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Firefighters diagnosed with cancer could get workers' comp under proposal

24-Apr-2013: Full-time firefighters who are diagnosed with any of 10 types of cancer automatically would be eligible for workers’ compensation under a proposed state law. Read more:

Cutlerville Fire Department seeing results with SAFER grant

23-Apr-2013: A joyful reunion was recently held at the Cutlerville Fire Station, where a 5-year-old boy who was resuscitated after a near drowning last month stopped by the station to meet the two men who revived him. Read more:

Workers comp for firefighter cancer? Michigan bill would treat disease as occupational hazard

23-Apr-2013: Senate Bill 211, a bipartisan measure introduced by Republican Sen. Tory Rocca of Sterling Heights, would amend Michigan's worker's compensation law to guarantee benefits for full-time firefighters who develop certain types of cancer while on the job. Read more:

Ypsilanti denied nearly $1M grant for consolidation of police and fire departments

23-Apr-2013: The city of Ypsilanti was denied a nearly $1 million Michigan Department of Treasury grant that would have gone toward the creation of a hybrid police and fire department, City Manager Ralph Lange confirmed. Read more:

Heroic rescue by Marquette's finest

22-Apr-2013: "We were able to bring them in and I believe they were no worse for the wear other than being pretty cold," said Ben Wilder, a Marquette Firefighter on the scene. Read more:

Merger of Bay City police and fire departments on track to begin July 1

22-Apr-2013: The career Chris Reynolds has built as a Bay City firefighter is in jeopardy come July, when he faces layoff under the city's plan to combine its police and fire departments. Read more:

Michigan 2020 Scholarship Competition

Don't forget, the deadline for the $10,000 Michigan 2020 Scholarship Competition is April 28, so if you know a high school senior that would like to enter, make sure you check out the page today! Read more:

Auxiliary firefighter program to end as ranks on the upswing

18-Apr-2013: The Redford Township Fire Department is slowly growing in numbers, something current Fire Chief Tom Graham is hoping to continue in future years. Read more:

Ferndale decides against fire layoffs this year

17-Apr-2013: Despite impending budget cuts, Ferndale officials have decided to keep four firefighters slated for layoffs until at least the end of the year. Read more:

Everyone Goes Home Train the Trainer (May 20, 2013)

17-Apr-2013: Everyone Goes Home® is a program by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to prevent firefighter line-of-duty deaths and injuries. Instructor: Battalion Chief Kevin J Sehlmeyer of Grand Rapids Fire Department. Read more >>

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