Dry conditions, wind create recipe for fires in North Dakota and South Dakota
Several fires have ignited in North Dakota and South Dakota this week due to extreme dry conditions and significant winds across the upper Midwest.
Written By: Michael Spieker
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A tractor and plow sit idle as a smoke cloud from a large grass fire blocks out the sun at a farmstead near Mentor, Minn., Monday. The tractor and plow were used to create a firebreak in case the fire spread toward the farm. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
Extreme drought conditions in the upper Midwest, combined with strong winds, have created a major fire hazard for North Dakota and South Dakota this week. Several wildfires have been sparked across both states, but perhaps none as threatening as the Schroeder Fire near the city of Rapid City, S.D.