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June 24, 2013: When the Melvindale City Council approved the merger of the Dearborn and Melvindale fire departments, it hardly was the beginning of the process. Read more:
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June 23, 2013: TAYLOR — The Fire Department publicly thanked residents for helping it purchase new turnout gear. Read more:
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June 20, 2013: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin today announced support for the Saginaw Fire Department to retain firefighters. The grant comes through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program. Read more:
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June 20, 2013: The merger between the Melvindale and Dearborn fire departments is official. The Melvindale City Council voted 3-2 with one absent Wednesday to approve the merger. Dearborn’s council had voted 5-0 with one abstaining and one absent June 11 to approve the plan, in which all five stations in the two cities will remain open and all 128 firefighters in the two departments would keep their jobs in the new department. Read more:
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The Western Wayne Firefighters would like to formally invite all our MPFFU brothers and sisters and their families to our fundraiser for the family of our fallen firefighter Brian Woehlke. Click here for more info.
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June 19, 2013: For a second year, the city’s Fire Department will work closely with nearby Brownstown Township’s firefighters. Read more:
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June 18, 2013: The St. Clair Shores Fire Department recently used a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant to purchased three floating pumps to fight blazes in marinas and other areas in the city. Read more:
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June 18, 2013: Saginaw City Council has approved a tentative agreement with the city's firefighters union that could prevent nine of the 15 layoffs that would otherwise take effect July 1, the first day of the city's 2013-2014 budget year. Read more:
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June 17, 2013: Gathered around a recently dug trench on Meridian Street, just south of South Street, area firefighters trained and practiced on how to rescue a victim trapped under the dirt. Read more:
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June 17, 2013: The Dearborn Firefighters Burn Drive is auctioning a day to remember to benefit the family of Brian Woehlke, the Wayne-Westland firefighter who died fighting a strip mall fire April 8. Read more:
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