Mapes Fire in Oscoda County Fully Contained After Four Days

Overview

• The Mapes Fire is now 100% contained with a secure, cold perimeter, and crews have shifted to mop-up and monitoring.
• Infrared drone flights are guiding firefighters to remaining hotspots inside the 124-acre burn, with lines widened to one chain, or 66 feet, to lock in control.
• Incident managers reduced staffing to 43 personnel with fewer engines and dozers as containment strengthened, and they started repairing firelines to a more natural state.
• Officials reported a helicopter entered the fire’s restricted airspace during drone mapping, a breach that forced firefighting aircraft to pause and put crews at risk.
• No closures are in place, though Mapes Road carries fire traffic with caution signs, and the cause remains under investigation as dry fuels and gusty, low-humidity afternoons could still support active fire.