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Must not be prohibited from possessing a firearm under Minnesota Statute 624.714 (Criminal background & mental health history check) Must not be listed in the criminal gang investigation system; If a Minnesota resident, must reside in the county in which the application for a permit is made; non-residents may apply to any Minnesota county sheriff.
The Pagami Creek Fire was a wildfire in northern Minnesota, United States, that began with a lightning strike on August 18, 2011. [1] After weeks of slow growth, the wildfire quickly spread to over 92,000 acres (370 km 2 ) during several days of hot, dry, windy weather in mid-September. [ 2 ]
The Greenwood Fire was a wildfire in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota in the United States. First noted near Greenwood Lake in Lake County on August 15, 2021, it is believed to have been sparked by lightning. [1] [2] [3] The fire burned 26,797 acres, largely within the Superior National Forest, destroying 14 buildings and damaging 3 more.
Mar. 6—CHEYENNE — Laramie County's Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to implement fire restrictions in the county in response to recent fires and dry conditions. "I would encourage ...
Cold weather is creating added pressure on first responders in Minnesota, where three times the number of firefighters were needed to battle a house fire.
The Great Hinckley Fire was a conflagration in the pine forests of the U.S. state of Minnesota in September 1894, which burned an area of at least 200,000 acres (810 km 2; 310 sq mi) [1] (perhaps more than 250,000 acres [1,000 km 2; 390 sq mi]), including the town of Hinckley.
The Cloquet Fire (/ k l oʊ ˈ k eɪ / kloh-KAY) [2] was an immense forest fire in northern Minnesota, United States in October 1918, caused by sparks on the local railroads amid dry conditions. The fire left much of western Carlton County devastated, mostly affecting Moose Lake , Cloquet , and Kettle River .
Before fire suppression efforts began during the 20th century, forest fires were a natural part of the Boundary Waters ecosystem, with recurrence intervals of 30 to 300 years in most areas. [9] [13] Smoke from the 2011 Pagami Creek Fire. On July 4, 1999, a powerful wind storm, or derecho, swept across Minnesota, central Ontario, and southern ...