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Minnesota deploys national guard to help fight wildfires in northern region
Tim Walz, the state’s governor, calls blazes ‘unpredictable and fast-moving’ as dry, windy weather fuels them Minnesota ’s national guard has been activated to help battle wildfires burning in the northern part of the state after the department of natural resources requested additional support. Governor Tim Walz authorized the deployment by issuing an executive order that declared a peacetime emergency. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Minnesota deploys national guard to help fight wildfires in northern region, Tim Walz, the state’s governor, calls blazes ‘unpredictable and fast-moving’ as dry, windy weather fuels them Minnesota ’s national guard has been activated to help battle wildfires burning in the northern part of the state after the department of natural resources requested additional support. Governor Tim Walz authorized the deployment by issuing an executive order that declared a peacetime emergency. Continue reading…
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- Minnesota deploys national guard to help fight wildfires in northern regionThe Guardian - 2026-05-17T21:10:28+00:00
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