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July 2026 Lightning Wildfires

Numerous wildfires continue to burn in northern St. Louis County. The Sheriff's Office and Emergency Management division are assisting the U.S. Forest Service, MN Department of Natural Resources, and numerous local fire departments in responding to these fires. The Ready, Set, Go Evacuation map is activated and anyone in affected areas should be aware and ready to follow instructions as needed.

Air quality is a concern throughout the region due to the wildfire smoke. St. Louis County Public Health is coordinating with area partners to provide safe places for people needing to evacuate and/or find indoor public locations with good air quality.

St. Louis County Evacuation Zone Map

Air Quality Info & Relief Sites

Evacuation Instructions

 

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Drug Bust Read more

Drug Bust

The Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force (LSVOTF) arrested Phillip Lamount Davis DOB 12/24/1970 after reports indicated Davis was continuing to sell methamphetamine/fentanyl and enlisting others to assist in transporting. Davis had previously been indicted in US Federal Court, plead guilty, and was on electronic monitoring while awaiting sentencing in October 2024 for trafficking methamphetamine. On July 9, 2024, a federal warrant was issued for Davis, and he remains in federal custody.
UTV rollover in Ellsburg Township Read more

UTV rollover in Ellsburg Township

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a UTV rollover in the area of Cotton at 1902 hours. A 32-year-old Duluth man was reported to have rolled his UTV he was driving and had a severe injury to one of his hands. The patient was transported by personal vehicle to the Speedway gas station on Comstock Lake Road and was attended to by Cotton Fire, Meadowlands Ambulance and the St. Lous County Rescue Squad. North Memorial Air Care also responded to the scene and transported the male to Essentia Health Duluth for his injuries via helicopter. The patient was stable and conscious throughout. 

Alcohol and Drugs were not a factor in the crash. Speed was the likely contributing factor. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash. 

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Emergency Management 

The role of emergency management is to protect lives, property, and environment from natural and/or human-made disasters through preparation, mitigation, response and recovery and to maximize the protection and promotion of public safety, health and welfare during large-scale emergencies. Emergency Management is a division of St. Louis County run out of the Sheriff office.
 

Public Health Emergency Preparedness 

Emergency Preparedness is a unit based out of the department of Public Health responsible for mass care during emergencies in the county. In a public health emergency, we partner with staff from St. Louis County Emergency Management. Together, we work on coordinating temporary shelter locations, organizing and conducting the mass dispensing of vaccines or medicines to the community, sharing information, and providing other public health resources.

Contacts

In emergency or to file a report, call or text 911.

Sheriff's Office Emergency Management Division 218-625-3960

Scott Lesnau, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Email

Grace Elmudesi, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planner Email