Fire News

Published September 30, 2019

St. Clair Shores Fire Department welcomes residents with open house

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The smoke house experience, Sparky the fire dog and the chance to check out the Fire Department’s new quint ladder truck in person are just some of the reasons why hundreds flood the bays of St. Clair Shores’ Central Fire Station each year for the fire open house.

Published September 25, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Man dies in Sterling condo fire

STERLING HEIGHTS — An early morning Sept. 25 condo fire claimed the life of a man in Sterling Heights, according to the Sterling Heights Fire Department.

The Macomb Township Fire Department open house Oct. 6 includes the chance to meet firefighters, live demonstrations, fire engine tours, station tours, children’s activities, and more.

Published September 24, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Township Fire Department to hold open house

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Fire Prevention Week is fast approaching, and with it comes open houses.

Published September 24, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe Fire Department gets new fire marshal

EASTPOINTE — The Eastpointe Fire Department has a new, dedicated fire marshal for the first time since 2011.

Published September 24, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville Police and Fire departments to host open house

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Fire Department is teaming up with the Roseville Police Department for its annual open house Sept. 28.

Published September 24, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville Fire Department receives funding for new equipment

ROSEVILLE — On Sept. 17, it was announced that five fire departments in southeast Michigan, including the Roseville Fire Department, would receive grant money to upgrade outdated equipment or recruit new firefighters.

Published September 20, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Fire Department open house to teach home escape heroics

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights residents who want to learn about how heroes work — as well as how to prepare heroic escapes in their own homes — can attend an upcoming Sterling Heights Fire Department open house.

Published September 20, 2019

Farmington Press

690-pound lint ball set ablaze to raise awareness for fire safety

FARMINGTON HILLS — Sept. 19 was a hot day that grew even hotter as a local company set a new Guinness World Record for “the largest ball of lint” and then set it on fire to raise awareness of the dangers of dryer fires.

Published September 13, 2019

Advertiser Times

Alleged arsonist charged for 3 fires on Detroit’s east side

DETROIT — A woman has been charged in connection with the arsons of three uninhabited houses in the area of Gratiot Avenue and Seven Mile Road.

Published September 6, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Recycling truck catches fire

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores Fire Chief James Piper commended Green for Life Environmental for its actions following a recycling truck fire in the southern end of the city Sept. 3.

Published September 6, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Community on display at first responder open house in Clinton Township

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — They are first responders — the men and women who fight crime, or fires, or drive the ambulance to the hospital. Day in and day out, they provide a sense of safety to a large, developed community.

Published September 3, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Resident hospitalized due to Royal Oak house fire

ROYAL OAK — At approximately 12:47 p.m. Aug. 30, Royal Oak firefighters responded to a report of a house fire at an 864-square-foot home located on Coolidge Highway, north of West 13 Mile Road.

Published August 29, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

New battalion chief named at St. Clair Shores Fire Department

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores Fire Department said goodbye to one of its longtime members while promoting another Aug. 26.

Published August 22, 2019

Troy Times

Fire displaces residents — kitty is safe

TROY — Residents remained displaced after a fire ripped through the second and third floors of a large, four-unit condominium on Old Creek Road, near Wattles Road and Interstate 75, just before 7 a.m. Aug. 19.

Published August 21, 2019

Troy Times

Troy Firefighters Memorial picks up steam

TROY — Plans are proceeding for a memorial to honor deceased firefighters.

Published August 20, 2019

Rochester Post

Citizens Fire Academy returns for second year in Rochester

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Fire Department invites the public to participate in its second annual Citizens Fire Academy, which begins Sept. 3.

Published August 19, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham swears in new fire chief

BIRMINGHAM — With 21 years with the Birmingham Fire Department under his belt, there’s a good chance that if you’re a Birmingham resident, you’ve seen firefighter Paul Wells around town.

Joseph O’Connor, Michigan Association of Fire Fighters labor relations specialist, speaks at a June township board meeting. He said that no reason was given to him why the layoff deadline was moved from the fall to Aug. 1.

Published August 12, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Fire dispatchers laid off in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Effective. Aug. 1, 10 part-time Macomb Township fire dispatchers are laid off.

Published August 6, 2019

Woodward Talk

Medical alert forms could help Huntington Woods emergency responses

HUNTINGTON WOODS — The city of Huntington Woods is introducing a new service for residents that can help inform first responders of pertinent medical information while they are responding to an emergency.