Wildfires burn over 1,100 acres across 14 North Dakota counties

May 13, 2025

Over the weekend, wildfires ignited in 14 counties across North Dakota, burning more than 1,100 acres. According to KFYR, on Sunday alone, 20 new fires were reported, contributing to a total of 60 fire starts during the weekend. Efforts to combat the blazes involved local firefighters, the North Dakota Wildland Task Force, the North Dakota Forest Service and a team from Colorado.

The impacted counties include Slope, Sargent, Morton, LaMoure, Hettinger, Dickey, Logan, Adams, McKenzie, Dunn, Spirit Lake Sioux, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Ward, Rolette and Kidder. The Turtle Mountain fire complex remains ongoing.

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