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…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Governor Kelly Armstrong signed an executive order declaring a statewide fire emergency and activating the State Emergency Operations Plans. Above average temperatures and below average precipitation amounts have led to drought conditions and increased the risk of wildfires. Armstrong, a volunteer firefighter, said, “North Dakotans endured some of the largest, deadliest and most destructive wildfires in…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum has declared a statewide fire emergency and has activated plans to deal with rapid wildfire response. The state has seen above average temperatures, gusty winds and a lack of precipication. This is a map of the daily burn restrictions by county. The ones in “red” have restrictions in place. Nearly 3,500 acres have…
