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Two Grand Rapids firefighters injured in Southwest Side fire

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Two Grand Rapids firefighters are recovering from injuries sustained in a fire Thursday morning in southwest Grand Rapids.

Dozens of firefighters douse recycling facility fire in Southfield

Southfield— Fire crews spent nearly 12 hours battling a blaze that began Thursday behind a recycling center at Eight Mile and Evergreen.

What is a firefighter worth?

There has been so much talk recently about things like containing costs, lowering taxes, and those who work in public safety being overpaid - particularly firefighters - that it could make your head spin. We've all done the "simple math," crunched the numbers, and it all seems to boil down to a simple question. What are firefighters worth.

Traverse City and firefighters gear up for fight over budget cuts

TRAVERSE CITY — City commissioners may go behind closed doors to discuss their firefighters' collective bargaining agreement and its impact on next year's city budget.

Holland City Council opts to raise tax rate, save firefighters' jobs

A tax increase will save the jobs of two Holland fire fighters.

Moving Up: Two Garden City firefighters get promotions

Garden City firefighters Michael Terch and Darren Candela were promoted to engineers Tuesday with family and co-workers present.

GRFD Veteran On The Mend After Monday Fall

Lt. David Pyle is a 17 year member of the GR Fire Department. He was treated and released after a head-first fall down a flight of 20 stairs early Monday on the southwest side.

Union Firefighters Want Workers Comp Expanded

The Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union is trying to convince the Michigan Senate that workers compensation needs to pay for cancers that firefighters come down with because it's likely the cancer developed on the job.

Flint protestors gather to oppose emergency manager

Protesters gathered in Flint to voice their opposition to the emergency manager in their city.

HOLLAND: City council vote and poll favor keeping full-time firefighters

Earlier this month, city council members voted in favor of increasing a proposed tax hike to balance the city budget rather than lay off two firefighters (the final bduget vote is Wednesday), and a Sentinel online poll asking if the city should switch to a volunteer force, 72 percent responded “no.

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