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...Nimrod. "With the winds yesterday, it went from a small spot to a large uncontrollable fire in a heartbeat," said Ron Sanow, public information officer with the DNR. On Monday, the National Guard was activated to assist the firefighting efforts...
...acreage is now estimated to be 1,600 acres. The DNR reported 84 people are assigned to fire crews working on the fire. Ron Sanow, public information officer with the Division of Forestry with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR...
...Wednesday about 10 miles northwest of Greenbush in a remote part of far northwestern Minnesota, fire information officer Ron Sanow said. The Juneberry 3 fire has scorched more than 47 square miles, mostly grasslands, and come within a half-mile...
DNR firefighters have the fire that swept through Barrows Friday about 95 percent contained. Ron Sanow, DNR area forestry supervisor, said the DNR's crew is down to about 20 today with two tankers, and those firefighters probably...
...DNR crews today continued to search for hot spots in the area of Friday's 720-acre wildfire south of Brainerd. Ron Sanow, DNR area forestry supervisor, said about 30 DNR workers and a general contractor have been digging up and soaking hot...
...program in Crow Wing County may prove to be firefighting tool linking area residents, fire permits and the Internet. Ron Sanow, DNR forest supervisor, Tuesday spoke to the Crow Wing County Board about the pilot project. Though happy to see the...
...of Natural Resources said. Numerous small fires kept crews busy while they fought the two larger fires Monday, said Ron Sanow, the DNR's area forest supervisor. No injuries were reported and no buildings were lost, Sanow said. The blazes...
...the area has received .86 inch of rain. A normal July brings 4-5 inches. "We've been behind all season," said Ron Sanow, DNR area forestry supervisor in Brainerd. "We've had just enough rain to keep things looking green, but if you're...
...Department for saving my home," said an emotional Strang today. "They did a fantastic job. May God bless them all." Ron Sanow, DNR area forestry supervisor, said in Strang's case, her house was saved by a combination of compressed air foam...
...deliberately set fires and were not available to attack accidental fires that might have started during that time," said Ron Sanow, an area forester with the DNR. Fire danger remains high to very high across the northern third of Minnesota, officials...