Emergency Response - Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

07/13/2016

Some tips from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services

This video demonstrates the proper ways to safely recover from a flood.

10/05/2015

Fire Prevention Week (FPW) 2015 starts today! FPW is observed annually the second week in October. It was established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, a tragic 1871 disaster that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. This year’s FPW theme “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep. Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm,” highlights the importance of putting smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every level of the home, including the basement. For free smoke alarm outreach materials you can share in your community and on social media, visit www.usfa.fema.gov.

12/04/2014

Please remember to keep watering your tree!

11/11/2014

Ashland schools are closed today.

04/16/2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION... NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 53 AND HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDORS... AND THE HAYWARD LAKES AND GOGEBIC RANGE AREAS.

* TIMING... SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY... EVENTUALLY DIMINISHING AND MOVING OUT OF THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY EXTEND FROM THE MINONG AND GORDON AREAS NORTHEASTWARD TO AROUND IRONWOOD AND ASHLAND.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY... NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR. FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITY WILL BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS... AND ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO LAKE SUPERIOR WITH THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS COULD BRING DOWN BRANCHES. ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH LOW VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS... AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT COULD TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE... INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

04/11/2014

Town of Sanborn Chair Bob Wilmer posted: "Notice to Town of Sanborn residents, Elm Hoist road will be CLOSED to all traffic till Monday, April 14, 2014 due to a washout. The road can be under mined so any traffic can cause the road to collapse."

04/03/2014

No joke. Winter is still here.

Northlanders- prepare for the storm! It will hit late this afternoon with the snow piling up tonight.

02/21/2014

http://youtu.be/gzfAEBBRe8Y

02/21/2014

Ashland Schools are closed on Friday, February 21st.

02/20/2014

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
THU FEB 20 2014
..SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE NORTHLAND
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
A DOUBLE-BARRELED WINTER STORM WILL HIT THE NORTHLAND TODAY. A NORTHERN SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY AND BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE REGION. IN THE MEANTIME... ANOTHER MUCH STRONGER STORM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BY THIS EVENING... THEN ACROSS CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE NORTHLAND LATE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

NORTHERN ST. LOUIS -NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE -CENTRAL ST. LOUIS -SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE -SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE -CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS –PINE –DOUGLAS –BAYFIELD –ASHLAND –IRON -BURNETT –WASHBURN –SAWYER –PRICE -

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... ELY... ISABELLA... HIBBING... TWO HARBORS... GRAND MARAIS... DULUTH... CLOQUET... HINCKLEY... SUPERIOR... WASHBURN... ASHLAND... HURLEY... GRANTSBURG... SPOONER... HAYWARD... PHILLIPS
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...EAST OF A LINE FROM KABETOGEMA LAKE TO NEAR PINE CITY MINNESOTA INCLUDING NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES HIBBING... VIRGINIA... ELY... GRAND MARAIS... DULUTH... SUPERIOR... HINCKLEY... ASHLAND... HAYWARD... PHILLIPS AND HURLEY.

* TIMING... THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM TONIGHT AND 6 AM FRIDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED FROM 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD AND ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN WHERE 14 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST. OTHER AREAS FURTHER TO THE WEST... INCLUDING HIBBING... DULUTH AND PINE CITY WILL SEE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES.

1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS... SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BE THE HEAVY WET VARIETY. WHEN CLEARING SNOW AFTER THE STORM MAKE SURE YOU TAKE BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. STOCK UP ON NEEDED ITEMS FOR YOUR HOUSEHOLD AND NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED...AND THAT SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR OR GREATER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.