Flint Fire Department

The City of Flint is reminding residents that the outdoor burning of brush of any kind is prohibited without a permit. Burning brush within the city presents a safety hazard to the neighborhood according to a news release. When called, firefighters will respond to illegal brush fires and extinguish them...

The City of Flint received word today from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that its application for the Sustaining Adequate Fire Emergency Response (SAFER) grant has been denied. This most recent application was for $7.9 million and was intended to provide funding for 39 positions within the Flint Fire Department...

MLive is reporting that if the City of Flint doesn't receive a nearly $8 million federal grant for firefighters, it could mean longer wait times. The City of Flint projects that without the SAFER grant - Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response - there would be just enough funding for 46 firefighters with 19 potentially losing their jobs. Add...

Flint Congressman Dan Kildee is pushing to secure a $7.9 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant for firefighters in the City of Flint. Kildee says receiving the grant with ensure that Flint has the necessary resources to train, retain and recruit firefighters, along with having the necessary life-saving equipment to do their jobs...

The Flint Fire Department is partnering with an area restaurant to help raise money for Hurley's Pediatric Burn Unit. On Saturday from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m., Alexander J's Smokehouse plans to donate 15 percent of each total bill to the Hurley Medical Center Pediatric Burn Unit...

The Flint Fire Department is ramping up its fire prevention efforts by using proactive field work and public education. Chief David Cox, Jr. has been sending out personnel, led by Fire Marshall Marcus Brown, to canvass different areas of the city to identify likely hot spots of arson activity...

The Flint Fire Department will hold open houses and give out free smoke detectors as part of fire prevention week.

United States Congressman Dale Kildee announced today that he has helped secure a $6.9 million grant that will help keep Flint firefighters on the job. The grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will help avert dozens of layoffs planned for the city's fire department...