From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Posted:  October 17, 2019

Fall is a good time to reduce the risks of wildfires to cabins and homes as property owners in rural and wooded areas clear woodlots, cut firewood or remove downed or dying trees.

“If property owners reduce the likelihood that an ember finds a suitable fuel bed, they greatly reduce the likelihood that their home or cabin will ignite,” said Dan Carroll, northwest region Firewise specialist with the Department of Natural Resources.

To read more of the original article, follow this link to the Boreal Emergency Preparedness Portal.  https://www.boreal-emergency.org/2019/10/17/288350/fall-is-a-great-time-to-make-your-home-and-proper...