February 21, 2014: A 2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS convertible is big draw for the Dearborn Firefighters Burn Drive’s annual Burn Drive Car Raffle, which will be April 29. The twist is that it’s not just a Dearborn event anymore because the department also began covering Melvindale last year. Read more:
February 19, 2014: Disputes erupted over how township Supervisor Tracey Schultz Kobylarz came up with the amount to be cut from the department’s budget – an amount which ranged from $1.6 million to nearly $3 million. Read more:
February 18, 2014: Since its inception 65 years ago, the Dearborn Heights Fire Department has gone from a sparse all-volunteer fleet to a fully-staffed, multifunctional department. Read more:
February 17, 2014: Two of the biggest issues involving the $8.1 million two-year federal grant were that it runs out this August and that the deadline to apply for a new one was missed. Read more:
February 13, 2014: About 200 people attended “Hockey Fights Cancer Night” on Sunday at the Dearborn Ice Skating Center as a fundraiser for the Josephine Ford Cancer Institute and Be The Match, a national bone marrow and stem cell registry. Read more:
February 10, 2014: A few of last election season’s biggest hot-button topics — ambulance transport and the future of an $8.1 million federal fire grant — were pressed at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Read more:
February 10, 2014: Now as the economy recovers and the budget stabilizes, Gov. Rick Snyder — who himself once cut statutory shared revenue to cities and townships by a third — is proposing a 15 percent increase in the next budget.
February 6, 2014: The work of three firefighters was recognized recently with promotions within the department. Kevin Krause has been promoted to deputy fire chief. Timothy Rhoton and Matthew Wilhide have been promoted to lieutenant posts. Read more:
