Articles tagged: Ypsilanti Township Fire Department

Neighbor wakes up resident, allowing escape from burning home

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Posted: Apr 23, 2013

A neighbor noticed smoke coming from an Ypsilanti Township home and woke up her neighbor in time for the resident to get out of the burning home without injury, a fire official said Tuesday. Read more »

Tree falls on Ypsilanti Township fire captain's truck on his commute to work

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Posted: Feb 27, 2013

A tree fell on Captain Larry James' truck while he was on his way to the Ypsilanti Township Fire Department Wednesday morning. Read more »

updated: Couple flees burning home in Ypsilanti Township

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Posted: Jan 08, 2013

A couple watching television escaped their burning home in Ypsilanti Township Tuesday morning, but the fire caused extensive damage to the interior and their belongings. Read more »

Furnace fire displaces family of four

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Posted: Nov 26, 2012

A furnace fire Sunday afternoon displaced an Ypsilanti Township woman and her three daughters, firefighters said. Read more »

Firefighters deliver baby in bathtub

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Posted: Nov 14, 2012

A baby didn't want to wait until mom got to the hospital. Read more »

Firefighters: Ypsilanti Township apartment destroyed after 'intentionally' set fire

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Posted: Aug 06, 2012

An Ypsilanti Township apartment was destroyed Sunday after a blaze that firefighters said appears to have been intentionally set in Aspen Chase Apartments. Read more »

2 for 1: Firefighters battling apartment blaze drive across parking lot to put out suspicious car fire

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Posted: Jul 10, 2012

A woman picked a strange time to start a car fire in an Ypsilanti Township apartment complex early Tuesday morning, given the number of firefighters already nearby fighting what they call a suspicious structure fire. Read more »

Fireworks cited in 2 Fourth of July grass fires

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Posted: Jul 05, 2012

Fireworks were to blame for at least two grass blazes in Ypsilanti Township on the Fourth of July. The first occurred in the area of South Hydro Park where 8-acres of grass burned in May. ... Read more »

Grass fire spreads to several yards in Ypsilanti Township

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Posted: Jun 30, 2012

Firefighters from Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township joined forces Friday afternoon to fight a grass fire in the 1100 block of Rambling Road in the township. Ypsilanti Fire Department Captain Michelle Stanbury said the fire started ... Read more »

Accidental grease fire at Roundtree Apartments causes $25K worth of damage

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Posted: Jun 27, 2012

A small grease fire in an apartment at Roundtree Apartments in Ypsilanti Township caused nearly $25,000 worth of building damage, according to fire officials. Read more »

Fire at Ypsilanti Township apartment complex causes $95,000 in damage

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Posted: Jun 05, 2012

A fire inside an Ypsilanti Township apartment caused approximately $95,000 worth of damage early Tuesday, according to an Ypsilanti Township Fire Department estimate. Read more »

Firefighters rescue mother, baby ducks from sewer drain

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Posted: Jun 04, 2012

Five ducks were saved from a sewer drain Sunday in Ypsilanti Township. Read more »

Broken glass ignites grass fire that burns 8 acres near Ford Rawsonville plant

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Posted: May 23, 2012

Remember using a magnifying glass to start fires as a kid? That was the same basic principle that started an eight-acre grass fire off Textile Road just north of the Ford Rawsonville plant Wednesday afternoon, according to Lt. Keith Harr of the Ypsilanti Township Fire Department. Read more »

Grease fire causes $25,000 worth of damage to home

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Posted: May 12, 2012

A kitchen fire this morning in Ypsilanti Township caused one injury and $25,000 in damage. Read more »

Fire damages garage in Ypsilanti Township

Posted: Apr 23, 2012

A fire caused heavy damage to a detached garage in Ypsilanti Township Sunday afternoon. The fire was reported at 12:40 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Eugene Street. Firefighters were at the scene for ... Read more »