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JUNE 13, 2014: U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin announced support on Thursday for four southeast Michigan fire departments to improve operations and safety. The support comes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. Read more:
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JUNE 12, 2014: Four members of the Ann Arbor Fire Department who helped dozens of people to safety during a fire at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house at dawn on a February morning will be awarded Medals of Valor during a public safety open house Saturday. Read more:
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JUNE 11, 2014: The city of Flint is in line to get an additional $1.1 million from the state to boost public safety funding, money that could offset cuts in police and fire services here. Read more:
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JUNE 11, 2014: One Jackson firefighter will keep his job after City Council voted in a budget amendment via a 6-0 vote Tuesday, June 10. Read more:
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JUNE 11, 2014: The Fruitport Fire Department will receive a $34,866 grant from the Department of Homeland Security, Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow announced recently. Read more:
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JUNE 10, 2014: After approving a spending plan last month that would result in a number of public safety personnel getting pink slipped, City Council will vote on a budget amendment Tuesday, June 10, that could stave off firing one firefighter. Read more:
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JUNE 9, 2014: River rescue is the most-used specialty operation the fire department offers, said Acting Battalion Chief Nancy Boss. It's run largely out of the city's Bridge Street Fire Station, though there are team members at other stations in the city. Read more:
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JUNE 7, 2014: Benefits Great Lakes Burn Camp and Inkster Firefighter Charities! Continental breakfast, lunch at the turn, dinner, unlimited beverages on the course and 18 holes of golf with cart and prizes. More info:
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JUNE 6, 2014: Flint firefighters have "no confidence" in Chief David Cox, according to a vote of union members that ended Friday, June 6. "They felt the fire chief had put the safety of firefighters and residents" in jeopardy, said Mark Kovach, president of Flint Firefighters Local 392. Read more:
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JUNE 3, 2014: Police and firefighter unions are pushing to be exempt from a state law that puts limits on municipal union contracts. A state Senate committee takes up the bill Wednesday. Read more:
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