Northern Minnesota wildfires burn more than 37K acres
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Three wildfires have burned a combined over 30,000 acres in northern Minnesota, destroying buildings and prompting evacuations.
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FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on MSNMinnesota wildfires maps: Evacuation areas, latest informationHere are the latest maps for the Camp House, Jenkins Creek and Munger Shaw wildfires burning in northern Minnesota.
The three major wildfires are among more than 1,000 fires so far this year, which is on track to exceed state averages.
DNR Forestry Director Patty Thielen called current weather and fire conditions "unprecedented," saying the number of fires so far in 2025 is 3 times the average.
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Luckily with this go around in the short term we have cooler, wetter weather coming. Places like California will undoubtedly continue to see worsening fire seasons but bad years in Minnesota could become more frequent, even if they are still overall rare compared to the west.
Chinook/TMX:: Footage from a helicopter shows fire retardant dropped onto the Jenkins Creek Fire:: This is one of three large fires spreading across Northern MinnesotaReuters independently verified the location of the video from the road layout,