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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Fire Department
602 West Second Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218-730-4400 •www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact Kelli Latuska,
Public Information Officer at 218-730-5309
DATE: 4/19/2024
SUBJECT: Duluth Fire Department responds to wildland fire in West Duluth
BY: Kelli Latuska, Public Information Officer

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Vegetation fire
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 4/19/2024
INCIDENT TIME: 9:30 AM
INCIDENT LOCATION: 215 S 37th Avenue W, Duluth

Duluth Fire Department responds to wildland fire in West Duluth

 

[DULUTH, MN] Duluth Fire Department was dispatched to a call of a wildland fire located near 215 S 37th Avenue W in Duluth at 9:30 AM on Friday, April 19.

 

Crews from Headquarters, Lincoln Park, and Duluth Heights, along with a crew from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, responded to a 2.5-acre wildland fire with 10-foot flame length and were able to attack the fire before it reached the BNSF railroad tracks at the location.

 

“Even with precipitation falling across the area today, a wildland fire can still spark up and spread,” said Assistant Fire Chief Dennis Edwards. Information about wildland fire risk is updated daily on the Minnesota DNR’s website, which can be viewed here: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html

 

No injuries were reported during the response. The incident is under investigation by the Duluth Fire Marshal’s office.

 

 

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