{"id":23214,"date":"2024-03-12T10:57:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T15:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/?p=23214"},"modified":"2024-03-12T12:14:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T17:14:56","slug":"dry-warm-winter-leads-to-early-spring-fire-season-in-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/dry-warm-winter-leads-to-early-spring-fire-season-in-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Dry Warm Winter Leads to Early Spring Fire Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>March 8, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minnesota Interagency Fire Center, Grand Rapids, MN <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s DRY out there and the dryness has led to an early and active spring wildfire season \u2013 roughly six weeks earlier than normal. Since last weekend, Minnesota firefighters have responded to nearly 50 reported wildfires, largely in areas with growing drought concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This weekend is shaping up for another round of WARM \u2013 DRY \u2013 WINDY conditions. Grass and marshlands are highly susceptible to catching and carrying wildfires this time of year. Why? Dry grass from last year is <a><\/a>no longer capable of maintaining the moisture it needs to ward off a wildfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you prepared? Some tips to keep you and wildland firefighters safe through the spring fire season:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stay Alert<\/strong>! Changing fire weather conditions \u2013 any combination of sunny, warm, dry and windy \u2013 can quickly lead to a rapidly spreading wildfire.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Be in the Know<\/strong>! All counties in Minnesota now require a burning permit or have restricted open burning. For current restrictions information visit Minnesota DNR\u2019s fire danger and burning restrictions page at <a href=\"https:\/\/mndnr.gov\/forestry\/fire\/firerating_restrictions.html?fbclid=IwAR2W9281mvUOogqOGiOWyFFN_edKTCQp_WhI_cRUCEoKjpKW3F7kr4dndTw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/mndnr.gov\/forestry\/fire\/firerating_restrictions.html<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Play it Safe<\/strong>! ALWAYS call 911 from a safe location to report an uncontrolled wildfire.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Steer that Drone Clear From Active Wildfire<\/strong>! Always expect aircraft are on their way to an active wildfire in Minnesota. When a drone is spotted in or near the airspace of a wildfire \u2013 all responding aircraft are required to land immediately. Don\u2019t let your drone delay their critical service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240305_mn_text-1-1024x791.png\" alt=\"Data and image of state of Minnesota counties shaded in yellow tones describing drought levels.\" class=\"wp-image-23215\" style=\"width:687px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240305_mn_text-1-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240305_mn_text-1-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240305_mn_text-1.png 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 8, 2024 Minnesota Interagency Fire Center, Grand Rapids, MN It\u2019s DRY out there and the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":235,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-incidents"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23214"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23217,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23214\/revisions\/23217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnics.org\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}