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Smoke from the region's wildfires filled the skies, bringing air quality to hazardous levels Saturday. However, there was good news as the Buckskin 2 Fire south of Clark Fork more than doubled in containment, prompting Bonner County Sheriff's Office to lift a "Ready" evacuation notice in the area.
The Greenwood Fire and other Northeastern Minnesota fires are depleting resources.
A new fire near Britt, Minn., within the Superior National Forest, started Wednesday.
Highways are closed and people are being evacuated as the wildfire grows.
Firefighters return to Michigan after helping with historic western wildfire season Kathleen Lavey, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Dec. 11, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Paul Dunn and Ben Osterland, two Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighters, drove an off-road fire truck from Michigan to California to help with the Lake Fire outside of Los Angeles. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources/Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of3 Support vehicles parked along Pine Canyon Road, north of Los Angeles, California, while the Lake Fire is visible in the background. (Judy ...