FIRES
HEALTH BEAT 'The patient is on fire!'
December 2011: A 29-year-old woman is undergoing minor facial surgery at an outpatient center in Florida when a flash fire erupts. She sustains burns to the face and neck and is airlifted to a burn ce...
Posted on 4/3/12 at 10:03 AM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTY The Natives are Restless
You know that is is spring when the pager starts going off during all times of the day and night for grass fires. I am not pointing a finger at any one group, but they seem to be involved more often t...
Posted on 4/9/10 at 5:07 AM
NASCAR DAD Athens Is Burning !
Olive groves are burning on the outskirts. Huge clouds of smoke and ashes cover Athens. We spent a month in Greece a few years ago. We loved Athens, the ruins, the food, wine, and the people. Loved th...
Posted on 8/24/09 at 3:44 PM
Fire department extinguishes early-morning shed fire
The Grand Forks Fire Department extinguished a shed fire in north Grand Forks early Tuesday morning before it spread to a nearby house.
By Chris Bieri , May 23, 2012
Close-by aircraft maybe saved Ely
Jason Robinson, who was piloting one of the federal CL-215s, agreed that Thursday’s fire was stopped just in the nick of time. He said Ely residents watching the show may not have realized how close a call it was.
By John Myers , May 18, 2012
Former ND fire fighter to plead guilty to arson 
A former North Dakota fire fighter says he will plead guilty for attempting to burn down a house that was occupied at the time by four of his children. Joseph Morin, of Belcourt, is charged in federal court with arson. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.
By Associated Press , May 17, 2012
Burning restrictions easing in northern Minnesota
As the drought recedes and the landscape greens up, the Department of Natural Resources is lifting burning restrictions in more Minnesota counties.
By Associated Press , May 16, 2012
Investigator testifies he thinks Tara Andvik set fires at her rural Barnesville farmstead
An insurance investigator testified this morning that he believes Tara Andvik set a series of fires at her and her husband's rural Barnesville farmstead last October.
By Mike Nowatzki , May 14, 2012
Polk County fire that killed horse, destroyed shed ruled arson
A fire at a rural Crookston shed that killed Bandit, a quarter horse stud, early Friday morning was caused by arson, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Monday. The state Fire Marshall Division came to that conclusion.
By Herald Staff Report , May 14, 2012
Horse dead, shed destroyed in fire
A fire early Friday morning in rural Crookston destroyed a shed and killed a stud quarter horse, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
By Herald Staff Report , May 11, 2012
Fire at 6-unit Fargo garage causes heavy damage
Authorities are looking into the cause of a garage fire in Fargo that caused an estimated $60,000 in damage to the building and property inside.
By Associated Press , May 11, 2012
Fire again at rural Manvel farmstead
A grass fire Thursday at an oft-burned abandoned farmstead north of Manvel, N.D., took two rural fire departments to kill it. The call came in shortly before 8 p.m. today, said Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Deputy Dave Stromberg.
By Stephen J. Lee , May 10, 2012
Baby's cries help family get out of burning Minnesota home
An Emmons mother says her 10-month-old baby is a hero because her cries alerted the family that the house was on fire.
By Associated Press , May 10, 2012
2 killed in Minnesota house fire caused by lightning
Investigators believe a lightning strike ignited a house fire in Blue Earth that killed two people.
By Associated Press , May 07, 2012
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