• Service all heating systems and all gas-, oil- or coal-burning appliances by a technician annually.
• Install a battery-operated and electric-powered carbon monoxide detector in your home and check or replace the battery when you change the time on your clocks each spring and fall. If the detector sounds, leave your home immediately and call 911.
• Contact a doctor if you believe you have carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Do not use gas-powered devices such as a generator, grill or stove inside your home, basement or near a near a window or door. Generators should be operated more than 15 feet from the home.
• Do not run any gas-powered motor inside a closed structure, such as a garage.
Yesterday afternoon, with over 22,000 protesters outside the Indiana Statehouse, Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a so-called “Right to Work” bill into law.
Here in Michigan, a group of extreme Lansing politicians are trying to pass a similar bill. Read More...
Pontiav Fire Department members pose for one last picture as their department officially shuts its doors at midnight.
PONTIAC, Mi. (My TV20 News at 10) --- Pontiac will have a new fire department tonight, almost with the flip of a switch.
Firefighters gathered for a final picture this afternoon at the Pike Street Station. This is the final day for the department. Read More...
Port Huron Fire Fighters Local 354 will be hosting a spaghetti dinner/benefit for Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson is a 23 year member of the Port Huron Fire Department. In November of 2011, Kevin was diagnosed with Stage 4 Oral Pharyngeal Cancer. He currently travels 5 days a week to Ann Arbor's University of Michigan Hospital, where he is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. Read More...
January 26, 2012 – The FY 2011 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant application period will open on Monday, January 30, 2012 and run until Friday, February 24, 2012 at 5:00 P.M. EST. Congress has approved $742.5 million in SAFER funding to rehire and retain fire fighters, in addition to hiring additional personnel. Read More...
Many of you will look at the headline of this article and think back about the song of the same name made famous by The Carpenters. Some will remember an older movie and book of the same name.
Many Livonia residents, myself included, are now getting tired of the cold weather, snow, dark skies and biting winds. These weather conditions are normal for those of us living in Michigan, and we need to keep our guard up as fire incidents peak during the cold weather months.
Many U. S. families have a home fire escape plan, but the majority of them never practice it, says a recent survey by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). They recommend practicing a home fire drill twice annually, while it wouldn't be a bad idea to practice it more than that to improve reaction time in case of a fire emergency.
City of Livonia (Firefighter)
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, Monday, February 27, 2012, in order to be accepted. Download info and application.
The Livonia Fire Department has received a $360,000 federal grant for a new heavy-rescue truck, Mayor Jack Kirksey announced Wednesday.
“It's obviously a piece of equipment that can make a difference in terms of people's lives,” he said in making the announcement at a City Council study session.
A recent fire in Oklahoma City destroyed the home and most of the belongings of the man who lived there. The fire was started when a space heater was left on and placed too close to combustible materials. The homeowner said, “I barely made it out of the front door. I stood up, the smoke got to me, and I fell out of the door.
Relaxing with the family in front of the fireplace during the cold winter months is a wonderful way to pass some of the cold evenings we face here in Michigan. While we can get great pleasure out of this activity, if we do not properly maintain our fireplaces and chimneys, it can lead to a tragedy.
Having and practicing a home fire escape plan can save your life in the event of a fire, especially when it takes only a few minutes for a flame to grow large enough to engulf the contents of the average home.
The fire took place on Auburndale near the corner of Orangelawn in Old Rosedale Gardens. / Photo by Stacy Jenkins
An overloaded extension cord is suspected in a fire that caused extensive damage to the interior of a Livonia home Thursday afternoon.
ust a few days before Christmas in 1990, a Christmas tree in a Canton home burst into flames. The man tried to pull the burning tree out of the doorwall in the back of the home. The tree wedged in the doorwall and ignited nearby combustibles, quickly spreading the fire. He and his wife tried desperately to get their children out safely, but seven people died in that fire.
ECORSE, RIVER ROUGE will use grant to merge police, fire services
ECORSE — Though this city and River Rouge will receive a combined $657,000 grant from the state to consolidate police and fire services, union leaders here say it is the wrong move.
Scott Douglas, president of the Ecorse firefighters union, has been vocal about his disapproval of the plan.
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Warren Fire Dept. gets $510k grant
Warren— The city's Fire Department has received a $510,000 federal grant for equipment upgrades, officials said Friday.
Mayor Jim Fouts said the city will add $127,700 as a local match to the grant.
The grant was awarded to the city's Fire Department by the U.S. Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to the Firefighters Grant Program.
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Grand Rapids firefighters not sold on city plan to adopt 'quick-response vehicles'
Traditional fire engines could be on the way out of Grand Rapids if a city experiment with 'quick-response vehicles' pans out
GRAND RAPIDS – Though firefighters are skeptical about moving away from traditional fire engines, city administrators plan to pilot smaller, cheaper “quick-response vehicles” as they consider staffing cuts in coming years.
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TAYLOR: City suspends talk of privatizing EMS service 'indefinitely'
TAYLOR — All talk of privatizing the city’s emergency medical service transport is on hold.
Tim Bell, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1252 vice president, received word late Friday afternoon.
“I’ve been told that all talk about private ambulances have been suspended indefinitely,” he said.
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Saginaw Police and Fire Pension could undergo changes
SAGINAW -- Saginaw city officials plan to consider a new way of managing the Police and Fire Pension.
The Saginaw Police and Fire Pension Board presently administers the retirement program, empowered by the "Saginaw Administrative Code and is responsible for the general administration and management of the Police and Fire pension system," the city website says.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Michigan Fire Fighters Respond to Political Attacks
The Michigan Professional Fire Fighters is launching a public education campaign to fight a wave of anti-worker legislation fueled by Gov. Rick Snyder and his allies in the Michigan Legislature.
Yesterday afternoon, with over 22,000 protesters outside the Indiana Statehouse, Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a so-called “Right to Work” bill into law.
Here in Michigan, a group of extreme Lansing politicians are trying to pass a similar bill.
Let’s call this what it is – a blatant power grab by corporate special interests that will give more profits to greedy CEOs at the expense of our jobs, our retirement security, and our kids’ future.
It’s not often that we agree with Gov. Snyder, but during his testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday, Snyder said Right to Work is “a very divisive issue,” and that “I don’t believe it’s appropriate in Michigan during 2012.”
With Michigan’s unemployment rate at 9.3-percent, we can’t afford to waste time on controversial policies like Right to Work – which have failed to create jobs in other states.
We’re counting on your support to help fight back.
