Four fire departments responded to a large grass fire near England Prairie at the Moyer property on 141st Avenue in Verndale on Tuesday, April 23, at approximately 11:30 a.m. The farm field was being rented out and a pivot on an irrigator in the field was being repaired using a welder. The cornstalks in the field ignited and the fire was quickly driven by the wind. The Verndale Fire Department was assisted by the Wadena, Staples and Hewitt fire departments as well as the DNR helicopter as the fl
On April 25, at 11:11 a.m., the Bertha Fire Department was called to the John Hershberger residence on 195th Avenue in rural Bertha for a grass fire. The fire was started by burning sawdust and slabwood, without a burning permit, that spread into the grass that scorched five acres. The fire department was on the scene for about two hours.
On April 25, at 6:19 p.m. the Long Prairie Fire Department, assisted by the Browerville Fire Department, was called to the Joe Prill property on County Road 30 for a grass fire. Prill reported to the fire department he was preparing to cook a steak on an open fire when the grass caught fire and burned through old buildings, an old collapsed barn and a salvage car and into the neighbor’s property. The fire scorched approximately an acre and a half. Fire crews were on the scene for three hours.
Four fire departments responded to a large grass fire near England Prairie at the Moyer property on 141st Avenue in Verndale on Tuesday, April 23, at approximately 11:30 a.m. The farm field was being rented out and a pivot on an irrigator in the field was being repaired using a welder. The cornstalks in the field ignited and the fire was quickly driven by the wind. The Verndale Fire Department was assisted by the Wadena, Staples and Hewitt fire departments as well as the DNR helicopter as the fl
La quema a cielo abierto está restringida
MANDANOS UN MENSAJE
Las temperaturas cálidas y las condiciones secas significan un mayor riesgo de incendios forestales, por lo que el Departamento de Recursos Naturales de Minnesota restringirá la quema al aire libre en los siguientes condados con efecto inmediato: Douglas, Grant, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Aitkin, Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca , Mahnomen, Otter Tail y Wadena.
El estado no emitirá permisos para la quema de maleza o desechos de jardín en estos condados hasta que se levanten las restricciones.
“Las quemaduras por escombros escapados son la causa número uno de incendios forestales, por eso emitimos estas restricciones”, dijo Casey McCoy, supervisora de prevención de incendios del DNR. “Realmente funcionan: hemos reducido los incendios forestales en casi un tercio desde que comenzamos las restricciones de quema de primavera en 2001”.
McCoy alienta a los residentes a usar alternativas a la quema, como el compostaje, el astillado o llevar la maleza a un sitio de recolección. Para obtener información sobre cómo hacer abono con los desechos del jardín, visite la guía del DNR para hacer abono con los desechos del jardín .
Las personas que queman escombros serán financieramente responsables si su incendio escapa y quema otras propiedades.
Se ajustarán las restricciones de quema, incluida la extensión de las restricciones a condados adicionales, a medida que cambien las condiciones. Para obtener información y actualizaciones diarias sobre el riesgo de incendio actual y las restricciones de quema al aire libre, visite el sitio web del DNR de Minnesota .