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Great Hinckley Fire. The Great Hinckley Fire was a conflagration in the pine forests of the U.S. state of Minnesota in September 1894, which burned an area of at least 200,000 acres (810 km 2; 310 sq mi) [ 1] (perhaps more than 250,000 acres [1,000 km 2; 390 sq mi]), including the town of Hinckley. The official death count was 418; the actual ...
Code 1: A time critical event with response requiring lights and siren. This usually is a known and going fire or a rescue incident. Code 2: Unused within the Country Fire Authority. Code 3: Non-urgent event, such as a previously extinguished fire or community service cases (such as animal rescue or changing of smoke alarm batteries for the ...
This is a list of telephone numbering plan areas (NPAs) and area codes of Minnesota . Area code. Location. 218. northern portion of the state. 320. about the central third of the state except for the greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul area. 507/924. southern third of the state, overlay with 924 beginning August 2024.
The Minneapolis Fire Department is one of the sponsoring agencies of Minnesota Task Force 1 (MN-TF1) an urban search and rescue team based in Minneapolis–Saint Paul metro area. [ 4] Similar to the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces located across the United States, MN-TF1 is a State of Minnesota resource designed to assist with ...
Greenwood Fire. / 47.553; -91.648. The Greenwood Fire was a wildfire in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota in the United States. First noted near Greenwood Lake in Lake County on August 15, 2021, it is believed to have been sparked by lightning. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The fire burned 26,797 acres, largely within the Superior National Forest, destroying 14 ...
The Cloquet Fire ( / kloʊˈkeɪ / kloh-KAY) [ 2] was an immense forest fire in northern Minnesota, United States in October 1918, caused by sparks on the local railroads amid dry conditions. The fire left much of western Carlton County devastated, mostly affecting Moose Lake, Cloquet, and Kettle River.
Saint Paul, Minnesota. / 44.94417°N 93.10389°W / 44.94417; -93.10389. Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. [ 6] Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center of Minnesota's ...
Duluth ( / dəˈluːθ / ⓘ də-LOOTH) is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population was 86,697 at the 2020 census, [ 4 ] making it Minnesota's fifth-largest city.