Saline Won't Pay Special Levy for Fire Protection

The City Council decided against a special assessment during a meeting Monday night.

Saline Firefighters Extinguish Barn Blaze at Braun Farm

A quick reaction helped minimize damage, according to Fire Chief Hoeft.

The Saline Fire Department put out a barn fire at the Braun Farm on Bemis Road Friday morning. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 7:50 a.m. “Luckily Howard and Kelven (Braun) spotted it early and we were able to get out there and extinguish the fire without too much damage,” said Saline Fire Chief Craig Hoeft. The cause of the fire is unknown, Hoeft said. The barn was used to store some flammable items, such as sawdust, he said. Pittsfield Township Fire Department assisted on the scene with a tanker. Hoeft said the fire was under quickly under control and extinguished.

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Psych Evaluation for Saline Man Who Set Fire to Apartment

Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze in an apartment building on the 200 block of Clark Street.

A 22-year-old man who confessed to setting a fire in his Clark Street apartment has been transferred to Samaritan Hospital in Detroit for a psychological evaluation as the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s office considers issuing a warrant for his arrest, according to Saline Police Department records. The man believed responsible for the blaze, which was quickly put down by the Saline Fire Department, was the only person injured in the fire. He was treated at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital's emergency room for minor injuries. Just after 6 p.m. Feb. 29, Ann Arbor Police Police received a call from a young male who stated there was going to be a fire at the Clark Street apartment and, according to the report, when asked how he knew there was going …

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