(Lansing, MI) – The fire danger in Michigan remains extreme in much of the state according to the Department of Natural Resources. That is after the 136-acre wildfire that scorched forests in Wexford County this week. The 136-acre wildfire known now as the Fife Lake Outlet Fire near Manton in Wexford County due to a campfire at someone’s home that burned through dry grass. DNR fire supervisor Bret Baker says the resident put water on the fire before going inside, but it still spread as it was fueled by dry grass, dry leaves, and pine needles on the ground. It took five local fire departments and 18 DNR firefighters to battle the flames, and the U.S. Forest Service used two Fire Boss tanker airplanes to drop water on the fire.
No one was hurt.
The DNR says it has not been as dry as it is in Michigan this early in the season before.
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