Incident: Ham Lake
Released: 5/6/2007
Additional Burning Restrictions Imposed
Further burning restrictions from the Department of Natural Resources will go in place for Cook, Lake and that portion of St. Louis county north of County Rd 16 on Monday, May 7 at 8:00 am.
Under these more restrictive restrictions the following are prohibited:
No burning permits will be issued except for special exceptions issued by State or Federal agencies having suppression responsibilities.
Recreational fires are not allowed, except gas and propane fired camp stoves, grills or similar devices. No charcoal permitted.
No welding, acetylene torches or other devices with open flame allowed in forested areas except under special permits.
Use of fireworks and explosives in municipalities will be under control of municipalities.
Smoking outdoors is permitted. PLEASE USE CAUTION!
No rainfall was received over the weekend in this portion of Minnesota. Fire danger remains very high. No rain is expected for the next several days. Northeastern Minnesota is under the hold of a drought that started last summer. The NOAA Climate Prediction Center lists northeastern Minnesota with severe drought conditions.
