August 13, 2007- GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., – The Grand Rapids Salvation Army sent an emergency disaster services (EDS) team to Newberry, MI, after lightning sparked wildfires that have spread across nearly nineteen thousand acres of land in the state’s Upper Peninsula.

The Department of National Resources (DNR) reports that the wildfire is the third largest in Michigan’s history.

The Salvation Army EDS team, in conjunction with the Red Cross, is providing food and hydration to those battling the blaze. The Salvation Army is serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to nearly 300 firefighters, state police, and other support teams a day through four emergency disaster services vehicle (canteen), located at a command post in Newberry, MI. The Army is also prepared to offer emotional and spiritual care.