FIRES
COMPASS POINTS: NEWS FROM THE GREAT OUTDOORS WITH HERALD OUTDOOR WRITER BRAD DOKKEN 'North Minnie fire' update
The North Minnie Fire in Red Lake Wildlife Management Area within Beltrami Island State Forest southwest of Baudette, Minn., was 45 percent contained as of Thursday night and remains at 24,840 acres. ...
Posted on 10/12/12 at 9:55 AM
@CONCORDIA Unquenchable Flames
When people think about fighting forest fires, they often envision heroic firefighters on the front lines. But most people don't know who is standing behind them deciding which fires need to be contai...
Posted on 7/17/12 at 2:21 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER New trees replace those burned in 1988 Yellowstone fires
Most Yellowstone National Park visitors appear to be obsessed with seeing and photographing a bear, with a secondary mission to see Old Faithful erupt. My obsession is seeing recovery from the 1988...
Posted on 7/5/12 at 3:33 AM
HEALTHBEAT 'The patient is on fire!'
December 2011: A 29-year-old woman is undergoing minor facial surgery at an outpatient center in Florida when a flash fire erupts. She sustains burns to the face and neck and is airlifted to a burn ce...
Posted on 4/3/12 at 10:03 AM
HEALTHY TIDBITS Changes To The Local Airport
I have to admit I haven't been to the airport for a long time. There are lots of changes, new building, a very new and large parking ramp and parking areas, as well as new airlines in Duluth.The airli...
Posted on 9/14/11 at 8:00 AM
Firefighters mopping up forest fire near Ely, Minn. 
ELY, Minn. — Firefighters are mopping up at the scene of a forest fire near Ely in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
By Associated Press , September 07, 2011
Minnesota state fair shuttle bus catches fire
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A shuttle bus carrying people to the Minnesota State Fair caught fire Saturday. No one was hurt after the bus driver hastily evacuated the passengers.
By Associated Press , August 27, 2011
St. Paul woman dies after cooking fire breaks out
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A St. Paul woman has died in a cooking fire at her apartment.
By Associated Press , August 27, 2011
Officials seek help to find Erskine arson suspect
ERSKINE, Minn. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Department and the State Fire Marshal Division are looking for the public’s help to identify an arson suspect.
By Forum staff reports , August 27, 2011
Discarded cigarette in flower pot causes Fargo deck, house fire
FARGO – A discarded cigarette in a flower pot started a fire at a house that caused an estimated $10,000 worth of damage, fire officials say.
By Forum staff reports , August 27, 2011
Apple Valley home set on fire with 6 inside asleep
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — Police have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of arson after an Apple Valley home was set on fire while a family of six slept inside.
By Associated Press , August 27, 2011
Police release name of Mankato fire victim
MANKATO, Minn. — Authorities have released the name of a 21-year-old man who died in a Mankato apartment fire this week.
By Associated Press , August 04, 2011
Charges: Ex-custodian started Minnesota church fire
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — A Grand Rapids man is charged with setting a fire at a northern Minnesota church where he was once custodian.
By Associated Press , August 04, 2011
1 person dies in Mankato apartment fire
MANKATO, Minn. — Investigators are looking for the cause of a fatal fire in Mankato.
By Associated Press , August 02, 2011
Man charged with setting fire at Dayton's old home
MINNEAPOLIS — A 29-year-old man is charged with setting fire to a Minneapolis home once owned by Gov. Mark Dayton — a crime the Hennepin County Attorney's office says was random.
By Associated Press , July 27, 2011
Fire that killed 6 in New Ulm, Minn., started by candles
NEW ULM, Minn. — Burning candles left unattended caused a fire that killed six people at a southern Minnesota inn, investigators said Monday.
By Associated Press , July 25, 2011
Twin Cities fire departments deal with loss of volunteers
ST. PAUL — Fire chiefs who head volunteer departments in the Twin Cities metro area say their ranks are being depleted by the economy.
By Associated Press , July 18, 2011
Officials identify victims of New Ulm B&B fire
NEW ULM, Minn. — Officials are identifying the six people accidentally killed in a fire at a New Ulm bed breakfast.
By Associated Press , July 07, 2011
New Ulm bed and breakfast where 6 died in fire not licensed, inspected
NEW ULM, Minn. – An annual safety inspection of the New Ulm inn that caught fire, killing six people, had not been conducted because the owner said the building would not be housing guests, according to a local fire marshal.
By Associated Press , July 07, 2011
UPDATED: Cause of Moorhead blaze prompting family's late-night escape likely to be undetermined
MOORHEAD – The cause of a house fire that displaced a Moorhead family of five late Tuesday will probably go down as undetermined, Moorhead Fire Marshal Rich Duysen said Wednesday morning.
By Wendy Reuer , July 06, 2011
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