August 13, 2013: The Live Fire Instructor Credential Program is a unique blend of distance learning and intense 3-day hands on academy focusing on the responsibilities of instructors charged with the important safety duties of a live fire instructor. This course is based on the NFPA 1403 Standard on Live Fire Training for its content and references Live Fire Instructor Principles and Practices by Jones & Bartlett as its text. Students will complete an extensive on-line course prior to the hands on portion and will challenge a series of written and practical examinations to earn this 3 year credential. Read more:

August 13, 2013: The Hamtramck Firefighters have two events coming up. To help battle Breast Cancer – we are offering t-shirts as worn by the team we sponsored at the Save 2nd Base Softball tournament last month. This will be a special run of t-shirts just to support this great cause! On Saturday, October 26 we present our annual night of Haunted Bowling at Universal Lanes in Warren. Read more:

August 12, 2013: The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Market Relations team cordially invites you to attend a Labor Leader Educational and Informational Seminar. Learn about Health Care Reform, its impacts and how it will affect you in years to come. The same seminar is being offered on five different dates and locations. There is no cost to attend and you can send as many people as you want. Read more:

August 12, 2013: Members of the Fire Department plan to turn their attention from fighting fires to fighting the fight against Muscular Dystrophy soon. Read more:

August 8, 2013: Mayor Jim Ellison has seen his fair share of contentious issues crop up over the years during contract negotiations with the Royal Oak Firefighters Union. But the tentative agreement approved by the city commission at a special meeting Tuesday is a sign for Ellison that things have changed. Read more:

August 7, 2013: By a very wide margin — 5,114 “yes” votes to 2,164 “no” votes — voters approved a 10-year, 6.75-mills tax increase Tuesday that will wipe out the remainder of a five-year 3.5-mills millage approved in 2011. The new millage is expected to raise about $4.9 million annually. Read more:

August 7, 2013: A public safety tax in St. Clair Shores was overwhelmingly renewed while a tax increase for fire service in Harrison Township also received voter approval in Tuesday’s primary election. Read more:

August 7, 2013: Pennfield Township residents approved an increase to their public safety millage Tuesday. Read more:

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! Registration for the IAFF 8th District Regional Partnership Education Program (PEP) in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 2-3, 2013, is now open. Members of the 8th District are invited to attend this two-day event featuring highly interactive, skill-building workshops.

This Regional PEP training will be held at the Indianapolis Hilton Downtown. Rooms can be reserved at a discounted rate of $91 per night, plus taxes.

Registration for the Regional PEP event is $135. Workshops begin in the morning on October 2 and conclude midday on October 3. A wide variety of workshops will be offered, and attendees can customize their training by selecting the workshops that best meet their educational and learning needs..

For more information, contact the IAFF Department of Education at (202) 737-8484.

August 6, 2013: Canton firefighters will have gone five years without a pay raise after they approved a concessionary contract that also trimmed pension and health care benefits, a union leader said. Read more: