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Fire danger a concern over the Memorial Day weekend

May 27, 2023 06:21AM ● By Editor
Five fire departments along with air and ground crews from the Minnesota DNR battled a forest fire in Itasca County. (Northland Fire Wire)  Photo:  WDIO

May 27, 2023 from WDIO News

As we head out to start our long weekend full of barbeque’s, campfires and fun, it is important to keep fire dangers in mind. The Northland has seen a relatively dry May. The National Weather Services says portions of Northern Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin are at near critical fire weather conditions for the weekend.

Low humidity with southerly winds of 5 to 15 mph, gusting at time of 15 to 20 mph could help spread fires.

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