On October 23, the Brainerd Fire Department and Minnesota DNR responded to a wildfire near Golf Course Road around 7:30 p.m. Smoke was visible in a heavily wooded area. DNR track vehicles arrived by 8 p.m., along with Baxter Police and North Memorial Health Ambulance. The region is experiencing severe drought conditions, with warm, windy weather contributing to the fire risk. Friday’s temperatures reached an unseasonably warm 75 degrees, just shy of the record high of 76 degrees from 1989.
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