Wright County Included In New List Of Counties With Burning Restrictions

Press release from the Wright County Government:

March 29, 2021

With dry conditions and high winds, this morning 25 Minnesota counties were placed under burning restrictions. Effective Wednesday (March 31), 14 more counties will restrict open burning, including Wright County.

The 14 counties in the new restriction list include Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Washington and Wright counties. No burning permits will be issued until the fire danger situation changes.

To see the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fire danger and burning restriction map, click here: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html.

This press release was produced by the Wright County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.