Emergency Burning Restrictions will be going into effect for DNR Forest Fire Protection Areas in Wood County 7/13. 
Emergency Burning Restrictions will be going into effect for DNR Forest Fire Protection Areas throughout much of Central Wisconsin beginning at 0001 hours on July 13, 2012 and will be in effect until further notice. In Wood County this includes the townships of Saratoga, Port Edwards, Remington, Hiles, Cary, Dexter, Cranmoor, Seneca and Grand Rapids. Incorporated cities and villages and the Northern half of Wood County are not within the DNR Forest Fire Protection Areas but these same dry conditions exist throughout the County of Wood.
Instructions:
For details go to http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/ForestFire/documents/EBR_QuickGuide.pdf or the DNR Forest Fire Protection website at http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/ForestFire/
Address/Location
Wood County Dispatch Center
400 Market St
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-421-8701
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Fire suppression and rescue
- Event:
- Forest Fire