County Road 550 Fire Update
THE EXTREMELY LOW AMOUNT OF RAIN WE’VE HAD ALL SUMMER HAS MEANT A BUSY SEASON FOR WILDFIRES.
CREWS WERE OUT WORKING ON 2 OF THEM IN MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP TODAY.
BOTH FIRES WERE JUST OFF OF COUNTY ROAD 550.
ONE OF THE FIRES STARTED SOMETIME SATURDAY NIGHT ON WETMORE ROCK, NEAR HOGSBACK MOUNTAIN.
D–N–R CREWS AND MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP FIREFIGHTERS GOT THE 1.8 ACRE BLAZE UNDER CONTROL THIS MORNING.
THE OTHER FIRE WAS JUST NORTH OF SUGARLOAF AND HAD BEEN TOUCHED OFF BY A LIGHTNING STRIKE.
THE WETMORE ROCK FIRE GREW OUT OF A CAMPFIRE THAT EITHER WAS LEFT UNATTENDED, OR WASN’T PUT OUT PROPERLY.
BURN PERMITS ARE BEING ISSUED.
BUT THE D–N–R SUGGESTS COMPOSTING, OR USING A WOOD CHIPPER, AS SAFER CHOICES THAN BURNING ANY YARD WASTE THAT YOU MAY HAVE.