Map of Meridian fire in northern Michigan

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Perimeter of Meridian fire, 2030 ET, 5-18-2010. Click to enlarge.

Above is a map of the Meridian fire east of Grayling in northern Michigan as of 2030 ET, May 18, 2010. It is an estimate of the perimeter of the fire at that moment, Tuesday night. Grayling is in the top-left corner of the map. Click on it to see a larger version.

Below is a map provided by the Michigan DNRE. Click on it to see a larger version. A pdf copy of the map can be found HERE.

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HERE is a link to a map of the Range 9 fire in Kalkaska County.

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Wildland fire has been a major part of Bill Gabbert’s life for several decades. After growing up in the south, he migrated to southern California where he lived for 20 years, working as a wildland firefighter. Later he took his affinity for firefighting to Indiana and eventually the Black Hills of South Dakota where he was the Fire Management Officer for a group of seven national parks. Today he is the creator and owner of WildfireToday.com and Sagacity Wildfire Services and serves as an expert witness in wildland fire. If you are interested in wildland fire, welcome… grab a cup of coffee and put your feet up. Google+

8 thoughts on “Map of Meridian fire in northern Michigan”

  1. Thanks for this Pic, I have been searching the web looking for one. None of the News Stations are giving us visual images like this.

  2. Do we have a more updated map that estimate of the perimeter of the fire? I have family and friends that live in that area.

  3. thanks for the pics. i agree with bjones. we also live out of roscommon but have memories there.

  4. Holy Cow Bill!

    KAF’s post just alerted me to something very ironic here — on the map you posted, follow Route 18 from the fire west to where it meets “Lake Street” coming up from Interstate 75…that’s Roscommon, MI.

    Go southeast down that unmarked main highway (which is old route 76) to the “cross” — that is the airport which the Roscommon Equipment Center is located next to!

    I don’t know how well influential they are out west, but they do a heck of a lot of equipment R&D for out east:

    http://www.roscommonequipmentcenter.com/

  6. Thank you so much for posting this quality info and links. I have been searching for decent information because my husband helped plow in the Range fire and told me the military story last night. I loved the comment “we have never heard of a controlled pre-burn” (no offense; my brother is in the national guard) but that was our sentiments exactly!
    I have now bookmarked wildfire today. Thanks Again!

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