Articles tagged: Pittsfield Township Fire Department

Fire destroys semi tractor, closes ramp to U.S. 23 for hours

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Posted: May 14, 2013

A fire destroyed a semi tractor and kept the northbound entrance ramp to U.S. 23 from Michigan Avenue in Pittsfield Township closed for several hours early Tuesday Read more »

With video/gallery: Firefighters: Training on nearly out-of-control barn fire 'extremely valuable'

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Posted: May 09, 2013

A roaring fire that consumed a barn south of Ann Arbor Thursday was part of a training exercise that provided realistic and valuable experience for firefighters. Read more »

Firefighters burn barn as part of training exercise south of Ann Arbor

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Posted: May 09, 2013

Update: Firefighters: Training on nearly out-of-control barn fire 'extremely valuable' (with photo gallery and video) Black smoke billowed into the sky Thursday morning as firefighters conducted a training exercise south of Ann Arbor. Read more »

'Careless smoking' blamed for house fire

Posted: Apr 29, 2013

Pittsfield Township fire fighters battled an early morning house fire that they said started in the garage. Read more »

Fire destroys garage, vehicle in Pittsfield Township

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Posted: Mar 28, 2013

A garage fire destroyed one vehicle and caused $75,000 in damage before Pittsfield Township and Saline firefighters could extinguish it Thursday morning, fire officials said. Read more »

Fire damages Pittsfield Township mobile home Sunday

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Posted: Mar 18, 2013

Pittsfield Township firefighters extinguished a mobile home fire Sunday afternoon after finding smoke and flames coming from the residence when they arrived . Read more »

Pittsfield Township sees improved fire service with switch to full-time fire department

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Posted: Mar 16, 2013

In December, the Pittsfield Township Fire Department responded to an arson call to a third-floor apartment at the Spice Tree Apartments where a woman was trapped inside. The department's seven firefighters on duty at its ... Read more »

Updated: Police and firefighters investigate 'suspicious' fire at Spice Tree Apartments; woman hospitalized

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Posted: Dec 11, 2012

A fire at the Spice Tree apartment complex in Pittsfield Township injured one woman and damaged four apartments Tuesday morning. Read more »

Three-car crash sends 4 to hospital, 3 in critical condition

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Posted: Nov 06, 2012

A three-car crash injured five people, three of them critically, just after midnight Tuesday morning near Saline. Read more »

Driver critically injured when runaway trailer strikes car on south side of Ann Arbor

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Posted: Aug 09, 2012

A woman was critically injured in a crash Thursday afternoon when a runaway trailer struck her vehicle and pushed it off the ramp from eastbound Interstate 94 at South State Street on the south side ... Read more »

US-23 and ramps from I-94 reopened following car-semi crash

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Posted: Jan 09, 2012

Previous story: Car-semi truck crash seriously injures driver; partially shuts down freeway All lanes of northbound US-23 as well as the entrance ramps for Interstate 94 have been reopened following a car-semi truck crash on ... Read more »

Fire damages Pittsfield Township home, but residents escape safely

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Posted: Apr 13, 2011

Firefighters extinguished a garage fire and kept damage to the adjoining home to a minimum in Pittsfield Township early this morning. A caller reported smoke was filling the house in the 3000 block of Hawks ... Read more »

Fire damages apartment in American House Senior Living Community, but no residents injured

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Posted: Jan 21, 2011

A kitchen fire in a second-floor apartment at the American House Senior Living Community in Pittsfield Township caused $80,000 damage early this morning, but residents escaped injury, officials said. Firefighters were called to the three-story ... Read more »

Exterior work blamed for starting fire at Glencoe Hills apartments in Pittsfield Township

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Posted: Jan 08, 2011

A blaze that damaged six units at Glencoe Hills apartments was caused by work being done to the exterior of the building, Pittsfield Township fire officials said. The fire, at the building at 2248 Glencoe ... Read more »

Fire at Ziebart Tidy Car in Pittsfield Township was accidental, fire officials say

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Posted: Jan 07, 2011

A late-night fire at Ziebart Tidy Car in Pittsfield Township was caused by malfunctioning equipment, fire officials said this afternoon. People leaving a nearby movie theater discovered the fire at the business at 4161 Carpenter ... Read more »