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With the increase in temperatures comes an increase in fire risk this weekend.

The DNR has issued another statewide air quality alert.The Air Quality Index is expected to be at the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” level, with some scattered areas even reaching the “Unhealthy” level.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fire crews and local agencies are on the scene of the roughly 400-acre Pallet Fire in Waushara County, southeast of Coloma

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says a wildfire that’s burned more than 3 square miles amid hot, dry conditions is now fully contained.

While it might be hard to imagine with all the snow on the ground, Wisconsin’s busiest time of year for wildfires is growing close.Two thirds of Wisconsin’s wildfires happen in the spring after the snow melts and before things start greening up.

The fire continues to burn underground in the duff layer along the containment line in habitat that includes stands of hemlock.

Firefighters across northern Wisconsin have spent the day responding to multiple brushfires, including several in Vilas County.

The state Department of Natural Resources has listed 52 counties in the “very high risk” category for fires, mostly in northern areas.

Local news for Friday, April 8, 2022