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Homeland Security grant to aid Sterling Heights Fire Department

1/20/13: The Sterling Heights Fire Department has been awarded $232,548 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters grant program. The department will use the grant to replace all of its Lifepack monitors on its advance life support engines and the bottles firefighters use in their self-contained breathing apparatus, according to a news release. The grant also will be used for fire officer training courses for more than 30 department personnel.

Rash of fires in Flint burn out firefighters

1/18/13: A rash of fires in one Mid-Michigan community has been putting a strain on firefighters. Read more >>

Firefighter Announcement for the City of Livonia

Applications for this examination must be received at the office of the Civil Service Department, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, MI 48154, no later than 5:00 p.m, Friday, February 15, 2013, in order to be accepted. Click here >>

WYANDOTTE: Council accepts SAFER grant; four firefighters to be hired

1/16/13: The City Council is accepting a federal grant for $616,876 that will provide funds to hire four firefighters for a two-year period. Read more >>

Saginaw city officials plan further negotiations with police, fire union representatives

1/14/13: Employee Services Director Dennis Jordan said a meeting with the city firefighters' union, the International Association of Fire Fighters, is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 17. Read more >>

Mount Clemens, Harrison fire unions push for merger

1/14/13: Fire officials in Harrison Township and Mount Clemens would like to rekindle plans to consolidate the two departments in the new year after a previous proposal fizzled out with little notice last fall. Read more >>

Ypsilanti declines to explore fire collaboration with Ypsilanti Township

1/13/13: Would a collaboration between the City of Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township’s fire departments make sense? Read more >>

Promotions and new hire at Sturgis Fire Department

1/12/13: Two Sturgis firefighters were promoted recently, and another was added to the department. Read more >>

Ypsilanti pursuing hybrid police, fire departments detailed in new report

1/11/13: Ypsilanti City Manager Ralph Lange says the city will pursue a hybrid model for its police and fire departments to reduce expenses and maintain serves, as outlined in a new report from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. Read more >>

Dearborn Fire Department to Begin Billing for More Medical Runs

1/10/13: A new program implemented at the Dearborn Fire Department will help to recoup as much as $800,000 in costs annually associated with emergency medical runs. Read more >>

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