Despite late precip, grassfires still possible
Many of us probably think grassfires are low priority with all the moisture we received over the last 24 hours, but the Bismarck Rural Fire Department is still ready to respond.
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Half of North Dakota in extreme drought; governor puts National Guard on standby
Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday put the National Guard on standby to help fight wildfires if needed, with extreme drought now covering nearly half of the state. All of North Dakota is in some form of drought, and extreme drought -- the second-worst of four categories -- now covers almost all of western North Dakota, including the Bismarck-Mandan region, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map, posted Thursday. "Another dry week along with strong winds on March 29 resulted in a slight expansion of extreme drought ... across North Dakota and northern South Dakota," wrote Climate Pr...
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