Find the latest wildfire details - including links to the Ready, Set, Go evacuation map, and air quality information on our July 2026 Wildfire emergency page.

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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

 

Headlines

Missing Party Located- Tower Area Read more

Missing Party Located- Tower Area

On September 14th, at 2:20pm, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from a wife, reporting that her husband, who is suffering from dementia, had left their residence at approximately 1:30pm and had not returned.  The residence is on the Rivers Road which is just south of Tower.    

County explores options to make West Arrowhead Road safer for non-motorized traffic Read more

County explores options to make West Arrowhead Road safer for non-motorized traffic

St. Louis County Public Works is developing an Active Transportation Plan to improve safety and travel opportunities along West Arrowhead Road for pedestrians, bicyclists and other non-motorized users. County engineers will host a public meeting to gather input from people who travel on the West Arrowhead Road corridor in Duluth. The meeting will be Tuesday, September 23, from 6-8 p.m. at the Hermantown YMCA, 4289 Ugstad Road in Hermantown. A virtual attendance option is also available on the project website: engage.stlouiscountymn.gov.

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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