Cook County News Herald

Red Flag warning issued


With extreme fire risk conditions in north-central and northeast Minnesota, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the following counties: Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods and St. Louis.

A Red Flag Warning means the area is experiencing critical weather conditions that are ideal for wildfire, including strong winds and low humidity. Do not burn while the Red Flag Warning remains in effect and check any burning done recently to ensure the fire is out. Any spark could become a wildfire under Red Flag conditions.

Stay connected, stay safe:

Check the statewide fire danger and current burning restrictions web page, which the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources updates daily.

Follow @mnforestry (DNR Forestry) on Twitter for up-to-date information on statewide fire conditions.

Follow @mnics (Minnesota Incident Command System) for information on large wildfires.

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