Fire News

Published August 22, 2019

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.

Published August 2, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Guns ‘n’ Hoses to return Aug. 10 in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores Fire Department has had the 2017 Guns ‘n’ Hoses trophy in its possession for a couple of years.

Published August 1, 2019

Warren Weekly

Man dies, woman injured in Warren house fire

WARREN — A man was dead at the scene and a woman was transported to the hospital with severe burns following an afternoon house fire in Warren July 31.

Published July 31, 2019

Madison - Park News

Donations needed for family who lost everything in fire

HAZEL PARK — In the span of four days, the Hazel Park Fire Department responded to two house fires. The fires occurred under very different circumstances: one house was hit by a firebomb in the dead of night, while the other caught fire during the day from what appears to have been an electrical malfunction.

Published July 31, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Attic of Manresa house catches fire

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — For the second time in just a few months, a fire broke out at the historical Manresa Jesuit Retreat House early July 31, according to police.

Published July 29, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Township firefighter honored

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — State Sen. Michael MacDonald recognized Macomb Township Firefighter Joe Warne for 10 years of service at the July 24 Board of Trustees meeting.

Published July 26, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Search for next fire chief continues

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Six months after the retirement of Mike Lopez, Harrison Township is getting close to finding its next fire chief.

The cause of a July 24 house fire in the 21700 block of La Salle Avenue remained undetermined at press time.

Published July 25, 2019

Warren Weekly

No injuries reported in Warren house fire

WARREN — Fire crews were able to quickly bring a house fire in the 21700 block of La Salle Avenue under control July 24, where there were no injuries and no damage to adjacent structures reported.

Published July 23, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Township proposes police and fire special assessment district

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Voters will have the chance to approve or scrap a 2.3-mill special assessment district plan that would bring extra money into the township’s coffers to fund police and fire services in the face of the growing cost of post-employment benefit obligations.

Published July 19, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores asking voters to help pay for police, fire and roads

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores voters have two millage proposals to consider on the Aug. 6 ballot, one to help pay for road construction and the other to help pay for the Police and Fire departments.

Published July 17, 2019

Warren Weekly

Worker survives shock while trimming branches in Warren

WARREN — Note to anyone clearing brush along power lines near your property: Be very careful, because branches or tools that go near or touch high-voltage wires can result in serious injury or a quick death.

Published July 15, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Fires break out at two Royal Oak homes

ROYAL OAK — In the past several weeks, there have been two house fires, as well as a trailer fire and a car fire, in the city of Royal Oak.

Published July 15, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

CTFD enlists aid of cancer-sniffing dogs

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The mental and physical anguish of being a firefighter can extend far beyond the day-to-day routine.

Published July 12, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville Fire Department recognized for response to cardiac emergencies

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Fire Department has real heart — and that’s according to the American Heart Association.

Published July 11, 2019

Troy Times

Fire displaces Troy apartment residents

TROY — A kitchen fire in one unit left residents in four apartments homeless at a complex on Coolidge Highway, north of Maple Road.

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