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Sheriff: no active fires in St. Louis County after nearly 30 recent incidents; volunteers and DNR air support credited
Summary
Sheriff Ramsey told the county board there are no active fires in the county after nearly 30 incidents earlier in the week; he credited volunteer firefighters and DNR aircraft for containment and commended the emergency operations center.
Sheriff Ramsey briefed the board on a recent string of wildland/brush fires and thanked volunteer firefighters and state aircraft for helping contain incidents. “We had close to 30 from Thursday through Sunday, some of them fairly significant in size,” Ramsey said, adding that the largest blaze near Gilbert burned in the hundreds of acres but did not exceed the 1,000‑acre threshold. He said planes provided air support in areas crews could not access, which was critical to containment.
Ramsey told commissioners there were no active fires in St. Louis County at the time of his report and that wet, cooler weather had helped suppression efforts. Commissioners and the county administrator thanked the sheriff’s office, emergency management, the DNR and regional responders for coordinated efforts and noted the emergency operations center’s role in centralizing communications.
Why it matters: the update reassures residents and elected officials that recent fires are contained and highlights interagency coordination — volunteer firefighters, county emergency management and state DNR resources — in local response.
What’s next: the sheriff and emergency management will continue monitoring conditions and support agencies and will provide updates if fire conditions change.
