- Date
- 1987-05-08
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fireenvironmentpublic-servicemaritimecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On May 8, 1987, the South Shore spotted a forest fire on Beaver Island. The June Beaver Beacon reports that more than 50 people helped the fire department, Bud Martin established a fire break, and crews watched the smoldering area through the following night without reported injuries.
Evidence limits
The newspaper account does not establish the fire’s exact location, cause, burned acreage, or an official incident number.
Sources
- Reports the South Shore spotting the fire on its second return run, Neal Boyle and Joe Moore locating it near Hannigan’s Road, more than 50 people assisting with shovels and rakes, a fire break built by Bud Martin, and watch duty through Saturday night; no injuries were reported. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1987-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seventeen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the fire report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “A forest fire on Beaver Island is contained after the South Shore spots smoke, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-forest-fire-may-8-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Forest Fire on Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, June 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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