Helicopters Used To Fight Fires On Turtle Mountain Reservation As Numerous Fires Burn In N.D.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Multiple resources are being deployed across North Dakota to respond to multiple ongoing fires.

There are fires burning on Turtle Mountain Reservation and in north-central North Dakota.

National Guard helicopters are being credited with saving homes.

Only one abandoned trailer home is believed to have been lost.

Gov. Armstrong has declared a statewide fire emergency as drought conditions persist.

Three distinct fires that have been joining and separating have burned about 4,200 acres in the Turtle Mountain area.

Unified Command was tracking 16 wildland fires burning yesterday, many of which were able to be contained by local first responders with neighboring mutual aid.

The State Emergency Operations Center has been activated to Level 2 out of 4 since Sunday.