Friday, April 12, 2013
The Trenton Fire Department received $736,410 in grant money from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program in December 2012.
Trenton Fire Chief Bruce Vick introduced four new firefighters Monday at a regularly scheduled Trenton City Council meeting. Vick also hired three firefighters in February, making a total of seven new firefighters, as part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The new firefighters are: Vick said the new firefighters have improved morale at the Trenton Fire Department. "It's great," Vick said. "Young, good talent. We haven't had a new guy since 2009." The Trenton Fire Department received $736,410 in grant money from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program in December 2012. The grant money allowed the fire department to pay for salary and benefits for six …
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Trenton Fire Department received $736,410 in grant money from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program in December 2012.
The Trenton Fire Department hired three more firefighters in March to complete an effort to provide adequate staffing levels. The department hired three firefighters in February, making a total of six new firefighters, as part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The Trenton Fire Department received $736,410 in grant money from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program in December 2012. Fire Marshall Jeff Evans said the new firefighters have already begun working and are "doing a great job." The grant money allowed the fire department to pay for salary and benefits for six employees for two years. The city also received up to one year of additional funding for …
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Monday, March 11, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Trenton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Trenton fire officials believe an argument between two friends ended with one of the men starting a fire in the dining room of a house at about 9:45 p.m. in the 3100 block of Birchwood. Trenton Fire Marshal Jeff Evans said the men were in their late teens and one of the men might have used lighter fluid to set the fire to settle an argument. He added officials do not know which man started the fire and an investigation into the incident is ongoing. The fire caused minor damage to the dining room floor and a table. There were no injuries. Trenton fire fighters arrived two minutes after someone placed an emergency call. "They had the fire out before anything could happen," Evans said. Evans said he does not know what the men were fighting …
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Trenton and Riverview firefighters responded to a call about an oil fire at McLouth Steel on Jan. 24.
No one was injured when a cutting torch ignited an oil pit at McLouth Steel at about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 24. Crews were cutting metal into scrap in a building on the north side of the former steel plant when a waste oil pit became engulfed in flames. Firefighters from Trenton and Riverview responded to the call and extinguished the flames using foam. Trenton Fire Marshal Jeff Evans said firefighters shot foam onto the fire to suffocate the flames. "The foam seals the surface and keeps oxygen from getting to the fire," Evans said. Evans said there are several waste oil pits scattered around the plant. The pits are purposefully placed in the ground to store used oil until it can be disposed of properly. "The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) …
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The Trenton Fire Department is poised to receive $736,410 in grant money from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program.
Residents might feel a bit safer to to know that the Trenton Fire Department is hiring six new firefighters after receiving $736,410 in grant funding from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program. The grant money will allow the fire department to pay for salary and benefits for six employees for two years. The city could receive up to one year of additional funding if former military personnel are hired. Trenton Fire Chief Bruce Vick said he would begin hiring immediately. City officials are required to accept the money and begin the hiring process within 90 days of the issue date, which was Friday. City council members voted unanimously to accept the grant money Monday night at a regular city council …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Trenton Program Coordinator Barb Olsen recently wrote a grant requesting funding to hire six new fire fighters for two years.
A representative of U.S. Sen. Carl Levin's office confirmed Thursday that the Trenton Fire Department is poised to receive $736,410 in grant money from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters grant program. “It is vital that we maintain the fire protection our citizens need,” Levin said in a release. “These grants will help the fire departments in Trenton and Wyandotte hire more first responders to protect their communities when an emergency strikes.” Thw Wyandotte Fire Department is set to receive $616,876. The Assistance to Firefighters Grants are part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, a competitive grant process to help ensure that fire departments nationwide have the …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Officials at the Trenton Fire Department applied for a grant that could bring up to six new firefighters to the department.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant program awards have been suspended for several reasons including Hurricane Sandy, according to Barb Olsen, program coordinator for Trenton. "The election was one reason for the delay and, more than anything, Hurricane Sandy," Olsen said. "FEMA deployed a lot of personnel to hurricane relief." Officials at the Trenton Fire Department applied for a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant and are awaiting a response from FEMA. In the grant application, officials requested six new firefighters. If approved, the Trenton Fire Department could receive over $145,000 for each of six requested firefighters, which would pay salary and benefits for the new hires for up to three …
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Budget cuts and firefighters on medical leave have prompted Trenton Fire Department officials to come up with new ways to generate revenue for the department.
The number of firefighters at the Trenton Fire Department is the lowest it's been in several years. Department officials proposed an alternative revenue plan to city council members at a recent study session. If approved, the alternative revenue source might allow the department to hire new firefighters. Trenton Fire Chief Bruce Vick asked council members to consider allowing the fire department to use department personnel and ambulances to transfer patients to and from local facilities, otherwise known as non-emergency inter-facility transfers. For example, the Trenton Fire Department would charge Oakwood Southshore Medical Center to transfer a patient to another facility in the area. Capt. Glen Scafidi said Southshore currently pays …
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A Trenton firefighter who's been on long-term disability for about a year might be terminated and replaced by the end of the year.
The Trenton Fire Department might be hiring a new firefighter before the end of the year. Sign up for the Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch newsletter. A 38-year-old Trenton firefighter suffered a non-work related injury about a year ago and has until Dec. 24 to return to work. The firefighter must be cleared by a doctor before he can resume his duties as a full-time firefighter. The firefighter is currently receiving long-term disability, which is about 60 percent of his annual pay and could potentially end after 24 months or until he finds gainful employment. The benefit is not paid by the City of Trenton and covers costs for additional education. Human Resorces Director Scott Church did not wish to reveal the nature of the firefighter's injury …
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joy mahan
9:28 am on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
I so proud to say that one of the new fireman is my newphew ryan long ... so proud of you for all that you do . love aunt joy more ›