Michigan wildfire prevention: Granholm bans outdoor burning in 75 counties in Michigan
With the Sleeper Lake Fire (DNR site) still burning (67% containment, 18020 acres burned) and more small fires popping up in the UP including one near Hulbert on Monday, the danger of forest fire state-wide is high. On Friday Aug 16 2007, Gov. Granholm issued a ban on outdoor burning in 75 Michigan counties affected by the drought.
From the press release:
"We believe this ban is necessary to protect Michigan's natural resources and our citizens from the very serious threat of wildfire conditions in the state currently," said Department of Natural Resources Director Rebecca Humphries. "We urge all citizens to be partners with us in this effort to prevent any new wildfires from occurring in the state. Our resources are stretched thin due to the amount of wildfire activity we are seeing in the state this summer."
The National Weather Service has a series of fire weather products; this fire weather page for Marquette, MI covers the Upper Peninsula with satellite and computer weather model predictions for fire conditions.
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