The Dickinson Rural Fire Department were dispatched to a field fire Monday afternoon, and the fire was contained within 30 minutes of the emergency responders' arrival.
On Monday, a total of five fires ignited across Stark County, some due to farmers haying. Dickinson Rural Fire Chief Jeff Thompson briefs The Press on the three fires they responded to. We hear from Stark County officials Shawna Davenport and Al Hesier, who are encouraging the county commission to amend its fire ban.
Five fires burn along Highway 22; fires projected to continue
A series of five smaller rural fires in Stark County lead to minor damage on Tuesday and Wednesday, highlighting the continued drought conditions in southwestern North Dakota. 4:41 pm, Apr. 28, 2021 ×
A total of seven trucks from the Dickinson Rural Fire Department (as pictured above) respond to five fires Tuesday, April 27, 2021, that were burning along Highway 22. (Jackie Jahfetson/The Dickinson Press)
With a total of five fires inflaming pasture land and road ditches along Highway 22 in Stark County late Tuesday afternoon, the Dickinson Rural Fire Department would like to remind the public that the region is in severe drought conditions and are expected to worsen as precipitation prolongs.