June First Thursday features fire season panel discussion

Cook County has had its share of wildfires and some have been devastating to the forest and private property. Even though we’ve started with a late and damp spring, the summer weather can quickly change. Warm, dry, windy. Lightning strikes or being careless with campfires. Summer always has the potential of turning into “fire season.”

Join Jay Andersen for “Preventing, Preparing and Planning for Fire Season” -- this month’s First Thursday Community Conversation.

In the studio are Gunflint Fire Chief Mike Prom, County Emergency Management director Jim Wiinanen, Paul Nelson from FireWise and Forest Service Fire Management Officer Patty Johnson.

“Preventing, preparing and planning for fire season” -- this month’s First Thursday Community Conversation. Only on WTIP North Shore Community Radio.