U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage, Trailer Discounts to Wildfire Evacuees

BRAINERD, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U-Haul^® is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box^® container use to residents of northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin displaced by wildfires across the region, including multiple fires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).

U-Haul is also providing discounted trailer rates for residents evacuating the affected areas.

At least 20 wildfires are burning in and around the Superior National Forest, with several inside the BWCAW. Hazardous smoke has triggered air quality alerts across much of the state. Impacted communities include Bemidji, Brainerd, Duluth, Ely, Hermantown, Hibbing, International Falls, and Superior, Wis.

Access to self-storage units and portable storage containers is vital to communities when disasters strike. U-Haul is ready to help anyone impacted by the wildfires who needs a secure storage solution at no cost for one month.

The 30 days free offer applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability. The U-Box offer is for on-site storage at Company facilities; delivery is available for a modest fee.

Evacuees needing a trailer discount should contact the U-Haul Company of Northern Minnesota at [phone].

Please reference the list below for the storage locations offering the U-Haul disaster relief program. Stop by any participating facility or call the nearest location to arrange free storage.

U-Haul Storage Baxter South
6897 Foley Road
Baxter, MN 56425
[phone]

U-Haul Storage North Baxter
15237 Edgewood Dr.
Baxter, MN 56401
[phone]

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Brainerd
16707 State Hwy. 371
Brainerd, MN 56401
[phone]

U-Haul Storage of Nisswa
4745 County Road 77
Nisswa, MN 56468
[phone]

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Duluth (U-Box only)
4723 Miller Trunk Hwy.
Hermantown, MN 55811
[phone]

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Superior (U-Box only)
3015 Tower Ave.
Superior, WI 54880
[phone]

In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.

For customers needing storage beyond the free period, the U-Haul 1-Year Price Lock is now available at 2,100 Company-owned facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Fixed-rate storage ensures at least 12 months with no price increase on your rental unit, and U-Haul never charges admin fees or deposits. Learn more at uhaul.com/Storage/1-Year-Price-Lock.

About U-HAUL

Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 24,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 204,800 trucks, 136,600 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul, which offers rate transparency to self-storage customers through its 1-Year Price Lock, is the third largest storage operator in North America with 1,136,000 rentable storage units and 99 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from the App Store or Google Play.