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TAYLOR: Court of Appeals to hear Mayor Lamarand fire grant case

Oct. 10, 2013: The Michigan Court of Appeals is hearing Mayor Jeffrey Lamarand’s federal fire grant case today — a year after he lost it in Wayne County Circuit Court. Judge Prentis Edwards ruled against Lamarand in the summer of 2012 and in favor of a City Council resolution that directed the mayor to accept a two-year, $8.1 million fire safety package called a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant. Read more:

How Grand Rapids expects to save $24 million on fire service

Oct. 8, 2013: Grand Rapids Fire Department thinks it can spend $24 million less on trucks over the next 30 years by buying the apparatus with cash instead of financing the purchases and paying interest on the debt. Read more:

DEARBORN/MELVINDALE: Firefighters don, sell shirts to raise money in fight against breast cancer

Oct. 8, 2013: DEARBORN — Firefighters are doing their part to promote National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by selling — and wearing — pink and blue duty shirts. Read more:

Roseville unveils memorial to firefighters, officers who died serving city

Oct. 7, 2013: The granite memorial — about 6 feet tall and 6 feet long — shows the families of officers and firefighters. The names listed on the monument stretch back more than three-quarters of a century. Read more:

Flint fire department awaits grant approval amid government shutdown

Oct. 5, 2013: A federal grant is keeping two mid-Michigan fire departments afloat. But what happens to these much-needed funds when the federal government shuts down? There's good news and bad news. Read more:

Jackson firefighters sport pink to raise awareness, funds in fight against breast cancer

Oct. 3, 2013: Pink is not only a pastel color, but it is also the color of courage, and Jackson-area firefighters are donning and selling pink shirts to raise funds in the fight against breast cancer.

Ypsilanti approves 5-year fire union contract as official urges action on legacy costs

Oct. 2, 2013: The Ypsilanti Fire Department now has a contract in place following a year and a half of intense negotiations, but a council member is urging the city to do more to rein in legacy costs. Read more:

LINCOLN PARK: City extends talks with firefighters again

Oct. 2, 2013: The city has again extended its talks with the firefighters’ union, averting three layoffs. Read more:

Township fire department goes pink

Oct. 1, 2013: ALPENA - The Alpena Township Fire Department will be trading in its blue uniforms for a different color during October - pink. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and for the second year in a row all the department employees are doning pink shirts to raise awareness and participate in the national campaign against cancer. Read more:

Ypsilanti official: Hybrid police and fire department unlikely as fire contract nears agreement

Oct. 1, 2013: The proposed hybrid Ypsilanti police and fire department that several firefighters were strongly against is now unlikely to happen, according to Mayor Paul Schreiber. Read more:

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