Over 1,000 Acres Burned in Mandaree Wildfire

| 9/20/2012

A wildfire has burned more than 1,000 acres near Mandaree, and it`s still ablaze. According to Three Affiliated Tribes Fire Management Officer Marle Baker, crews arrived yesterday around 2:00 p.m. to a wildfire created by warm temperatures and strong winds.

As of 10:30 this morning the fire was 35 percent contained. No structures have been burned. Eight engines from the the Three Affiliated Tribes are currently fighting the fire. They are also getting help from the US Forest Service and North Dakota Forest Service.

Three more crews have been ordered from Miles City, Montana and a ground crew from the Northern Cheyenne Agency has also been requested.

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