![Michigan Put Down the Gas! The One Match Fire in 15 Easy Steps](https://townsquare.media/site/691/files/2023/07/attachment-Feature-Image.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Michigan Put Down the Gas! The One Match Fire in 15 Easy Steps
So, you'd like to impress your friends and build a 'one-match-fire'? Sure, you could use "boy scout juice", "go-go juice", or "jet fuel"...otherwise known as gasoline, right? Wrong, ERs hate this method and so will you.
What's more impressive than nearly blowing yourself up? Using just one match to light a fire that will last. Plus you'll keep your eyebrows.
How to Check if There's a Burn Ban in Michigan
Before you learn how to build the perfect display of primal knowledge, be sure to make sure whether or not there is a burn ban in your area. The easiest way is to check Michigan.gov.
The map above is regularly updated, but in order to cover all your bases, be sure to check with your local municipality to be sure it is safe to burn.
Related: The State of Michigan Says You Can't Own These 11 Weapons
What Can Be Burned Legally in Michigan?
There are many things you can't burn in Michigan. Remember how some people (not you or anyone you know of course) like to use gas or other chemicals to start a fire? That's illegal according to Michigan's Open Burning Regulations:
Trash that contains plastic, rubber, foam, chemically treated wood, textiles, electronics, chemicals, or hazardous materials must not be burned as emissions release chemicals which pose a danger to human health and the environment
![99.1 WFMK logo](https://townsquare.media/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WFMKFM.png?w=100)
If you are burning anything outside of a small recreational fire, seek a burn permit and take all the necessary safety precautions.
Michigan Put Down the Gas! The One Match Fire
More From 99.1 WFMK
![Michigan Mc-HACK: Get Treated Like a Secret Shopper at McDonalds](http://townsquare.media/site/691/files/2023/08/attachment-McGone-Two-Items-You-Cant-Get-At-Michigan-Mickey-Ds-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![USA’s 15 Top Nuclear Target Cities and How to Survive in Michigan](http://townsquare.media/site/691/files/2024/07/attachment-161.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![A Look Inside Old Michigan Department Stores: 1900-1916](http://townsquare.media/site/691/files/2024/07/attachment-big-rapids-early-1900s.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![A Skeleton Appears on the Lake Michigan Shore Every Few Years](http://townsquare.media/site/691/files/2024/07/attachment-mlive-youtube-1-18.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![MICHIGAN TRAVEL ALERT Orkin’s 2024 Top 50 Bed Bug Infested Cities](http://townsquare.media/site/691/files/2024/07/attachment-130.jpg?w=980&q=75)