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Oct. 31, 2013: Officials in two of Macomb County’s largest communities are threatening public safety cuts, including layoffs and fire station closures, if voters don’t approve property tax hikes for police and fire operations. Read more:
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Oct. 31, 2013: As Egelston Township firefighters prepare to move into their new fire station, they hope voters will approve funding to operate it. Read more:
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Oct. 30, 2013: Listed below is an article that is well worth reading. Make sure you read all the way to the end. Almost every firefighter in Michigan has been forced to perform their duties with less people. We all know this puts our members at greater risk for injury and even death. In addition to our ongoing efforts to increase staffing to safer levels, maybe we should also be putting more of our focus on making sure our members and their families are protected in case they are injured. As the article suggests, spend some time reviewing what benefits your members have and how your employer is going handle your members who are injured or die in the line of duty. Maybe if we start talking about this more, employers might realize that it is probably less expensive to increase staffing levels than to incur the costs associated with on the job injuries and deaths. Read article:
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Oct. 26, 2013: This is an unbelievable story and video about ignorant misinformed elected officials in Plymouth Township who would rather place their residents and citizens at risk by denying their fire department vehicles, radios, critical equipment and gear in order to maintain their selfish personal agenda! The word risk is an understatement...both firefighters and citizens are in grave danger in Plymouth Township.
They're relying on other community fire departments to finance their capital expenditures, and literally fight their fires; so they can spend $1.9 on recreation projects and insure their re-election in 2016.
PLEASE, use this info anywhere and distribute to everyone and anyone who might be interested. This story is one that must come out. Read story:
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Oct. 26, 2013: New sets of firefighter turnout gear, which arrived this week, has brought the Fire Department up to code. Read more:
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Oct. 23, 2013: In January of 2013, a grease fire in Ypsilanti Township’s densely populated Schooner Cove Apartments quickly spread throughout one of its buildings. Around 40 firefighters from Ypsilanti Township, Pittsfield Township, the city of Ypsilanti, city of Ann Arbor and Superior Township responded to the scene. Read more:
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Oct. 23, 2013: The City Council and the firefighters’ union have approved a new contract which includes a 5-percent pay cut and a two-year suspension of holiday pay as well as other concessions. Read more:
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Oct. 22, 2013: In just a couple of weeks, local elections will take place in many communities. In many locations, the outcome of these elections and millage votes will have a dramatic impact on the fate of the fire departments and our members and their families. Read more:
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Oct. 22, 2013: A contentious and sometimes heated Bruce Township Board of Trustees regular meeting ended with no new permanent fire chief named to the Bruce/Romeo Fire Department. Read more:
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Oct. 22, 2013: The CITY OF ROSEVILLE, Act 78 Police & Fire Civil Service Commission will be testing for the position of FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC to create an eligibility list for future employment opportunities. More info and application:
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