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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 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 ...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking people to avoid outdoor burning this weekend with most of the state under a high or very high level of fire danger. "On windy, dry days ...
A banner indicating a red flag warning, flown at a CAL Fire station in 2022. A red flag warning is a forecast warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States to inform the public, firefighters, and land management agencies that conditions are ideal for wildfire combustion, and rapid spread. [1]
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) advises the WDNR and Natural Resources Board on managing the state's natural resources. The WCC is composed of citizen-elected delegates including five members of an executive committee, 22 members of a district leadership council, 360 county delegates (five per county), and the general public. [23]
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.
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 ...