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REGIONAL - The U.S. Forest Service reduced the Greenwood Fire closure last weekend to the perimeter of the fire area, citing containment of the fire and decreasing fire risk. USFS forest fire …
The John Ek and Whelp Fires do not appear to be growing as of Friday morning. John Ek has maintained its size of 1,563 acres, and the Whelp Fire has stayed at 50 acres.
The Superior National Forest began restricting dispersed camping outside developed campgrounds Friday.
The John Ek Fire near Little Saganaga Lake doubled in size Monday afternoon.
Near-critical fire weather prompted 159 more evacuations in the region on Monday.