Oxford Fire Chief Matt Majestic made the call early last week. The region’s drought conditions made it unsafe for the Seymour Celebration’s fireworks shows.

“After great deliberation and communication with the parties involved, I regret to inform everyone that the fireworks scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the Seymour Celebration have been postponed.

“The fireworks were postponed due to the current dry conditions and warm temperatures. No rain is predicted in the near future. Currently, our area is rated as being between Extreme and Exceptional Drought (the two highest levels of drought), according to the U.S Drought Monitor and the Michigan DNR. We felt it was unsafe and posed a high risk of fire if we chose to go forward with the fireworks at this time. The Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department will be working to reschedule the fireworks for a later date.

“Additionally, the fire department has shut down the burn permit system and is not allowing any form of open burning due to these same drought conditions.”