Park your drones as spring wildfire activity increases, Minnesota officials say
Minnesota’s wildland fire management agencies have reported more than 500 wildland fires throughout the state that have burned nearly 20,000 acres since the beginning of March. While drones may have incredible capabilities, using drones to capture photos and video during a wildfire is not worth the risk to firefighters or the public.
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The use of any Unmanned Aircraft System, or drone, may be restricted within five miles of a wildland fire due to Temporary Flight Restrictions. Even without a TFR, drones pose an extremely dangerous risk to aircraft, a release said. (Submitted photo)
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Sheriff s office: Woman cooking maple syrup starts grass fire
It s been a destructive fire season in Minnesota so far this year.
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A woman who was cooking maple syrup over a fire in Stearns County has been cited after a nearby field and swamp caught fire.
The grass fire was reported at 12:41 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, on the 20100 block of County Road 156 in Albany Township, with the caller saying a pasture was on fire and moving toward nearby homes, the Stearns County Sheriff s Office said in an April 6 news release.
Officials determined the 41-year-old homeowner had started a fire in a fire pit to cook maple syrup. But wind caused the fire to escape, catching a nearby field and swamp on fire.
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