Sumpter Township residents asked to avoid outside burning amid high wildfire risk
Region at risk due to dry ground conditions
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SUMPTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Authorities are urging residents of Sumpter Township to avoid “outside burning of any kind” as the region is considered at high risk for wildfires Thursday.
According to the Sumpter Township Police Department, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has identified the township area as being at very high risk of wildfires due to dry ground conditions. Residents are being asked to avoid any outdoor burning activities to prevent a wildland fire.
Man, horse die after vehicle hauling trailer hits tree in Wayne County crash
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
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WAYNE COUNTY, MI – A man and horse died early Sunday morning after a vehicle went off road and hit a tree in Sumpter Township, police said.
Police and fire/rescue were dispatched shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 20 to Willis Road near Sharon Court in Sumpter Township, roughly 10 miles southeast of Ypsilanti, for a vehicle that’d reportedly hit a tree.
An initial investigation has revealed a truck with four occupants aboard was headed east on Willis Road, per a statement from the Sumpter Township Police Department.