Friday morning, the Menominee Fire Department announced the fire is out at the Menominee warehouse fire site.

After a thorough examination by on-site personnel and thermal imaging by drone, no hot spots or fire were found. The fire department met with the property owners who felt comfortable taking responsibility for the site. During the course of material removal over the next week, additional hot spots are probable. The fire department has developed a plan to respond back to the scene if/when the hot spots are encountered.

Sixty-eight fire departments from Michigan and Wisconsin assisted with the fire over the 16-day period. Next steps include debris and firefighting water removal from the site.

Air monitoring will continue at the site during the debris removal. EPA will discontinue air monitoring in the community now that the fire is out.

The multi-agency response team will continue water sampling and evaluating the results.

All final, validated data will be posted to the website: response.epa.gov/menomineewarehousefire. If future sampling shows results above state health based or regulatory standards, further action will be taken, and residents will be notified immediately.