- Dates
- 1997-05-03 – 1997-05-18
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fireemergency-managementconservationpublic-servicecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Fire Department and Michigan Inter-agency Wildland Fire Protection Association announced that burn permits would not be issued from May 3 through May 18, 1997. The advisory encouraged composting and mulching and warned that people who caused wildfires could be responsible for suppression and damage costs.
Evidence limits
This is a seasonal public-safety advisory, not a report of a specific wildfire or a complete record of permit decisions.
Sources
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Sources
- Advises that burn permits would not be issued May 3–18, encourages composting and mulching, and warns that burners are responsible for wildfire suppression and damage costs. 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 · 1997-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the seasonal fire-safety advisory.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island suspends burn permits during the May 1997 wildland-fire-risk period”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-seasonal-burn-permit-suspension-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1997, “BURNING PERMITS.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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