Odessa Fire Dept. - Odessa, MN

04/22/2026

04/20/2026

With dry conditions, gusty winds, and low humidity, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for 66 counties in Minnesota for today, April 20, until 8 p.m.

While the Red Flag warning is in effect:
🚫Don’t burn brush and yard debris! Escaped fire from debris burning is the #1 cause of wildfires in Minnesota.
☑️Check any recent burning, including campfires, to ensure the fire is out COLD!
⚠️Campfires are strongly discouraged during the Red Flag.
‼️Be safe with ANY heat source that could cause a spark.

In these conditions, any spark could easily cause a wildfire that spreads quickly. Remember, you can prevent wildfires by following prevention tips! If you see a wildfire, get to a safe location and call 911 right away.

Red Flag Warnings are evolving events. For more information, visit www.weather.gov
Follow statewide fire danger and burning restrictions at mndnr.gov/burnrestrictions

04/16/2026

‼️Update: The National Weather Service has expanded the Red Flag Warning to include Cass, Stearns, and Todd counties ‼️

🚩The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning due to extreme fire risk for 18 counties in southwest and west central Minnesota for today, April 16, 2026.

Counties include Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, and Yellow Medicine.

In counties where a Red Flag is in effect:
🚫 Don’t burn brush and yard debris.
⚠️ Campfires are discouraged.
‼️Be extra cautious with outdoor activities that could produce heat or a spark.
☑️ Check any recent burning, including campfires, to make sure the fire is completely out. If you find heat, drown with water, stir, and repeat until it's out COLD.

Check the statewide fire danger and burning restrictions at www.mndnr.gov/burnrestrictions

04/11/2026

Perfect day for a control burn and breaking in the new ranger.
Just think this ground was covered in snow this morning.......stay safe out there hello spring

03/28/2026

Red Flag Warning

Due to dry conditions, high winds, and low humidity, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning starting Saturday (3/28) starting between 10 AM to noon and until 7 PM for the following counties:

Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine

While the Red Flag Warning is in effect:
Burning restrictions are in place for many counties: mndnr.gov/burnrestrictions

Don’t burn brush and yard debris!

Check recent campfires and any burning done recently to ensure the fire is out COLD!
Be extra cautious with outdoor activities that could produce heat or a spark.

Remember, only you can prevent wildfires!

03/28/2026

03/11/2026

For those wondering this is the newest purchase to our workforce fleet.

This came from the DNR Forestry Division with a previous life in the Navy with just 24 thousand miles.

It will be put into grass rig service this summer after some body work and a new water skid.

03/03/2026

Heads up everyone, Easter Bingo is approaching this month on the 27th. Don't forget your daubers.

12/31/2025

Important Update from Big Stone County Emergency Management

This page will no longer be posting updates.

For weather-related information, please visit the National Weather Service at https://www.weather.gov or follow the US National Weather Service Aberdeen South Dakota page.

For local news, alerts, and other county-related information, please follow the Big Stone County Sheriff's Office page.

The County also provides various alerts and notifications through Smart911 - see the visual below for more details on how to sign up.

Thank you for staying informed and prepared. We appreciate your continued support in keeping our community safe!

11/26/2025

ATTENTION ODESSA RESIDENTS:

The Garbage pickup for Odessa will be held on Friday, November 28th due to the weather.

11/22/2025

We appreciate everyone who attended our bingo event and extend congratulations to all the winners.

Have a happy and safe holiday season.

Thank you all

$50 cash prizes
Quentin Strand
Bently Lee
Rookie Dallman
Doug Arens

11/05/2025

Get ready for an evening of entertainment and community building! Join us for our annual Turkey Bingo event, taking place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 21, at the Odessa Hall. Don't forget to bring your daubers or purchase them on site and be a part of an great evening!