BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - UPDATE (10/16/2024 at 12 p.m.): Mercer County has declared a Fire Emergency and Burn Ban effective immediately until rescinded until conditions improve. What’s included: No ...

WEST FARGO — Recent rain has lowered fire danger across much of North Dakota, but burn restrictions remain in place in several counties, including Cass. On Monday night, May 19, Cass County ...

North Dakota officials have upgraded the state's Burn Restrictions Map. The interactive map coordinated by the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services and the North Dakota Forest Service ...

FARGO — Wildfires have already scorched more than 30,000 acres across North Dakota in 2025 — three times more than at this time of year in 2024. As of May 5, emergency management officials say ...

If you plan to spend the warm weekend burning brush, trash or even marshmallows, think again. North Dakota now has a statewide burn ban. The governor issued order outlaws any outdoor fire without ...

Strong winds, low humidity and dry ground combined for dangerous wildfire conditions across southern North Dakota on Monday. Meanwhile, North Dakota officials this year have upgraded the state's Burn ...

ASTORIA, S.D. — Grasslands used to make up around 95% of South Dakota’s topography before the conversion into cropland and urban populations. One partnership in the state is working to make sure ...

Fireworks in the background of a giant burning beetle during the 11th annual Burning Beetle event in Custer, South Dakota - Matt Gade/AP In what has become an annual winter tradition, hundreds of ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Rapid City Fire Department is Ellsworth Air Force Base with a prescribed burn on Wednesday, Oct ...