Recent dry weather has led to a rash of field fires across Lenawee County, prompting several fire departments to issue temporary burn bans.
The fire departments of Addison, Blissfield, Morenci and Palmyra have all issued burn bans for those communities and the communities surrounding them. The city of Adrian has not officially announced a burn ban, with the department stating it is looking at the ongoing dry conditions “day by day.”
Attempts to contact other Lenawee County fire departments went unanswered.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said since Friday its agency has responded to at least 40 field fires across the state. On Monday, the DNR reported at least 20 field fires were burning across the state, including one that burned nearly 600 acres in Manistee.
Blissfield Township Fire Chief Dale Fruchey said it is looking like Blissfield’s burn ban will remain in place for the next couple of days, if not more.
“It’s just so dry out right now,” Fruchey said. “I’m seeing maybe an inch of rain forecasted for the area Thursday night. We’ll see what Mother Nature has in store, but an inch of rain is not a lot.”
Blissfield’s burn ban was put into effect Sunday for the village and the township due to “extreme dry conditions.”
A burn ban typically bans all types of outdoor burning, including the use of open fire pits.
The Addison Fire Department issued its burn ban on Monday for all open burning in the communities of Rollin Township, Woodstock Township, the village of Addison and Wheatland Township in Hillsdale County.
Addison Fire Chief Jason Hallenbeck said in a news release the burn ban will remain in effect until rescinded.
The Morenci Fire Department posted its burn ban on social media. Included in that burn ban was Seneca Township, Medina Township and the city of Morenci.
The Palmyra Township Fire Department also posted its burn ban on social media stating that all open burning in the township will not be allowed until further notice.
Fruchey said Blissfield’s fire department has been kept fairly busy since Friday, responding to reported field or brush fires.
“I would say about 90% of the departments in the county were responding to field fires on Sunday,” he said. “It got very crazy out there this weekend.”
Even if a community does not have a burn ban in place, Fruchey said it is best for individuals to err on the side of caution in such dry conditions and to not burn outdoors until conditions allow it.
“These bans are in place mostly for safety reasons,” he said. “We have also issued bans due to manpower. The departments in the county do an excellent job of working with one another, but we don’t want to spend much of our time responding to unnecessary field fires when they can be easily mitigated. If you don’t need to burn outdoors, don’t.”
The Link LonkMarch 25, 2021 at 10:02PM
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