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Bay City delays commission meeting for proposed police, firefighter merge

BAY CITY, MI — Officials have rescheduled a Bay City Commission meeting to hear details about a proposed police and fire department merge.

ALLEN PARK: Fire Department given second extension on SAFER grant

ALLEN PARK — Whether or not to accept a $1.28 million federal fire safety grant is in flux again after the city was given a second 30-day extension to decide.

Some Bay City firefighters face losing their jobs in proposed public safety plan

BAY CITY, MI — Rick Wells loves his career as a firefighter, despite the three pink slips he's received in his nine years working for the Bay City Fire Department.

Firefighters ‘Care Enough to Wear Pink'

Starting today (Sunday), Wayne-Westland firefighters are adding some color to their uniforms — pink.

ALLEN PARK: SAFER grant accepted, with conditions

Nearly two months after being offered a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, or SAFER, grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the City Council voted Tuesday to accept it with the condition that the union representing its firefighter sign a memo of understanding the department will lower its daily minimum staffing from seven to five.

Union clash creates animosity between Bay City police, firefighters as merger looms

Two groups known for fighting fires and curbing crime now are battling each other to shape the direction of public safety in Michigan.

Michigan Decides 2012: Vote YES for collective bargaining and Proposal 2 to build strong communities

Proposal 2, the campaign to protect working families, really boils down to a question of protecting collective bargaining rights. Collective bargaining gives us a voice to negotiate fair wages, benefits and safe working conditions that benefit us all.

Price of protection: Other merged police, fire departments offer forecast for Bay City model

BAY CITY, MI — With a proposal to merge Bay City’s police and fire departments likely just weeks away from going to the Bay City Commission for a vote, advocates and opponents alike are lining up to debate the plan.

Price of protection: Bay City to revisit plan to merge police, fire departments

As soon as November, city leaders could adopt a sweeping plan to merge Bay City's police and fire departments, a move designed to save the city millions each year in public protection costs.

Ypsilanti officials consider proposal to consolidate fire, police into one department

Ypsilanti officials are weighing a plan to combine the city's police and fire departments into a single department of public safety to combat rising expenses and shrinking funds.

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