The dry weather and high wind in West Michigan has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning.
The warning means people should be extra cautious with open flames because of “very dry” conditions, more wind and “dry vegetation,” NWS Grand Rapids posted on its social media Tuesday. A combination of those conditions increases the risk of fire.
The NWS warned people to avoid open flames and be extra careful while discarding burning material.
The International Association of Fire Chiefs recommends avoiding the use of lawn mowers in dry grasses, putting outdoor fires out properly by drowning them with plenty of water, soaking ashes and charcoal in water and throwing them away in a metal can. IAFC says never to throw cigarettes out of a vehicle, drive a vehicle in tall grass or let trailer chains drag on the ground.
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A Norton Shores woman is recovering after she was attacked by a dog at her home Monday morning.
Norton Shores Fire Chief Bob Gagnon said his crew, along with Norton Shores Police, responded to a call about the attack.
He said a person driving by noticed the woman, who has not been identified, lying facedown on her lawn as the Rottweiler attacked her.
The victim already had a dog at home. Officials said her son had brought home the dog that attacked her after he found it.
"The son noticed it in front of his place of employment, that there was a dog chained to a fence or chained to a telephone pole. And the son, you know, wanted to do good and brought the dog in. Unfortunately, that dog was the aggressor of the two dogs and caused this incident to happen,” said Gagnon.
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