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  Protect your Great Lakes Shoreline Home from Wildfires (E3203)

  Digital Document

  Published on November 6, 2015
  By incorporating preventative practices, your lakeshore home will be better protected if a wildfire does occur. Remember to abide by Michigan’s CDA guidelines, created to help protect our state’s beautiful shoreline.

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  Wildfire Series: Understanding Wildfire Behavior in Michigan (E2882)

  Digital Document

  Published on September 22, 2016
  

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  Comprendiendo la Conducta de los Incendios Forestales en Michigan (E2882SP)

  Digital Document

  Published on September 22, 2016
  This is the Spanish counterpart for the English bulletin 2882, Understanding Wildfire Behavior in Michigan.

• The first National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is May 3

  Article

  Published on April 23, 2014
  As most Michigan wildfires occur in the spring, participate in this day of action to reduce your wildfire risk.

• Increase home safety by ensuring access and identification to ownership

  Article

  Published on January 23, 2013
  In emergency situations, first responders need to easily identify location and access points to be able to provide service efficiently. Weather-related conditions particularly snow conditions can make identification difficult.

• Understand wildfire hazards in Michigan

  Article

  Published on June 5, 2012
  The type of forest most susceptible to wild fire in is jack pine, where the majority of major Michigan fires have occurred over the past few decades.

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  Potential loss from wildland fire is more of a widespread threat than just “forest fires”

  Article

  Published on August 6, 2014
  Any time there is an extended dry or drought period the threat of wildland fire exists as long as enough combustible materials have accumulated.

• Landscaping can help prevent losses from wildland fire

  Article

  Published on March 20, 2015
  Learn how simple annual yard cleanup can help prevent wildland fire from affecting structures on your property.

• This is the time of the year to protect your camps and cottages from wildfire

  Article

  Published on November 13, 2014
  Is your cottage prepared for wildfires?

• Handle fireworks cautiously to prevent injuring yourself and bystanders

  Article

  Published on June 20, 2013
  Every summer around the 4th of July, emergency rooms across the country treat thousands of firework-related injuries. Learn how to avoid injury while safely enjoying fireworks.

• Ausable River Estates is Michigan’s first Firewise model community

  Article

  Published on February 17, 2012
  After the May 2010 Meridian Boundary fire just a few miles north of 300-acre subdivision, concerned residents of Ausable River Estates contacted MSU Extension to begin the process of becoming a Firewise model community.

• Fireworks and wildfire: a flame to the tinder

  Article

  Published on July 1, 2013
  Legal consumer fireworks are the reason for thousands of wildfires annually. A little caution and following a few simple safety steps can prevent fires.

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  Use caution when burning outdoors as spring wildfire season approaches

  Article

  Published on April 17, 2014
  Outdoor burning that escapes and becomes uncontrolled is the single largest cause of wildland fires as reported by the Michigan DNR; threatening homes and communities lying in their destructive paths.

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  Spring is wildfire season

  Article

  Published on April 14, 2015
  The 2015 wildfire season is keeping many fire departments busy managing local grass fires. According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, most are the result of human activities.

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  The benefits of establishing a firewise community

  Article

  Published on March 31, 2014
  When homes and communities are in the path of wildland fire events they are at risk.

• Prepare for emergency situations by joining America’s PreparAthon!

  Article

  Published on September 11, 2013
  On September 5, 2013 during National Preparedness Month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a nationwide, community-based initiative to increase emergency preparedness.

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  How much heat energy is in firewood?

  Article

  Published on March 3, 2014
  In the face of historically bitter winter weather, heating fuel prices are at record highs due to shortages in many traditionally plentiful fuel supplies. Wood for heat may be a practical alternative to fossil fuels for some homeowners.

• Cottage owners can protect property from next spring’s potential wildfire damage now

  Article

  Published on October 3, 2012
  The MSU Extension Firewise program offers tips on how cottage owners can make their property more wildfire resistant as they work to winterize it.

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  Wildfire-Resistant Landscape Plants for Michigan (E2948)

  Digital Document

  Published on November 10, 2015
  Most Michigan residents are surprised to learn that Michigan experiences 8,000 to 10,000 wildland fires each year. It is estimated that forest fires, brush fires and grass fires destroy or damage 100 to 200 homes, barns and outbuildings annually.

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  Climate Change and Wildfire in the Great Lakes Region (E3277)

  Digital Document

  Published on January 19, 2016