AM 1240 WJON » wildfires http://wjon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 21:58:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Wildfire May Not Be Contained for Weeks http://wjon.com/wildfire-may-not-be-contained-for-weeks/ http://wjon.com/wildfire-may-not-be-contained-for-weeks/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:49:15 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=138186 Authorities say it could be weeks before a wildfire in northernwestern Minnesota is contained. The fire near Red Lake is the largest of several burning in the area and has consumed more than 38 square miles.

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]]> http://wjon.com/wildfire-may-not-be-contained-for-weeks/feed/ 0 Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images Evacuees Return as Wildfire is Contained http://wjon.com/evacuees-return-as-wildfire-is-contained/ http://wjon.com/evacuees-return-as-wildfire-is-contained/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:15:55 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=136972 Evacuees have returned to their homes in a small northwestern Minnesota town after fire crews contained a rapidly-spreading wildfire fueled by brisk winds. State fire marshal Bruce Roed said Wednesday the fire is 95 percent contained and has not grown since Tuesday night when about 400 people returned to their homes in the Kittson County town of Karlstad.

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]]> http://wjon.com/evacuees-return-as-wildfire-is-contained/feed/ 0 Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images Fire Danger Prompts Campfire, Open Fire Restrictions http://wjon.com/fire-danger-prompts-campfire-open-fire-restrictions/ http://wjon.com/fire-danger-prompts-campfire-open-fire-restrictions/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:19:10 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=34231 Continued fire danger is prompting state and federal officials to restrict campfires and open fires in several counties of northeastern Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fire-danger-prompts-campfire-open-fire-restrictions/feed/ 0 Superior National Forest via InciWeb.org Closures Ordered As BWCA Forest Fire Grows http://wjon.com/closures-ordered-as-bwca-forest-fire-grows/ http://wjon.com/closures-ordered-as-bwca-forest-fire-grows/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:25:40 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=32610 A forest fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area near Ely has grown to about 4,500 acres. Fire officials said Sunday that dry air and north winds pushed the Pagami Creek Fire father south Saturday, so authorities are moving campers out of the area from Lakes Two through Hudson and the Isabella River.

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]]> http://wjon.com/closures-ordered-as-bwca-forest-fire-grows/feed/ 0 Getty Images Firefighters Work To Control BWCA Wildfire http://wjon.com/firefighters-work-to-control-bwca-wildfire/ http://wjon.com/firefighters-work-to-control-bwca-wildfire/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:30:24 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=31147 Firefighters are working to control a wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness east of Ely. The Pagami Creek fire grew to 720 acres as crews intentionally burned land between the blaze and the popular Lakes 1 and 2 over the Labor Day weekend.

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]]> http://wjon.com/firefighters-work-to-control-bwca-wildfire/feed/ 0 DNR Recommends Burning Debris Now Before Snowmelt http://wjon.com/dnr-recommends-burning-debris-now-before-snowmelt/ http://wjon.com/dnr-recommends-burning-debris-now-before-snowmelt/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:33:46 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=10426 The Minnesota DNR is asking homeowners to complete open burning now while there is still some snow on the ground. Spring burning restrictions will go into effect soon and the DNR says now is the safest time to burn.

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