Medora wildfire under control as fatigued firefighters continue efforts
Residents of Medora were forced to evacuate as 3,000 acres were claimed by a wildfire Thursday and Friday, as local, state and federal fire services worked around the clock to save North Dakota’s tourist gem. Written By: James Miller | ×
Fatigued firefighters enter the third day of one the largest ongoing wildfire in North Dakota, as local, state and federal agencies battle fires near Medora in Billings County. Josiah C. Cuellar / Forum News Service
MEDORA, N.D. Residents of Medora were forced to evacuate as 3,000 acres were claimed by a wildfire Thursday and Friday, as local, state and federal fire services worked around the clock to save North Dakota’s tourism gem.
By Doug Barrett
Apr 3, 2021 1:30 PM
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is warning the state is headed to a “tough fire season.” He visited Billings County, where a fire had prompted him to call a statewide wildfire emergency.
The governor says that even prior to calling the state of emergency this week, far more acres have already burned this year than all of 2020. Much of the state is in a drought. “We’re just getting started into a tough fire season. Burgum added we are just getting into the fire season.
Firefighters are reporting 50% containment, and an estimated roughly 3000 acres burned for the grass fire near Medora, ND. Responders are continuing to make progress on fire containment despite the difficult terrain and sustained red flag conditions.