Presque Isle Township Fire Rescue

05/30/2026

Elevated fire danger is in place again today with easterly winds picking up and another dry afternoon on tap. Prevent wildfires by being careful with any outdoor activities involving fire/sparks. For the latest open burning information, please visit: www.dnr.state.mi.us/burnpermits/.

05/29/2026

Elevated fire danger is in place across northern Michigan today due to the combination of recent rain-free weather leading to drying vegetation, low humidity, and gusty winds. For the latest open burning information, please visit: www.dnr.state.mi.us/burnpermits/.

05/25/2026

05/16/2026

After some brief early morning showers and rumbles of thunder, gusty west winds and low afternoon humidity will result in high fire danger this afternoon. The worst conditions will be over interior locations of northeast lower. Be sure to take the proper precautions so you can prevent wildfires!

05/16/2026

We are under a red flag warning for high fire danger.

After some brief early morning showers and rumbles of thunder, gusty southwest winds and low afternoon humidity will result in high fire danger this afternoon. For information about burning in your particular county, please visit: www.dnr.state.mi.us/burnpermits/

05/15/2026

Elevated fire danger with a Fire Weather Watch for tomorrow

05/15/2026

Gusty southwest winds and low afternoon humidity will result in elevated fire danger conditions this afternoon. Similar conditions are likely on Saturday as well. For information about burning in your particular county, please visit: www.dnr.state.mi.us/burnpermits/

05/08/2026

A combination of drying surface conditions, very low afternoon relative humidity, and at times gusty west to southwest winds will result in fairly widespread elevated fire danger conditions by this afternoon.

05/08/2026

We have another no burn day and elevated fire danger due to weather conditions. Enjoy the sun and get outside but leave the brush pile for another day. Keep yourself and your neighbors safe!

Special Weather Statement
Moderate
NWS Ga***rd MI
Ends in 10h 34m
NOW
3:00 AM EDT, Today
8:00 PM EDT, Today
Alert Description
From May 8, Fri, 3:00 AM to May 8, Fri, 8:00 PM
A combination of drying surface conditions, very low afternoon
relative humidity values, and at times gusty west to southwest
winds will result in elevated fire danger conditions across
northern lower Michigan today. Sustained winds of 10 to 15 mph
with occasional gusts of 20 to 30 mph will be seen over northern
Michigan late this morning through this afternoon. Minimum
relative humidity values of 20 to 30 percent are expected over
northern lower Michigan. These conditions could lead to rapid
spread of fires. Check burning restrictions and fire danger before
burning.

For more information on burning restrictions for Michigan, see
www.dnr.state.mi.us//.
Affected Areas
Emmet; Cheboygan; Presque Isle; Leelanau; Antrim; Otsego; Montmorency; Alpena; Benzie; Grand Traverse; Kalkaska; Crawford; Oscoda; Alcona; Manistee; Wexford; Missaukee; Roscommon; Ogemaw; Iosco; Gladwin; Arenac; Beaver Island and surrounding islands; Charlevoix

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05/07/2026

Heads up, Long Lake in Cheboygan County neighbors: we have scheduled maintenance planned for Thursday, May 7, around 11 a.m. We'll be replacing a transformer at ML1 26 33, and the work will cause an outage of up to three hours.

This outage will affect the east end of Long Lake Rd, Hiawatha Drive on the west side of Long Lake, and S River Rd on the southeast side of Long Lake.

This work helps us keep your service safe and reliable and prevents future unexpected outages. Thank you for your patience while we complete it.