{"id":508,"date":"2026-07-13T04:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=508"},"modified":"2026-07-13T04:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:43:09","slug":"minnesota-governor-mobilizes-national-guard-to-battle-wildfires-in-northern-part-of-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=508","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Governor Mobilizes National Guard to Battle Wildfires in Northern Part of State"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Erwin Seba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>July 12 &#8211; \u2060Minnesota \u2060Governor Tim Walz \u2060mobilized state National Guard troops on \u200bSunday to battle wildfires on the state&#8217;s northern \u200cborder with Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=506\">DOJ Investigating Allegations Around UAW President Shawn Fain<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The fires \u200chave covered more than 800 acres \u2060in \u2060five days and are yet to be contained, \u200baccording to a Minnesota state website. They are among the latest in a swath of \u200bfires that have raged across the United States \u2060due to \u2060hot, dry conditions \u2060driven \u200bby an El Nino weather pattern across the continent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve \u200bdeclared a \u2060peacetime emergency and mobilized the National Guard to assist with wildfire response in northern Minnesota,&#8221; said Walz, a Democrat. &#8220;Minnesotans extend \u2060our deepest gratitude to all of the first responders \u2060working around the clock to keep their neighbors safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=504\">US Forces Ready to Ensure Navigation in Strait of Hormuz, Central Command Says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A total of 16 fires are burning in the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota, which normally attracts about 150,000 visitors in the summer. Park rangers have been escorting visitors out of \u2060the park over the weekend, according to the Minnesota Natural Resources Department website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>High temperatures over the weekend increased the fire \u200brisk, according to the National Weather \u200bService.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=502\">US Postal Service Raises Stamp Price to 82 Cents<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Editing by Nia Williams)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. 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