This has been a below-average summer for wildfires in Michigan. Though parts of the Lower and Upper Peninsulas have been under a ‘high fire danger’ warning for much of August.
Jim Fisher is with the Department of Natural Resources. He says three-day weekends can add to the problem.
“Usually on three-day weekends there’s many more people out and about in the woods doing things, including having campfires…it does usually cause more fires on those weekends when its drier,” says Fisher.
This weekend, the weather forecast calls for a good chance of rain Saturday and Sunday. Not great for camping, but maybe helpful in preventing wildfires.
