Minnesota, California and wildfire

Minnesota sending crew of wildland firefighters to help fight California wildfires
The Minnesota team will assist with current fire response efforts and may also be called upon to help with new outbreaks
Minnesota firefighters help fight California blazes
A crew of Minnesota firefighters left Grand Rapids Friday morning in three trucks to help fight the wildfires burning in California. The Minnesota DNR crew will receive their assignment once they arrive in Southern California next week.
Crew of Minnesota wildland firefighters headed to Los Angeles area to help fight wildfires
The crew, which is part of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is highly skilled and specially trained in all aspects of wildland fire impression.
California fires serve as reminder that Minnesota has seen its share of big blazes
With a healthy crop of balsam fir pines growing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, northeast Minnesota is highly susceptible to a large fire, the map shows. Some of the
MN firefighters heading to Los Angeles to help battle wildfires
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced Friday that Minnesota will send a crew of wildfire firefighters from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to help with the ongoing wildfires in Southern California.
How incarcerated firefighters have helped battle California wildfires
NBC News' Steve Patterson has an inside look at how incarcerated firefighters are making a difference against the California wildfires and why some say the state may be exploiting their efforts.
Minnesota firefighters to help fight Los Angeles wildfires
A team of Minnesota firefighters will be heading west to help battle the ongoing wildfires around Los Angeles. Gov. Tim Walz announced the state will send a crew of Minnesota DNR wildland firefighters to support the response in southern California.
Ohio Gov. DeWine sending crew to assist in battle against California wildfires
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is sending a crew from the state’s Department of Natural Resources to help fight the devastating wildfires in California.
Clip of driver rescued from fiery car crash filmed in Minnesota, not during LA wildfires
Fast-spreading wildfires have reduced whole communities in Los Angeles to scorched rubble in January 2025, but a dramatic ...
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Overnight fire destoys garage and two vehicles
An overnight fire destroyed a garage and two vehicles in the Tower area. The fire was reported around 12:30 am in the 500 ...
Southern Minnesota volunteers making dozens of quilts for victims of wildfires in southern California
The southern Minnesota community is focused on southern California. Myrna Terwedo is a St. John Lutheran Church Member who ...
Woman sentenced for starting fire at northwestern Minnesota mosque
A northwestern Minnesota woman was sentenced Tuesday to five years of supervised probation for starting a fire at East Grand ...
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Gov. Walz announces Minnesota firefighters will assist with LA fires
Gov. Tim Walz announced that a crew of Minnesota wildland firefighters have been sent to Southern California to help fight ...
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MN DNR Wildland Firefighters Head to Southern California to Help Response Efforts
Minnesota is sending a crew of wildland firefighters from the Department of Natural Resources to support response efforts ...