This is the fire department’s page for what you need to know right now: notices from the department, today’s burn permit status, and how to get emergency alerts on your phone. Urgent notices and National Weather Service warnings for Manistee County also appear automatically at the top of every page of this website.
Current notices
Burn permit rules and safety tips
Get emergency alerts
This information applies to everyone in Manistee County, not just Stronach Township. Please share it with your family and neighbors.
Manistee County sends emergency notifications and weather alerts through CodeRED. The company behind CodeRED rebuilt its system after a nationwide cyberattack in November 2025, and the sign-up link on the county’s website no longer works. We have asked Manistee County Emergency Management for the current sign-up information, and we will post it here as soon as we have it.
If you created a CodeRED account before November 2025, the company has said the stolen data included names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and account passwords. If you used that same password for anything else, change it there.
Until then, make sure a warning can reach you
Turn on emergency alerts in your phone. Wireless Emergency Alerts need no sign-up. The National Weather Service uses them for tornado warnings, snow squall warnings, extreme wind warnings and the most dangerous severe thunderstorms and flash floods, and state and local officials use them too, as does the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for AMBER Alerts. They look like a text message but arrive with a distinct sound and vibration. On an iPhone, go to Settings, then Notifications, and scroll to the bottom to Government Alerts. On an Android phone, open Settings and search for “emergency alerts.”
Keep a NOAA Weather Radio with battery backup. A NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts National Weather Service alerts around the clock, and it keeps working when the power or cell service is out. Program it for Manistee County with the code 026101 so it sounds for alerts that affect our county. The Traverse City transmitter on 162.400 MHz serves Manistee County, and the Wolf Lake transmitter on 162.425 MHz also reaches it.
Watch this website and our Facebook page. National Weather Service warnings for Manistee County and urgent fire department notices appear automatically at the top of every page of this website, wherever in the county you live. Follow the Stronach Township Fire Department on Facebook and turn on notifications for our page.
Look out for your neighbors. Neighbors who don’t have a cell phone, especially older residents with only a landline, are the most likely to miss a warning right now. A phone call or a knock on the door can make the difference.
Recent past notices
In an emergency, always call 911. For questions about a notice, call the Stronach Township Fire Department at 231-454-2184.