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City Of St Joseph Remains At Odds With Firefighters

$22.5M grant allows Detroit to rehire over 100 firefighters

Vacant homes in Detroit, you add fires, take away firefighters, do the math and you end up with a long, hot summer, but thanks to a check, 108 out of 164 firefighters can be rehired. Those were on the chopping block.

Disabled man finds home at Michigan firehouse

A firehouse is a special place, where the crew becomes one big family. But you don't have to answer the fire alarm to be part of it. Fire Station One in Lansing, Michigan is not a restaurant -- but it does have a regular customer.

All-New Season of Brotherhood Outdoors Features Eastpointe Local 1561 Member Scott Walsh

The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) award-winning hunting and fishing TV Show, "Brotherhood Outdoors," kicked off a brand-new season on the Sportsman Channel June 28 with new episodes airing on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Circuit court judge rules against Taylor mayor; orders to accept $8.1 million firefighter grant

Taylor’s mayor was ordered by a Wayne County Circuit Court judge Friday to accept a two-year $8.1 million federal grant for the Fire Department.

Federal Grant Funds New Farmington Hills Firefighters

Farmington Hills Fire Dept. (FHFD) will hire three new firefighters this year, with more than a half-million dollars in federal money aimed at making communities safer.

Detroit firefighters 'outraged' by staffing reductions, looming layoffs, union leader says

Detroit firefighters are "outraged" about the looming cuts to the department, Detroit Firefighters Association Local 334 President Daniel F. McNamara said Tuesday.

Port Huron-Marysville fire collaboration takes effect

Tom Konik calls it a work in progress, something that has to evolve over time with no set deadlines.

Fire union threatens legal action against city of St. Joseph

If you live in St. Joseph, there's a new agency keeping you safe. Starting Sunday, the city launched its Department of Public Safety. Like Benton Harbor, which recently introduced a similar program, St. Joe’s police and fire agencies now fall under the same umbrella. The only problem, eight of the city's nine firefighters aren't “hot” on the idea.

City, firefighters agree to 'sweeping changes' in wages, pension with new contract

JACKSON, MI — Heralded as a step toward the sustainability and improvement of the Jackson Fire Department, the city and firefighters agreed on "sweeping changes" to wages and pension for new hires in a contract announced Friday.

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