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Sept. 26, 2013: Attention all Firefighters! The start of the 2013-14 Detroit Red Wings season is just around the corner, and the excitement is building in Hockeytown! This season's Firefighters Night at The Joe has been announced for the game versus the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, October 23rd at 7:30pm. More info:
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Sept. 26, 2013: Firefighter Brian Woehlke name was placed on the wall. His family was in attendance. View photos:
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Sept. 26, 2013: The criticisms, in a five-page letter dated July 19, followed the March 2012 layoffs of six firefighters and a reorganization of the department that left it more reliant on part-time and on-call firefighters, a system Wendel contends is not working. Read more:
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Sept. 26, 2013: Flint will have to lay off 39 firefighters and close two fire stations if it does not get nearly $8 million over the next two years through a federal grant city officials are seeking. Read more:
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Sept. 25, 2013: The Fire Department raised $5,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association last weekend during its Annual Fill-the-boot campaign. Read more:
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Sept. 22, 2013: The city is delaying a planned layoff of three firefighters in light of negotiations that may result in a new contract. Read more:
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Sept. 20, 2013: A state lawmaker wants to protect townships from spending more on fire service by preventing the kind of labor deal that Grand Rapids made with the city’s firefighters’ union. Read more:
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Sept. 20, 2013: Plymouth Township Fire Chief Mark Wendel has expressed grave concerns about the general safety of both firefighters “and the public we serve,” despite warnings from Township Supervisor Richard Reaume not to create any public record of his fears. Read more:
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Sept. 19, 2013: Local firefighters got hands-on training this week to ensure they are prepared in case of a railroad incident. Read more:
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Sept. 19, 2013: When a small kitchen fire erupted at a home in southwest Dearborn late last month, firefighters from neighboring Melvindale were dispatched to the scene. Read more:
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