- Dates
- 1996-05-01 – 1996-05-15
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- emergency-managementenvironmentpublic-servicecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department urged residents to avoid open burning during the first two weeks of May 1996, when dry debris-burning posed a heightened wildfire risk and permits were suspended.
Evidence limits
This is a public-safety advisory, not an incident report or permit register.
Sources
- Explains the early-May permit suspension under Michigan forest-fire rules, the wildfire risk from debris burning, and safer alternatives including recycling, mulching, composting, and waiting until mid-May for large woody debris. 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 · 1996-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the fire-safety request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island fire officials urge two weeks without open burning in May 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-open-burning-suspension-may-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1996, “A Request from the Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department: Give Us Two Weeks Without Open Burning!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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