WATFORD CITY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Authorities say more than eighteen agencies have been fighting large wildfires that began Friday across western North Dakota. Some of the fires have been contained, others continue to burn across wide areas. The Bear Den fire near Mandaree has covered 25,000 acres. The Alamo and Tioga fires in Williams County began as two but merged…
Courtesy: Gov. Burgum/FacebookBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR: 8:50PM UPDATE) — FEMA has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Bear Den Fire and the Elk Horn Fire, burning in McKenzie County and on the Fort Berthold Reservation. FEMA Region 8 Deputy Administrator Katherine Fox approved the state’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)…
09/11/24 AirNow.govFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Throughout the past week we have been seeing a lot of smoke around the region once again. It has been coming from wildfires in South Dakota and Montana, blowing east due to the flow of air in the upper atmosphere. The smoke has covered the skies and led to poor air quality that can lead…
FARGO (KVRR) – State health officials in North Dakota and Minnesota are urging people with respiratory conditions, pregnant women, and children and older adults to limit outside activity. The smoke from wildfires in Canada and the western U.S. will move into the Red River Valley Wednesday afternoon and could linger into mid-day Thursday. People may see or smell the smoke…
ST. PAUL (AP) — Wildfire smoke from Canada prompts Minnesota officials to issue a record 23rd air quality alert for much of the state through late Wednesday. Smoke from wildfires in Ontario and Quebec moved into Minnesota late Monday. Ground-level smoke is expected to linger across southern, east-central and northeastern Minnesota. The previous record for air quality alerts in the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality is advising residents to consider limiting time outside while smoky conditions remain. They advise people to protect their health and keep windows and doors closed until smoke levels subside. Inhaling fine particles can cause a variety of health effects including respiratory irritation and shortness of breath. It can also worsen…
ALBERTA, CANADA (KVRR/FOX) — Firefighters in Alberta, Canada are dealing with out-of-control fires as a result of abnormally hot and dry weather. The wildfires have been going on for weeks and more than 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. There’s extensive property damage to both homes and businesses in the region. There is also a growing concern…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — As wildfires in northwestern Canada send smoke across our region, the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality is advising those, especially with respiratory conditions, to limit prolonged outdoor activities. The National Weather Service in Grand Forks says a cold front will drive wildfire smoke to the ground by Thursday as winds shift to the north and…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Smoke from wildfires in Alberta and Saskatchewan will likely affect air quality in northern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota on Tuesday. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert. The air quality index is expected to reach the orange or “unhealthy for sensitive groups” category. People with lung disease, including asthma, children…
(CNN)A vicious wildfire that began Thursday morning in Boulder County, Colorado, swallowed about 1,600 acres in a matter of hours, burning hundreds of homes and prompting orders for some 30,000 people across two communities to evacuate. Amid historically powerful winds and drought-parched land, some 370 homes were destroyed in a single subdivision just west of the town of Superior, while another 210 homes…
