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JUNE 22, 2014: The Fire Department will receive $37,400, according to Fire Chief Douglas Gildner. That amount includes a 10 percent match from the department. Read more:
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JUNE 22, 2014: Senator Levin said, "This important federal funding will help ensure that first-responders in Roseville and Dearborn have the training and equipment they need to keep their communities safe." Read more:
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JUNE 21, 2014: After losing about $3 million in annual revenue because of a struggling economy, Flint Township is looking to recoup some of that money with a 3.85 mill bond for public safety. Read more:
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JUNE 20, 2014: Union officials are crying foul over a recent decision by the Jackson City Council to publicly oppose a state House bill that would allow police and firefighters to receive retroactive pay under certain circumstances. Read more:
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JUNE 19, 2014: “We were in the right place at the right time.” Those words from Capt. Mike Brandt of the Wyandotte Fire Department summed up how firefighters were able to get into the Detroit River so quickly to rescue a suicidal woman Tuesday morning. Read more:
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JUNE 19, 2014: GRAND BLANC TWP. — Firefighters again made their wishes known to the township board regarding a possible combination of police and fires services under a “Public Safety” plan which the township states is only in the exploratory stage at this time. Read more:
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JUNE 19, 2014: The 3.5-mill tax requested to support the Oxford Fire Department consists of a 2.5-mill renewal of its current fire/medical operations millages, which expire with the December 2014 tax collection, plus a 1-mill increase to hire two full-time firefighters/paramedics along with one 12-hour part-time staffer. Read more:
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JUNE 17, 2014: Two veteran Garden City firefighters have been promoted and are now serving in new capacities. Lt. Scott Marinkovich was promoted to the rank of captain and Firefighter Randall Keen was promoted to lieutenant. Read more:
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The city of Muskegon has been approved to hire 3 new firefighters in this upcoming budget. (First new hires since 2002) The City is also doing a feasibility study on the idea of having a Fire-Based A.L.S. transport which could provide up to an additional 12-15 fire/medic positions. This A.L.S. study is still very early in the planning stages, however, the city is extremely interested in this program. Attached is a copy of job posting for firefighter positions. More info:
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JUNE 14, 2014: The Commerce Township Fire Department is seeking highly motivated applicants to establish a full-time Firefighter/EMT hiring roster. More info:
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