AM 1240 WJON » fire danger http://wjon.com Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 DNR Urges Minnesota Farmers to Take Fire Precautions http://wjon.com/dnr-urges-minnesota-farmers-to-take-fire-precautions/ http://wjon.com/dnr-urges-minnesota-farmers-to-take-fire-precautions/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:41:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=132372 Dry conditions have Minnesota officials urging farmers to take precautions to avoid causing fires as they harvest their crops. The Department of Natural Resources points out that fires sparked by equipment in dry fields can spread rapidly and cause costly losses in crops and machinery.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dnr-urges-minnesota-farmers-to-take-fire-precautions/feed/ 0 Phil Roeder, Flickr DNR Says Wildfire Threat Growing in MN http://wjon.com/dnr-says-wildfire-threat-growing-in-mn/ http://wjon.com/dnr-says-wildfire-threat-growing-in-mn/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:38:55 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=128728 State authorities say the wildfire threat is growing in Minnesota. Parts of the state are already in high fire danger, others are getting close.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dnr-says-wildfire-threat-growing-in-mn/feed/ 0 Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images In Unusual Step, DNR Warns of Winter Fire Threat http://wjon.com/in-unusual-step-dnr-warns-of-winter-fire-threat/ http://wjon.com/in-unusual-step-dnr-warns-of-winter-fire-threat/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:16:14 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=62392 The Minnesota Department of Resources is taking an unusual step for late December - warning of the fire danger.

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