2013 Wildfire Season Could Be Bad

If this year's snowmelt is not followed by steady spring rains, it's looking like another active wildfire season in Minnesota.

 

 

 

 

(Brooklyn Center, Mn) -- If this year's snowmelt is not followed by steady spring rains, it's looking like another active wildfire season in Minnesota.

The DNR's Olin Phillips says even though Minnesota has more snow than last year, the state is still going to have some very dry fuel and soil conditions that will kick off fire season pretty aggressively.

He says this year is also likely to see more fire in non-traditional fire areas, including cropland of western and southwestern Minnesota.

The DNR fought fires on 60-thousand acres last year, double the annual average.

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