Editing Crawford County, Michigan (section)

===Fire===
The ''Stephen Bridge Road Fire'' of 1990 was a significant event in [[Northern Michigan]] and was reported in the national news.<ref name="PET">{{cite news |last1=Block |first1=Kelsey |title=Caution can help prevent human-caused wildfires |url=https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2018/05/23/caution-can-help-prevent-human-caused-wildfires/116520706/ |access-date=28 June 2023 |agency=News-Review |publisher=Petoskey News.com |date=May 23, 2018}}</ref><br>
On a snowy day in March 1990, a homeowner was preparing to burn large brush piles from a section of land he recently cleared. He obtained a burn permit before setting the fire and monitoring it. The large piles smoked and smoldered for a couple of weeks before the fire seemed to burn out. One month later, the fire rekindled, burned for a day, then appeared to go out again. Three weeks passed, and a property owner nearby noticed the pile burning, and less than 20 minutes later had spread to the neighboring woodland.<ref name=PET /><ref name="CASE">{{cite web |title=Stephan Bridge Road Fire Case Study |url=https://www.denix.osd.mil/dodpif/denix-files/sites/37/2018/03/1990-National-Fire-Protection-Association.-Stephan-Bridge-Road-Fire-Case-Study.pdf |website=denix.osd.mil |publisher=National Fire Protection Assn |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref><br>
An investigation determined that the fire had been continuously burning at the base of the pile from the middle of March until May 8. On that day, a strong wind brought fresh air and the fire took off. Crews contained the fire in less than two days. But, by the time it was all said and done – almost seven weeks after the first flame was sparked 5,916 acres along 8 miles had burned, $5.5 million in property including 76 homes, 125 other buildings, 37 vehicles & boats<ref name="CASE" />and $700,000 in timber had been destroyed.<ref name=PET /><ref name="CASE">{{cite web |title=Stephan Bridge Road Fire Case Study |url=https://www.denix.osd.mil/dodpif/denix-files/sites/37/2018/03/1990-National-Fire-Protection-Association.-Stephan-Bridge-Road-Fire-Case-Study.pdf |website=denix.osd.mil |publisher=National Fire Protection Assn |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) produced a case study in 1991 titled, "1990 Stephan Bridge Road Fire, northern Lower Michigan".<ref>{{cite web |last1=M.E. Alexander |first1=D.A. Thomas |title=WILDLAND FIRE BEHAVIOR CASE STUDIES AND ANALYSES: OTHER EXAMPLES, METHODS, REPORTING STANDARDS, AND SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE |url=https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/pubwarehouse/pdfs/23684.pdf |website=cfs.nrcan.gc.ca |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>