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

Solway Township House Fire Read more

Solway Township House Fire

On 08/12/2025, at approximately 1:00pm, fire personnel were dispatched to a residential house fire at 3950 Crosby Road in Solway Township.  Upon arrival, the home and nearby camper were found engulfed in flames.  The house and camper were ultimately a total loss and there was damage to a nearby detached garage.

The Conservation Fund and St. Louis County finalize Land Sale Agreement Read more

The Conservation Fund and St. Louis County finalize Land Sale Agreement

As part of The Conservation Fund’s Northern Minnesota Working Forests Initiative, the St. Louis County Land and Minerals Department has acquired 4,643 acres of valuable timberlands from The Conservation Fund for integration into county managed forest lands. The land sale agreement, which was first announced earlier this year, was finalized Aug. 4.
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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