Northern Minnesota wildfire prompts evacuations near Burntside Lake

Officials ordered residents to evacuate Monday afternoon as crews work to extinguish a wildfire in northern Minnesota. The U.S. Forest Service says the fire is located in the Superior National Forest northwest of the North Arm of the Burntside Lake area, approximately eight miles northwest of Ely. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said agencies initially responded to the report of black smoke coming from the north side of Birch Bay on Burntside Lake around 2:56 p.m. Evacuations are in […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/06/02/northern-minnesota-wildfire-prompts-evacuations-near-burntside-lake/

Travel restrictions lifted in northwestern Ontario as wildfire risk remains low
As cooler, rainier weather has eased wildfire risks in northwestern Ontario, a number of travel restrictions have been lifted in the region. However, Sandbar Lake Provincial Park remains closed due to a nearby blaze known as Dryden 11. Here's the latest on the wildfire situation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/northwestern-ontario-wildfires-9.7205825?cmp=rss

Minnesota governor declares peacetime emergency, activates National Guard for wildfire response

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday declared a peacetime emergency and mobilized the National Guard to help battle several major wildfires in the state. In Crow Wing County, the Flanders Fire has grown to an estimated 1,200 acres. As of Sunday morning, it is 0% contained. Another fire, several miles north of Two Harbors, has burned more than 350 acres and is 30% contained. "Unpredictable and fast-moving wildfires are putting Minnesota communities at risk," Walz said. "This emergency […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/18/minnesota-governor-declares-peacetime-emergency-activates-national-guard-for-wildfire-response/

Wildfire burns around 100 acres in northeastern Minnesota; evacuations advised

Crews are working to put out a wildfire in Lake County that has burned around 100 acres, the Minnesota Incident Command System said Friday night. The blaze, identified by the agency as the Stewart Trail Fire, was detected on Friday afternoon near Lake County Highway 3 and Highway 61, north of Two Harbors, Minnesota. Officials said in a Facebook post at 8:27 p.m. that the fire was 0% contained and that multiple local, state and federal agencies were responding to it.  " Firefighters are […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/16/wildfire-burns-around-100-acres-in-northeastern-minnesota-evacuations-advised/

Red flag warning issued in central, northwestern Minnesota Friday afternoon

A red flag warning will go into effect Friday afternoon in northwestern and central Minnesota due to extreme fire risk conditions, the state's Department of Natural Resources says. The warning is issued for 24 counties and will last from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.  The impacted counties include: Becker, Benton, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wadena […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/08/red-flag-warning-issued-in-central-northwestern-minnesota-friday-afternoon/

Dry conditions, high winds, feeding wildfire risk in parts of Michigan

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says elevated fire danger has been observed across parts of the state.  The conditions are fueled by downed trees and branches left by the March 2025 ice storm. The severe weather at the time damaged around 3 million acres of land. "Even with the heavy rains this spring, recent drier weather in the northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Michigan means that last year's grasses and leaves are becoming dry and will readily burn," said Paul Rogers, […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/07/dry-conditions-high-winds-feeding-wildfire-risk-in-parts-of-michigan/

N.S. premier defends woods ban after court ruling, saying ‘we’ll do that again if necessary’
Nova Scotia's premier is doubling down on his government's so-called 'woods ban' last year during extreme drought conditions and high wildfire risk.
#Canada #NSWildfires #TimHouston #WoodsBan
https://globalnews.ca/news/11815638/tim-houston-woods-ban-wildfire-nova-scotia/

N.S. premier defends woods ban after court ruling, saying ‘we’ll do that again if necessary’
Nova Scotia's premier is doubling down on his government's so-called 'woods ban' last year during extreme drought conditions and high wildfire risk.
#Canada #NSWildfires #TimHouston #WoodsBan
https://globalnews.ca/news/11815638/tim-houston-woods-ban-wildfire-nova-scotia/

'Ready to ignite': Risks of burning grass outweigh perceived benefits, warns DNR
The risk of inadvertently starting a wildfire when burning grass to deal with ticks, improve soil quality, or remove weeds and dead foliage outweigh any perceived benefits, warns Nova Scotia's manager of forest protection.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/risks-of-burning-grass-outweigh-perceived-benefits-dnr-9.7164657?cmp=rss

What this historic snow drought will mean for the summer
A historic March heat wave effectively erased a month of winter, triggering a massive snow drought from the southwest U.S. up to parts of British Columbia. CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe looks at what this means for the summer water supply and wildfire risk for hundreds of communities that rely on a slow snowmelt.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/record-low-snowpack-early-melt-western-north-america-9.7168094?cmp=rss