City of Fergus Falls Conducting Prescribed Burning

The Fergus Falls Fire Department, in cooperation with Fergus Falls Park and Rec, will be conducting prescribed burns of various City open land properties. The burns will be conducted between November 1st and December 2nd, weather and burn restriction dependent. Prescribed burns are done on an approximate 3-5-year rotation.

The City has seen great benefit to these burns, as it rids significant dead under growth of non-mowed land, which in return allows for the growth of new plants and the expansion of existing plants. This activity also serves as a live-fire training opportunity for the Fire Department in preparation for wildland fire fighting.

Both the Fire Department and Park and Rec are sensitive to the smoke conditions that can impact nearby properties and the nesting of wildlife. The Fire Department establishes a burn plan that takes these, and many other factors, into consideration.

Below are the areas that are part of this years prescribed burn rotation, so long as conditions are favorable:

Lake Alice North shoreline – 100 block of North Lakeside Drive

Godel Park – 1400 Godel Drive

City Public Works – 1127 East Washington Ave