Firefighters work through strong winds, quickly extinguish wildfire

040421.N.BD.brushFire1.jpg — Bill Salo with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fire sprays water on a running wild fire Friday, April 2, 2021, east of Brainerd near Highway 18. The Brainerd Fire Department, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Wildfire, and the Crow Wing County Sheriffs office responded to the call. Conditions are extremely dangerous for fire in central Minnesota. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

April 02, 2021 at 4:39 PM

Bill Salo with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fire sprays water on a running wild fire Friday, April 2, 2021, east of Brainerd near Highway 18. The Brainerd Fire Department, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Wildfire, and the Crow Wing County Sheriffs office responded to the call. Conditions are extremely dangerous for fire in central Minnesota with low humidity, warm temperatures, high winds and dry conditions. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.

Firefighters work through strong winds, quickly extinguish wildfire

A running wild fire was contained Friday, April 2, 2021, east of Brainerd near Highway 18.