How To Burn
Fire Effects and Ecology
- Fire Effects Information System (USFS)
- Lake States Fire Science Consortium
- Fire and Environmental Research Applications (USFS)
- Fire.org - A collection of wildfire-related information systems and software products
Fire Organizations
- National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)
- National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
- Federal Agencies - Fire programs
BLM |
BIA |
FWS |
NPS |
USFS |
NOAA |
OAS |
NASF |
USFA |
Smoke Management
- Air Quality Index for Minnesota (MPCA)
- Minnesota Smoke Management Plan
- Smoke Management Tools (NIFC)
Other Fire Websites
MN Laws Relating to Wildfire and Prescribed Fire
| Section Number | Section Headnote |
|---|---|
| 84.97 | Controlled burning. |
| 88.01 | Definitions. |
| 88.02 | Citation, Wildfire Act. |
| 88.03 | Codification. |
| 88.04 | Firebreaks; prevention of fires. |
| 88.041 | Wildfire prevention and suppression agreements. |
| 88.05 | Roadsides, clearing; firebreaks. |
| 88.065 | Equipment furnished. |
| 88.067 | Grants to local fire departments. |
| 88.08 | Wildfire protection districts. |
| 88.10 | Authority of state forest officers. |
| 88.11 | Assistance for fighting fires. |
| 88.12 | Compensation of fighters of wildfires; emergency expenses. |
| 88.14 | Disposal of slashings and debris. |
| 88.15 | Campfires |
| 88.16 | Starting and reporting fires |
| 88.17 | Permission to start fires; prosecution for unlawfully starting fires |
| 88.171 | Open burning prohibitions |
| 88.195 | Penalties. |
| 88.22 | Wildfire prevention; prohibitions, banning; penalties. |