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21-Mar-2013: City officials in Saginaw are scrambling to prevent public safety cuts after the sheriff's office turned down a potential deal. Three dozen first responders, 21 police officers and 15 firefighters, will be gone July 1 unless a last-minute deal is struck. Read more:
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21-Mar-2013: Royal Oak police and firefighter hockey players are facing off again Saturday at the city's Lindell Ice Arena to raise money for muscular dystrophy in their third annual Royal Oak Guns & Hoses Charity Hockey Game. Read more:
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21-Mar-2013: Each year in the United States, 450,000 burn injuries occur that are serious enough to require medical attention. Burns are difficult and challenging injuries, as they often have a life-long impact. The suffering caused by burns is made even more tragic by the fact that they are preventable. The Burn Injury Awareness Walk will bring together burn survivors and their families, first responders, safety and medical professionals, and community members to walk for burn injury awareness, public education, and prevention. Read more info and registration:
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20-Mar-2013: Benton Harbor firemen are staging a benefit to support one of their own, who was badly injured on the job. Read more:
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19-Mar-2013: A member of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1728, which represents Melvindale’s firefighters, confirmed yesterday that his union and Dearborn’s approved the merger after initial discussions nearly spoiled the deal. Read more:
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19-Mar-2013: Two Shelby Township firefighters/paramedics injured Sunday when their ambulance collided with a pickup truck at Schoenherr and 23 Mile roads are home recovering, fire Chief Jim Swinkowski said Monday. Read more:
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19-Mar-2013: Bucking a statewide trend of union concessions, firefighters in St. Clair Shores will receive a modest increase in their paychecks beginning in July. Read more:
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18-Mar-2013: Police and firefighters will face off Thursday to raise money for a good cause. Read more:
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18-Mar-2013: Message from John McCoy, Shelby Twp Local 1338 President: Shelby Township, Local 1338, had an EMS unit involved in a motor vehicle accident on Sunday, March 17, while responding to a medical emergency. There were two personnel on the apparatus at the time of the accident. Both were treated and transported to the hospital and released last night. They are expected to return to work in the next couple of days. Read more:
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17-Mar-2013: “We have more folks on staff at any given time, not coming in from work or unable to come at all,” Harshberger said. “We have additional firefighters on each shift. From a training aspect and as far as our response time, we have created a more effective model.” Read more:
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