forest fire

Drawing in students throughout Minnesota from local fire departments and tribal, state and federal wildland fire management agencies, the academy is one of Minnesota's largest interagency fire training events.

North winds ranging 15-25 mph with gusts as high as 35 mph combined with relative humidity as low as 20% means any fires that ignite may spread rapidly and become difficult to control.

Ecologist John Pastor joins John and Heidi to talk about his new book: White Pine: The Natural and Human History of a Foundational American Tree. John is a professor of biology at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

This show strives to take an in-depth look at some natural resource-based issues important to our region. We’ll not only discuss the problems, but also attempt to highlight some creative solutions. This is the second episode of a new series looking at the history of our local forests.

Communication at fire events is key to safety and effectiveness

We talked with award winning Minnesota author Cary J. Griffith earlier this week about his book "Gunflint Burning - Fire in the Boundary Waters". It's the…

One hundred years ago this week, October 12th, 1918, wildfires swept across fifteen hundred square miles of St. Louis, Carlton, Pine and Aitkin counties,…

Tune in for our weekly conversation with Marshall Helmberger about the news in NE MN from the Timberjay newspaper.

Close to Home host Grant Frashier visits the Hinckley Fire museum to learn about one of Minnesota's most spectacular natural disasters. He talks with…