Trailside fire
Brainerd firefighter Kurt Doree sprayed water Thursday on a burning tree along the Paul Bunyan Trail off Cypress Drive in Baxter. The wildfire, reported about 5 p.m., was in a small wooded area behind the Arbor Glenn apartments on Excelsior Road. Firefighters from Brainerd and the DNR stopped the fire's advance within minutes of arrival. Brainerd Dispatch/Matt Erickson
Brainerd firefighter Kurt Doree sprayed water Thursday on a burning tree along the Paul Bunyan Trail off Cypress Drive in Baxter. The wildfire, reported about 5 p.m., was in a small wooded area behind the Arbor Glenn apartments on Excelsior Road. Firefighters from Brainerd and the DNR stopped the fire's advance within minutes of arrival. Brainerd Dispatch/Matt Erickson » Purchase reprints of this photo.