KBIC Fire and Emergency Management

KBIC Fire and Emergency Management The FEMD is responsible for the preparedness, training, and coordination of emergency response and recovery efforts on the L'Anse Reservation.

Keweenaw Bay fire personnel have completed a successful assignment to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. Personnel perfor...
08/28/2026

Keweenaw Bay fire personnel have completed a successful assignment to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. Personnel performed a variety of tasks from working with heavy equipment, backhauling hose and pumps, to suppression repair. Incidents like these are complex with many moving parts. Coordinating these efforts is a huge undertaking and showcase the professionalism, work ethic, and teamwork of the wildland firefighting community.

KBIC personnel recently returned from a 14 day assignment to the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico. Assignments suc...
07/23/2026

KBIC personnel recently returned from a 14 day assignment to the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico. Assignments such as these strengthen interagency relationships while providing agencies with additional resources during periods of high fire danger. The national preparedness is currently at PL5, the highest level which means multiple geographic areas are experiencing high fire occurrence in addition to low resource availability.

Please pardon our noise. As the Harvey hazardous fuels reduction project progresses, we have begun limbing the pines nea...
06/08/2026

Please pardon our noise. As the Harvey hazardous fuels reduction project progresses, we have begun limbing the pines near homes to reduce the risk of a fire transitioning from the ground and into the crowns of the trees. This will make any wildfire easier to suppress if the need arises.

As chipping operations begin at Harvey, tribal members may take the chips for mulch. We are also piling wood from the da...
06/02/2026

As chipping operations begin at Harvey, tribal members may take the chips for mulch. We are also piling wood from the damaged jack pine that residents can take for camp fire wood.

KBIC Fire personnel will be working in and around the Harvey housing area in the coming days to reduce the hazardous fue...
05/27/2026

KBIC Fire personnel will be working in and around the Harvey housing area in the coming days to reduce the hazardous fuels from this past winter storms. Operations will include felling and chipping of damaged and down jack pine. Please slow down when driving near where personnel are working close to the road ways. Thank you.

Miinan (blueberries), 1 year after prescribed fire at Sand Point in Baraga. New growth of highly productive stems is the...
05/26/2026

Miinan (blueberries), 1 year after prescribed fire at Sand Point in Baraga. New growth of highly productive stems is the expected result of properly implemented burning.

As our second spring assignment to Minnesota draws to a close, we assisted Fond du lac, Bois Forte, and Grand Portage w...
05/19/2026

As our second spring assignment to Minnesota draws to a close, we assisted Fond du lac, Bois Forte, and Grand Portage with IA response, staffing coverage during high fire danger periods and helped conduct prescribed fire treatments for community fuels reduction and culturally important blueberry.

KBIC Fire personnel have been on assignment to Mille Lacs, MN assisting with local initial attack and conducting prescri...
04/24/2026

KBIC Fire personnel have been on assignment to Mille Lacs, MN assisting with local initial attack and conducting prescribed fire treatments as weather allows.

03/15/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Severe Winter Storm Advisory – Residents Urged to Stay Off Roads

The Baraga County Sheriff’s Office is advising all residents of Baraga County to remain at home and stay off area roadways until the current winter storm passes.

The storm, which began early this morning, is expected to bring extremely dangerous travel conditions across the county. Forecasts indicate snowfall totals could reach up to 40 inches in higher elevations, accompanied by winds of up to 60 miles per hour. These conditions are expected to continue through early Tuesday morning.

Heavy snowfall combined with strong winds will likely create whiteout conditions, significant drifting, and extremely hazardous travel. Emergency services and road crews may also experience difficulty responding due to these conditions.

Residents are strongly encouraged to:

Stay home and avoid all unnecessary travel.

Allow county road crews time and space to clear roadways.

Prepare for possible power outages by ensuring you have necessary supplies.

Check on elderly neighbors or those who may need assistance, if it can be done safely.

Only emergency travel should be attempted during this storm. Staying off the roads will help ensure the safety of both residents and emergency responders.

The Baraga County Sheriff’s Office will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as conditions change.

For emergency assistance, dial 911.

The safety of our community is our top priority. Please stay home and stay safe.

— Baraga County Sheriff’s Office

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15911 Dynamite Hill Rd. Lot #2
L'Anse, MI
49946

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