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The DNR lists all of Wisconsin under a high fire danger, except for Vilas, Forest and Florence counties, which are at a moderate fire danger. So far in 2024, the DNR has responded to over 50 fires ...
DEKORRA, Wis. (WFRV) – On Wednesday, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was called in to help with a semi that was on fire in the southcentral part of the state when it began to ...
The DNR and local fire departments have "responded to over 90 wildfires in the last week, burning an estimated 30 acres" as much of Wisconsin has not received rain in the last 10 days.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is a government agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin charged with conserving and managing Wisconsin's natural resources. [3] The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has the authority to set policy for the WDNR. The WDNR is led by the Secretary, who is appointed by the Governor of Wisconsin. [4]
The fire began in the vicinity of Sleeper Lake and burned towards the southeast over largely uninhabited marsh and bogs. By August 5, 2007, southeasterly winds began to push the fire towards the north, threatening structures and forcing nearby residents to evacuate. [1] By that point, the fire had burned an estimated 12,000 acres (49 km 2). [1]
On April 26, 2018, an explosion and subsequent fire occurred at the Husky Energy Oil Refinery in Superior, Wisconsin.An initial explosion was reported at 10:00 AM and was extinguished close to noon, however a piece of debris had hit a storage tank containing asphalt, which ignited after spilling across the refinery, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the air.
The National Weather Service said that wind gusts could reach between 30 and 35 miles per hour, humidity will be low and fire fuels like grasses are ripe for burning. Wisconsin facing elevated ...
The Wisconsin butter fire, also known as the butter flood, great cheese fire, [1] and great butter fire, [2] was a fire and flood of processed meat and dairy that began on May 3, 1991, at a large storage facility in Madison, Wisconsin. The fire continued for eight days; there were no fatalities, but it caused millions of dollars in damages.