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Current wildfire information

  • Statewide fire danger
  • Current fire restrictions
  • Statewide status report
  • DNR forestry area status reports
  • Fire location map

Fire management

  • Wildfire information center
  • DNR fire behavior forecast pdf
  • Fire danger indexes
  • Prescribed burn policy
  • Firefighter positions

Burning permits & information

  • Burning permits information
  • Apply for burning permit online

Education & assistance

  • Wildland fire training

  • Firewise
  • Wildfire prevention
  • Rural fire department
  • Fire tower information

Division of Forestry

  • Main page
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Training

Wildland fire training information

Minnesota fire training information

  • Wildland Fire Academcy Training pdf
  • Minnesota Combined Training Calendar
  • Smokechaser and firefighter positions in Minnesota

National fire training Web sites.

  • National Fire Training Site with links to Geographic Areas This link leads to an external site.
  • Eastern Area Training This link leads to an external site.
  • National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Academy This link leads to an external site.
  • Southwest Fire Use Training Academy This link leads to an external site.
  • Texas Interagency Fire Academy This link leads to an external site.
  • Colorado Wildfire Academy This link leads to an external site.
  • Montana Partnership for Wildland Fire Training This link leads to an external site.
  • New York Fire Academy This link leads to an external site.
  • Wildland Firefighting Instruction at Itasca Community College This link leads to an external site.




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