A CIVIL AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE EVACUATION FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: Dunn, ND; McKenzie, ND; McLean, ND; Mercer, ND; Mountrail, ND; and Ward, ND; AT 06:34 PM ON OCT 06, 2024 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 08:34 PM OCT 06, 2024. MESSAGE FROM IPAWSWEA.

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A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST SEGMENT AREA OF HWY 22 MILE POST 148 SOUTH TO MILE POST 138 AND 1 MILE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY. IF YOU ARE IN THIS AREA, EVACUATE NOW! DRIVE SOUTH ONLY. THE WATER CHIEF HALL IS OPEN AS A TEMP SHELTER IN MANDAREE. REPEAT. IF YOU ARE IN THE EVACUATION AREA, YOU ARE IN DANGER. EVACUATE NOW!

A LARGE WILDFIRE IS MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ALONG THE HWY 22 CORRIDOR NEAR BEARS DEN