN
Benton County, MN
Carlton County, MN
Cass County, MN
Clearwater County, MN
Cook County, MN
Crow Wing County, MN
Hubbard County, MN
Itasca County, MN
Koochiching County, MN
Lake County, MN
Lake of the Woods County, MN
Mahnomen County, MN
Morrison County, MN
Otter Tail County, MN
Roseau County, MN
Saint Louis County, MN
Stearns County, MN
Todd County, MN
Wadena County, MN
Start Date: 8/17/2021
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources expanded burning restrictions in northern and central Minnesota effective Aug. 17 as drought worsens and the fire danger rises. The expanded restrictions include the eastern portion of Roseau County and all of Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd and Wadena counties.
There are additional restrictions for 11 of the previous counties (Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen and the northern portion of St. Louis and Wadena counties, excluding tribal trust lands) and three additional counties--Cook, Lake and Otter Tail.
KARE-TV NBC 11 (Minneapolis, Minn.), Aug 16, 2021
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