AM 1240 WJON » grass fire http://wjon.com Tue, 21 May 2013 21:18:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Grass Fire Destroys Shed, Labeled Suspicious http://wjon.com/grass-fire-destroys-shed-labeled-suspicious/ http://wjon.com/grass-fire-destroys-shed-labeled-suspicious/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 15:58:08 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=187456 The St. Cloud Fire Marshall is investigating a grass fire that burned a fence and destroyed a yard shed in north St. Cloud Monday evening.

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]]> http://wjon.com/grass-fire-destroys-shed-labeled-suspicious/feed/ 0 Steven Wright Grass Fire Being Investigated As Possible Arson http://wjon.com/grass-fire-being-investigated-as-possible-arson/ http://wjon.com/grass-fire-being-investigated-as-possible-arson/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:42:45 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=187046 A wildfire in St. Cloud is being investigated as a possible arson fire. St. Cloud Fire Department Batallion Chief Jerry Raymond says the call came in at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, for a fire in the grassy area just to the east of Serenity Drive.

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]]> http://wjon.com/grass-fire-being-investigated-as-possible-arson/feed/ 0 Steven Wright UPDATE: Fire Crews Battled Grass Fire, I-94 Closed at County Road 75 [VIDEO, PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/fire-crews-battling-grass-fire/ http://wjon.com/fire-crews-battling-grass-fire/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:26:57 +0000 WJON Staff http://wjon.com/?p=185914 State transportation officials closed I-94 at Stearns County Road 75 yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon while fire crews battled a fire. Several area fire departments were battling a grass fire along Interstate 94 between Stearns County Road 75 and Highway 15.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fire-crews-battling-grass-fire/feed/ 0 StormChasingVideo.com Fire Crews Battle Grass Fire http://wjon.com/fire-crews-battle-grass-fire/ http://wjon.com/fire-crews-battle-grass-fire/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:47:34 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=185413 Fire crews responded to a grass fire over the weekend. The St. Cloud fire department was assisted by the St. Augusta and Waite Park fire departments to put out a grass fire on Saturday night.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fire-crews-battle-grass-fire/feed/ 0 Steven Wright Grass Fires Keep Crews Busy on Saturday http://wjon.com/grass-fires-keep-crews-busy-on-saturday/ http://wjon.com/grass-fires-keep-crews-busy-on-saturday/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:44:37 +0000 Bill Henderson http://wjon.com/?p=148986 The Kimball fire department was called to a grass fire at Highway 15 and Dellwood Road in Maine Prairie Township at about noon on Saturday. They were able to put out the fire in about 15 minutes.

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]]> http://wjon.com/grass-fires-keep-crews-busy-on-saturday/feed/ 0 Getty Images Fire that Burned 1,600 Acres Now Contained http://wjon.com/fire-that-burned-1600-acres-now-contained/ http://wjon.com/fire-that-burned-1600-acres-now-contained/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:13:16 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=91692 A fire that burned 1,600 acres of forest and grassland in north-central Minnesota is now completely contained. The fire broke out Sunday near the town of Nimrod, about 40 miles northwest of Brainerd.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fire-that-burned-1600-acres-now-contained/feed/ 0 Getty Images MnDOT to Hold Prescribed Burns in Central Minnesota http://wjon.com/mndot-to-hold-prescribed-burns-in-central-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/mndot-to-hold-prescribed-burns-in-central-minnesota/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:02:42 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=91100 Don't be alarmed if you are driving along I-94 and you see smoke coming from a grass fire. The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be conducting prescribed burns along I-94 between St. Cloud and Sauk Centre until mid-May.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mndot-to-hold-prescribed-burns-in-central-minnesota/feed/ 0 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region, flickr Crews Battle Grass Fire near Monticello [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/crews-battle-grass-fire-near-monticello-video/ http://wjon.com/crews-battle-grass-fire-near-monticello-video/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:25:00 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=90065 Weekend travelers are cautioned to be extra careful with fire. The wildfire risk is high in much of the state.

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]]> http://wjon.com/crews-battle-grass-fire-near-monticello-video/feed/ 0 Steven Sohlstrom High Fire Danger this Weekend in Central, Southern Minnesota http://wjon.com/high-fire-danger-this-weekend-in-central-southern-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/high-fire-danger-this-weekend-in-central-southern-minnesota/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:07:46 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=81880 The Department of Natural Resources is warning of high fire danger over the southern half of Minnesota this weekend. Central and southern Minnesota have little or no snow cover.

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