Fire Restrictions Remain in Place

Despite the recent rain, burning restrictions remain in effect for the Brainerd Lakes Area.

DNR Area Regional Information Officer Jean Goad tells KLKS News; the rain hasn’t been heavy enough to lift the restrictions. She says the burning of brush is prohibited. However, campfires are OK in fire rings that are three feet wide by three feet tall.

Goad says the lack of rain has meant lower lake levels, which means it has been difficult to put boats in the water at the DNR accesses. She says boaters should be prepared to get in the water to pull their boats off trailers.