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Union response to Grand Rapids Fire Department transformation plan: 'Fire suppression is labor intensive'

GRAND RAPIDS, MI –Try to reduce the number of fires in Grand Rapids? Fine, a labor union leader says. Just remember that “fire suppression is labor intensive,” said William E. Smith, president of the Grand Rapids Fire Fighters Union.

Arbitrator's ruling forces shakeup at Bay City Fire Department

BAY CITY, MI — Personnel changes are under way at the Bay City Fire Department, thanks to an arbitrator's ruling.

WAYNE/WESTLAND: Council OKs merger of fire departments

An agreement to merge the Westland and Wayne fire departments was approved last month and now the combined group has a chief.

REDFORD: Bozich makes case for more firefighters

Redford Fire Chief Joseph Bozich wants three firefighters on each engine.

TRAVERSE CITY: Fire dept. supporters flood meeting

City firefighters washed the city's budget hearing with yellow-clad supporters, some of whom called for tax increases to save the jobs of Traverse City's emergency responders threatened by budget cuts.

Saginaw City Hall's proposed budget calls for 7 fewer firefighters than last year

SAGINAW, MI — Public safety is enduring the brunt of cuts made by Saginaw City Hall in order to balance the upcoming budget that goes into effect July 1.

T.C. firefighters torch budget proposal

A budget battle is brewing in Traverse City and one of the city's bigger line items, in terms of money spent, is right in the cross hairs. Both the city manager and the mayor have called for cuts to be made to the fire department.

GR Firefighters Unveil Skills At Fire Rescue Expo

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— Members of the Grand Rapids Fire Department showed off their skills during Saturday's 2012 Fire Rescue Expo.

Firefighters tour St. Mary-Mercy's new ER, patient rooms

A group of 11 Livonia firefighters got a preview of St. Mary Mercy Hospital's new South Pavilion, a 154,000-square-foot building set to open this fall. Bill Bofysil, project engineer at Granger Construction, took the group on a tour of the building's new Emergency Center and new private patient rooms under construction.

Flint EM lays out public safety plan, city police and fire unions want more

Flint Emergency Manager Mike Brown says the city plans to work more with the state police, as well as local and federal prosecutors, to fight the city’s crime problem.

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