The North Dakota Forest Service logged 33 reported fires over the weekend encompassing 77 square miles. That figure does not include the large Ray-, Tioga- and Alamo-area fires that merged into one. Its size is still being determined.

One person has died and others were evacuated from their homes as wildfires raged through parts of western North Dakota over the weekend

Authorities say more than eighteen agencies have been fighting large wildfires that began Friday across western North Dakota. Some of the fires have been contained, others continue to burn across wide areas.

Fire crews have been battling a series of fires in western North Dakota overnight into Saturday, primarily in McKenzie County, as high winds aggravate the situation.

Agriculture-related damage from western North Dakota fires include burnt cropland, along with killed or injured livestock and destroyed pastures, stored feedstuffs, farmsteads, and fencing.

Three wildfires raging across 43,000 acres in western North Dakota continue to challenge the responses of cities, townships, counties, multiple state agencies, the North Dakota National Guard and

Fierce winds and dry conditions have fueled wildfires in western North Dakota, resulting in one death and dozens of evacuations

Local, state, tribal, and federal fire response continues through a historic fire situation in North Dakota, where damage includes one loss of life and another serious injury.