St. Paul — Spring burning restrictions in 17 Minnesota counties will go into effect at 8 a.m. on April 4. The purpose of the fire restrictions is to reduce personal property damage resulting from the large number of wildfires caused by vegetative debris
Counties affected by the April 4 fire restrictions are Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, and Wright. Once restrictions are in place, they’ll continue for