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Living With Fire

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June 8, 2012
DNR photo of the Duck Lake Fire posted the first week of the blaze.

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While large fires like the recent Duck Lake Fire in the UP grab headlines, there are many smaller fires every year in northern Michigan. More than 130 have caught in the Huron-Manistee National Forest so far this spring, burning a few acres each. And that number has been creeping up in recent years. Some communities up north are deciding this is an issue they need to address.

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pls send a fire map of

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on June 13, 2012 - 8:17pm.
pls send a fire map of Leelanau county. Thanks!

Benzie County fire

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on June 11, 2012 - 10:52am.
We just experienced a wildfire on the west end of Crystal Lake in Benzie County, the fire started along M-22 and almost claimed a number of our homes on the bluff above the highway. Timely story, we are going to firewise our homes here which are apparently more vulnerable to fire than we ever imagined.

Maps

Submitted by Peter Payette on June 8, 2012 - 3:46pm.

Great idea. I'll check with Jed.

can views of the maps

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on June 8, 2012 - 9:35am.
can views of the maps mentioned in the program be seen?

Fire risk maps

Submitted by Jed Jaworski (not verified) on June 8, 2012 - 4:54pm.
Wildfire risk maps can be provided via the Michigan Firewise Communities program by request, just send me an e-mail at jawors30@msu.edu and include your county of residence.

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