Overview
- The Flanders Fire, updated Monday by incident managers, was mapped at about 1,666 acres with 20% containment and 139 personnel.
- County Road 11 reopened Monday for pass-through traffic, with property owners allowed daytime access while evacuation orders stay in effect.
- A MNICS Type 3 incident team leads the response, using aircraft, bulldozers, and hand crews to build and secure lines and protect homes.
- Crow Wing County reported no houses lost as of Sunday, with some minor damage to structures and a shelter open in Crosslake for displaced residents.
- Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency Sunday to mobilize the National Guard, as the separate Stewart Trail Fire near Two Harbors destroyed dozens of structures.