Firefighters say wildfire near Houghton Lake nearly contained

Aerial view of 2025 Roscommon County fire. The public is urged to use caution amid extreme fire danger this fall.
Aerial view of 2025 Roscommon County fire. The public is urged to use caution amid extreme fire danger this fall.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY

With fire danger extremely high across much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula today, firefighters are working near Houghton Lake in Roscommon County to contain a wildfire burning since Sunday afternoon, Oct. 5, near the Roscommon State Forest Area.

The fire was reported early Sunday afternoon east of Old U.S. Highway 27, near the Clare – Roscommon county line. The cause remains under in…