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Cass County Enacts Burn Restrictions Due to Ongoing Dry Weather Conditions

May 13, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – The Cass County Board of Commissioners has declared a fire emergency and enacted burn restrictions through May 19, 2025, due to abundant dry vegetation and ongoing hot, dry, and windy weather conditions. The restrictions will be in effect whenever the North Dakota Rangeland Fire Danger Rating for Cass County is classified as High, Very High,…

North Dakota Forest Service Issues Very High Fire Danger Rating for North Dakota

The fire danger rating is issued once a day for each of North Dakota's 53 counties.

April 17, 2020

NORTH DAKOTA–The state of North Dakota has been issued a high or very high fire danger rating for Friday. A high fire danger rating means that fires start easily from all causes and have the potential to spread rapidly. Unattended brush and campfires are common starters of wildfires. The fire danger rating is issued once a day for each of…