{"id":84441,"date":"2015-10-11T23:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T04:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=84441"},"modified":"2015-10-13T08:43:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T13:43:04","slug":"high-wind-heat-destroys-homes-fans-brush-fires-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=84441","title":{"rendered":"High wind creates damage, fans fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown (CSi) High winds caused damage around Jamestown. \u00a0Six\u00a0 fire departments in Stutsman County responded to 16 different calls for service between 1 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyRotatorWrapper\" align=\"center\">\r\n\r\n<!-- Begin DWUser_EasyRotator -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/c520866.r66.cf2.rackcdn.com\/1\/js\/easy_rotator.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div class=\"dwuserEasyRotator\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 451px; position:relative; text-align: left;\" data-erConfig=\"{autoplayEnabled:true, 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Motorists are urged to use caution with possible debris in the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist, says 93 degree\u00a0heat and high winds fanned brush fires\u00a0 destroyed a home in in Courtenay<\/p>\n<div>Jamestown Rural Fire Department and Courtenay Fire Department responded to a porch fire at 2185\u00a0 North Dakota Highway 20 at around 1 p.m. The home was completely destroyed by fire.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There were 11 calls\u00a0 in Stutsman County, and the Kensal Fire Department\u00a0 responded to a fire in Foster County. Fire departments in Kensal, Courtenay, Cleveland and Woodworth, and\u00a0 the Jamestown Rural Fire and Jamestown Fire departments, were\u00a0called out\u00a0alone or in mutual-aid fire response,<\/p>\n<div id=\"jobsHQ-hotjobs-single-0\">\u00a0High temperatures and\u00a0high wind and low humidity contributed to several brush fires, including combine fires in Woodworth and Courtenay and brush fires in Ypsilanti, Cleveland, Eldridge and just outside Jamestown in the Hoggarth Brothers Subdivision. \u00a0Lamoure County also had all of its available fire personnel deployed to various fires, he said.<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The National Weather Service in Bismarck placed Stutsman County under a red flag warning as a high-fire risk development at 4:12 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Stutsman County\u00a0 area was listed as moderate for a fire danger threat for three consecutive days prior to Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service reports that winds across the state as of late Monday morning, showeed \u00a0the highest wind speeds have been found in Jamestown and Carrington with a wind gust of 67 mph winds. Highest wind storm speeds were found in Moffit with 75 mph reported.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>News release\u00a0from Jerry Bergquist&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For about a four hour stretch Sunday afternoon (10-11-15), six different<br \/>\nfire departments in Stutsman County fought 11 separate fires.\u00a0 At least<br \/>\nthree of the fires involved mutual aid from neighboring fire departments.<br \/>\nThe six fire departments were Kensal, Courtenay, Jamestown Rural, Jamestown City, Cleveland and Woodworth.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 11 fires, two of them involved combines on fire.\u00a0 The remaining 9<br \/>\nfires involved either grass, stubble or field fires with 3 of the 9 fires<br \/>\nthreatening nearby homes.\u00a0 A grass fire north of Jamestown on Highway 20<br \/>\ndestroyed a home located at 2185 Hwy 20 SE.\u00a0 The American Red Cross was<br \/>\nnotified of the house fire.\u00a0 An undetermined number of additional homes were<br \/>\ndamaged.\u00a0 The vinyl siding on one of the homes melted due to the heat of the<br \/>\nfire.<\/p>\n<p>Both Courtenay and Jamestown City Fire Departments were mutual aided by<br \/>\nJamestown Rural Fire to assist with fires located both north and south of<br \/>\nJamestown.\u00a0 The ND Highway Patrol and the Stutsman County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<br \/>\nassisted with traffic control.\u00a0 Local farmers assisted Jamestown Rural Fire<br \/>\nDepartment by creating fire breaks to slow down the forward movement of<br \/>\nseveral of the fires.<\/p>\n<p>The fire danger rating on Sunday for Stutsman County was &#8220;moderate.&#8221;\u00a0 Winds<br \/>\nwere calm in the morning, but the National Weather Service issued a High<br \/>\nWind Warning that went into effect at 1:00 p.m.\u00a0 Wind was a huge factor<br \/>\nSunday afternoon.\u00a0 At Jamestown, peak gusts reached 48 mph with a 92 degree<br \/>\ntemperature and humidity levels at 13%.\u00a0 The National Weather Service issued<br \/>\na Red Flag Warning at 4:13 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Currently Stutsman County does not have any burn ban\/restrictions in place<br \/>\nbecause the County has consistently been in either the low or moderate fire<br \/>\ndanger ratings all season long.\u00a0 The fire chiefs in the County will be<br \/>\npolled this week to determine whether they feel any burn ban\/restrictions<br \/>\nshould established by the County Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Other damage reports in Jamestown are coming in at daybreak, Monday, including at FCCU, a tree down on 2nd Avenue, by the Elks, and at Country Garden Floral.<\/p>\n<p>Regionally, statewide&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>The American Red Cross responded to a house fire on 49th Street in Enderlin Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>According to Brian Shawn, the house fire displaced five people and left them in need of assistance. The American Red Cross is providing assistance with immediate needs for the family impacted. The home reportedly has major damage in the bottom level with smoke damage in other areas. The American Red Cross is supplying the family with food, clothing, infant supplies and medications for four adults and one infant.<\/p>\n<p>Residents are encouraged to take steps to minimize the risk of fire occurring in their home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>High winds sparked several grass fires across southern North Dakota and central South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>The fires Sunday were fanned by winds gusting more than 50 mph. They were contained and no injuries were reported, but they shut down for a time stretches of U.S. Highway 83 and Interstate 29 in North Dakota and U.S. Highway 14 in South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>A fire blackened 5 square miles in Dickey and LaMoure counties. Firefighters battled blazes in the Pierre region in South Dakota and the Bismarck and Jamestown regions in North Dakota. One home was destroyed and several others damaged near Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>At least three homes and a church were destroyed in Cannon Ball, and the 850 residents of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation community were evacuated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown (CSi) High winds caused damage around Jamestown. \u00a0Six\u00a0 fire departments in Stutsman County responded to 16 different calls for service between 1 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. 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