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  • 1 day ago | inforum.com | Barrett Chase |Peter Passi |Katie Rohman

    BRIMSON, Minn. — Three wildfires in northeastern Minnesota continue to spread Wednesday morning, with one of them more than tripling in size. The Jenkins Creek Fire east of Hoyt Lakes jumped from 6,800 acres Tuesday to 20,593 acres Wednesday morning, according to the federal government’s Incident Information System at wildfire.gov.

  • 2 days ago | echopress.com | Katie Rohman

    The Camp House Fire is nearly 12,000 acres; Jenkins Creek Fire is 6,800 acres; and Munger Shaw Fire is 1,400 acres. All are zero percent contained. As part of Forum Communications' "Trust Week" series, we hear from some of our journalists about their backgrounds and training, what motivates them, and the stories they'll never forget.

  • 2 days ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Katie Rohman

    BRIMSON — A wildfire evacuation center is available for any residents impacted by current evacuation orders. St. Louis County Public Health and the American Red Cross opened the shelter at the Fredenberg Community Center, 5104 Fish Lake Road, Duluth. For evacuation orders in St. Louis County, go to its "ready, set, go!" zone map.

  • 2 days ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Katie Rohman

    Camp House Fire The largest of three wildfires in St. Louis County has grown to 11,780 acres since Sunday and consumed over 40 homes, cabins and other buildings. “That fire grew significantly to the north and northwest yesterday,” St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay said in a Facebook video Tuesday morning. Evacuation orders were still in place for residents affected by the Camp House Fire. The area of County Highway 44 has been particularly “devastated” by property loss, Ramsay said.

  • 2 days ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Katie Rohman

    ST. PAUL — Air and ground crews from across the U.S. and Ontario have arrived in St. Louis County to provide aid to the three biggest active wildfires in Minnesota, state officials said Tuesday. Gov. Tim Walz hosted a news conference in St. Paul to address the response efforts at the Camp House, Jenkins Creek and Munger Shaw fires. Walz noted that Minnesota usually experiences, on average, a little over 1,100 wildfires per year.

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