New Trenton Firefighter Hits the Ground Running
By his third shift, a new Trenton firefighter was thought to have been exposed to a fatal illness, involved in a fire at McLouth Steel and instrumental in rescuing a Grosse Ile employee who was buried alive.
Trenton recently hired three new firefighters using grant money awarded in December 2012. Chief Bruce Vick of the Trenton Fire Department said the new firefighters would help provide better service to the community. “We’re going to have more manpower on the scene,” Vick said. Trenton’s new firefighters are Chris Green and Anthony Damiani of Trenton and Joe Jergovich of Rockwood. At least one of the newbies has had an extremely dangerous first week on the job. Green, a graduate of Trenton High School, was involved in three major emergency situations during his first three shifts. Vick said Green was thought to have been exposed to a life threatening illness, participated in extinguishing a hazardous materials fire at the former McLouth …
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Nancy Kendall Kruse
9:04 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
I have 1 question & 2 comments. :-) Condolences to the Righetti/Farrell family for your loss. Cudos to Chris Green & the new firefighters. Why not hire 2 firefighters for 6 years instead of 6 for 2 years? more ›