Oakland County, MI Hurricane Preparedness: Storm Debris (2026)

Hurricane debris management programs (FEMA Public Assistance debris monitoring, hurricane right-of-way clearance, vegetative debris reduction sites) are pre-planned in coastal jurisdictions under FEMA Pub. 325. Oakland County, MI, faces no hurricane risk; its high-wind and ice-storm debris is managed reactively through (1) municipal solid-waste contractors providing curbside brush, limb, and bulky-item pickup under city ordinances (each Oakland County community sets its own collection schedule); (2) Oakland County Homeland Security and Emergency Management coordinating multi-jurisdictional response when a state of emergency is declared under MCL 30.403; (3) state and federal disaster assistance pathways available after a Presidential disaster declaration. Open burning of storm debris is regulated by state law (Michigan DNR open-burning regulations under Part 515 of NREPA, MCL 324.51501 et seq.) and may be restricted seasonally or by local ordinance. Construction and demolition debris generated by storm-damaged structures must go to licensed Type II or Type III landfills per Michigan Part 115 of NREPA (MCL 324.11501 et seq.).