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2026 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)

FIRES

Arrests, negligent fires resulting in injury or property damage, law enforcement agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 299F.05

Arson, see ARSON

Backfires, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.01

Boarding and lodging houses, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.74

Burning ban, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.171

Campfires, see CAMPFIRES

Controlled burning, Natural Resources Department, program, Minn. Statutes 2026 84.97

Damage caused by

Costs, payment, property taxes, excess levies, Minn. Statutes 2026 275.065

Documentation, insurance unfair trade practices, Minn. Statutes 2026 72A.20

Housing, statutory warranties, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 327A.03

Dangerous weapons, fires defined as, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.02

Dark houses, burning, Minn. Statutes 2026 97C.355

Deaths by fire, autopsies, Minn. Statutes 2026 390.11, 390.32

Definitions

Agricultural chemical liability, incidents, and enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2026 18D.01

Criminal Code, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.02

Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, and Plant Amendment Law, Minn. Statutes 2026 18C.005

Natural resources law, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.01

Pesticide control, Minn. Statutes 2026 18B.01

Emergency employees, Minn. Statutes 2026 177.23, 179A.03

Emergency incidents, agricultural chemicals, Minn. Statutes 2026 18E.02, 18E.04

Executive council, powers, Minn. Statutes 2026 9.061

False alarms, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.686

Farm trucks, rental by government agencies, license status not affected, Minn. Statutes 2026 168.013

Fire protection law, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 299F.362 to 299F.46

Fire retardant chemicals, see POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS

Firefighting

Forest fires, see FOREST FIRES

Wildfires, see WILDFIRES

Fireworks displays, fires caused by, Minn. Statutes 2026 624.22

Fish houses, burning, Minn. Statutes 2026 97C.355

Forest fires, see FOREST FIRES

Furnished apartment houses, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.74

Grass fires, prevention, Minn. Statutes 2026 84.97

Hazards, see FIRE HAZARDS

Hotels, see Fires under HOTELS

Hunting with, protected birds, Minn. Statutes 2026 97B.701

Incidents, fires defined as

Agricultural chemical liability, incidents, and enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2026 18D.01

Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, and Plant Amendment Law, Minn. Statutes 2026 18C.005

Pesticide control, Minn. Statutes 2026 18B.01

Incinerators, see INCINERATORS

Insurance, see FIRE INSURANCE

Investigations

Causes, origins, and circumstances, Minn. Statutes 2026 299F.04

City attorneys, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 299F.29

County attorneys, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 299F.29

Premises, entry by state fire marshal, Minn. Statutes 2026 299F.08

Publicly owned motor vehicles, use in, identification, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.346

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2026 299F.05

State fire marshal, investigatory powers, Minn. Statutes 2026 299F.06 to 299F.09

Jails, removal of inmates, Minn. Statutes 2026 641.20

Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.564

Negligent fires

Criminal penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.576

Guest establishments, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.74

Negligent fires resulting in injury or property damage, Minn. Statutes 2026 299F.04 to 299F.06

Nursing homes, repair or replacement construction, moratorium exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2026 144A.071

Open fire, see OPEN BURNING

PCB burning, Minn. Statutes 2026 116.38, 116.84

Peat, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.16, 88.21

Permits

Arson laws, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.564

Counties, general burning permits, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.17

Exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.16

Firefighter training, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.17

Natural Resources Department, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.17

Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.17, 88.195

Prescribed burns, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.01

Prevention

Buildings, improvements, Minn. Statutes 2026 429.021, 429.031

Controlled burning, Minn. Statutes 2026 84.97

Forest fires, see Prevention under WILDFIRES

Grass fires, Minn. Statutes 2026 84.97

Ordinances, enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2026 438.06

Railroads, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.20, 88.21, 219.57

State agencies, Minn. Statutes 2026 15.40, 241.11

Water availability or standby fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 444.25

Property tax relief, see Natural disasters or emergencies, damage caused by under HOMESTEADS

Protection from

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, use, Minn. Statutes 2026 325E.385 to 325E.388

Recreational manufactured home parks, license applications, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.16

Tourist camps, license applications, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.16

Raffles to benefit victims, gambling tax credit, Minn. Statutes 2026 297E.02

Railroads, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.20

Red Lake Game Preserve, Minn. Statutes 2026 84A.02

Reports about

Investigations, Minn. Statutes 2026 299F.04

Railroad personnel, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 219.57

Resorts, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.74

Smoldering fires, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.171

Sprinkler systems, see FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

State fire marshal, see STATE FIRE MARSHAL

Stoves, see STOVES

Taking wild animals by, Minn. Statutes 2026 97B.099

Town roads, vegetation, burning, Minn. Statutes 2026 164.02

Trunk highways, see Rights-of-way under TRUNK HIGHWAYS

Unemployment caused by, unemployment benefits charged against employers, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 268.047

Violations and penalties

Careless or negligent acts, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.195

Failure to extinguish, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.195

Negligent fires, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.74, 609.576

Wildfires, see WILDFIRES