Flanders Fire Near Breezy Point Now at 600 Acres in Northern Minnesota

Evacuations remain in place for Flanders Fire in Crow Wing County

CROSSLAKE, Minn. — Evacuation orders remained in place Sunday, May 17, as fire crews continued to work on stopping the spread of the Flanders Fire near Crosslake. Meanwhile Sunday afternoon, Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency and authorized additional state assistance to support ongoing wildfire response efforts in northern Minnesota. “Unpredictable and fast-moving wildfires are putting Minnesota communities at risk,” Walz said in a ne…

Growing wildfire in Crow Wing County forces evacuations in lake country

The Flanders fire has reached at least 1,500 acres, according to county officials.

600-acre wildfire near Breezy Point leads to evacuations

Firefighters and multiple aircraft responded to an approximately 600-acre wildfire about 10 miles east of Breezy Point, Minnesota along Highway 6.

Flanders Fire near Breezy Point now at 600 acres in northern Minnesota

Wildfires are spreading quickly in northern Minnesota and burning hundreds of acres of land among extreme fire risk conditions on Saturday.

Crow Wing wildfire burns over 1,500 acres near Crosslake, Minnesota

A wildfire near Crosslake has grown to between 1,500 and 2,500 acres as firefighters work with aircraft and evacuation efforts, according to the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center.

7 area departments and DNR respond to large wildfire

CROSSLAKE — A large wildfire that started by Flanders Lake in Mission Township sent a massive smoke plume into a cloudless sky Saturday afternoon, May 16, with seven area fire departments and the DNR working in an area around County Highway 11. Local fire departments were protecting homes and evacuating people while the DNR planes came in a line to drop water on the fire. https://www.facebook.com/RutledgeAirborne/posts/pfbid02tH8269J3ACydm18oog…