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Homer Township Fire Department
For Emergencies: Dial 911 Scanner: 154.37 Mhz Phone: 989-832-8034
About the Homer Township Fire Department
Homer Township Fire Department proudly protects 4500 people living in an area of 22 square miles. We operate out of 1 station that protects a primarily rural area. Our department is a public department whose members are on a paid on call status. We have an ISO rating of 6/9.The mission of the Homer Township Fire Department is to serve the public by reducing deaths, injuries, and minimizing loss from fires, hazardous material incidents, motor vehicle accidents, medical emergencies, and any other crisis.We strive to achieve this mission through diligent training and state of the art equipment, teamed with dedication and professionalism, while maintaining cost-effective management of public funds.Our success relies upon a proactive organization which understands that the future will be determined by the use of our most valuable resource.....our personnel.The Homer Township Fire Department is dispatched through Midland County Central 911 Dispatch and provides the following services:
Fire
EMS
HAZ-MAT
Search and Rescue
Extrication
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The City of Chicago filed suit Tuesday seeking to recover more than $350,000 from a company whose bus was involved in a crash that killed a veteran Chicago firefighter.
The suit seeks to recover the costs of a firetruck, repairs to a light pole and other costs from the crash in March 2007. A school bus driven by Darlene Lewis slammed into a firetruck on its way to an emergency, killing firefighter William Grant, 44.
The Alltown Bus Service school bus clipped the back of the firetruck, sending it spinning out of control at 59th and Wells Streets, authorities said at the time. Grant was crushed beneath the wreckage, witnesses said.
Police cited Lewis for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. She was also named in the lawsuit.
Paramedic Training Program MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland Emergency Medical Services Midland
Date/Time Sep 03, 2008/6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Description: This program starts Wednesday, September 3, 2008 and will finish Monday, October 26, 2009. Class will meet Monday, Wednesday, Friday and some Saturday's from 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - this 13 month class prepares students for an exciting career, as the highest level of prehospital care provider. This program includes Anatomy and Physiology, Advanced Airway procedures, Pharmacology and Intravenous Administration of fluids and medications, EKG and Cardiac Monitoring, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma, Special Operations, Disaster and Haz-Mat training.
Paramedics may be employed by Ambulances Services, Fire Departments, Areo-Medical (helicopters), Private Institutions, Industrial Institutions, Hotel / Cruise Ships, Correctional Facilities, Emergency Rooms and Hospital ICU's.
Prerequisite: Basic Emergency Medical Technician
Class Requirements: *Must be 18 years of age (at time of testing) *Must be a High School graduate *No felony convictions *A criminal background check will be done upon registration
Cost: $ 4550.00 Registration: Please contact Scott Schaffer at (989) 633-1318 for questions and for registration.
Medical First Responder Training MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland Emergency Medical Services Midland
Date Time Sep 02, 2008 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Description: This class will start Tuesday, September 2, 2008 and finish on Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Class will be held on Tuesday, Thursday and some Saturday's from 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
This is 40-60 hour prehospital medical training class covers CPR/AED use, Anatomy, Medical and Trauma emergencies, OB/Pediatrics, Operations, Haz-Mat and Disaster Training. Medical First Responders are typically associated with fire departments, although it is becoming increasingly utilized in Law Enforcement, Park Rangers, Teachers, Bus Drivers, Security Guards, Flight Attendants and Coaches.
Class requirements: *Must be 18 years of age (at time of testing) *Must be a High School graduate *No felony convictions *A criminal background check will be done upon registration
Please call Scott Schaffer (989) 633-1318, for pricing/costs.
Registration: Please contact Scott Schaffer at (989) 633-1318 for questions and for registration.
MidMichigan Medical Center Will be hosting a Summer Basic EMT course (june 2nd through aug 22) and a fall Paramedic Course for more information call Casey Overly 989 839 - 3180 m-f
BLUE LAKE TOWNSHIP -- Blue Lake officials have lifted a reprimand they issued to the township fire chief for failing to ensure that all firefighters were properly licensed.
The Blue Lake Township board this month removed the disciplinary action from Fire Chief Kim Busman's personnel file. The written reprimand had been given to Busman last April after it was discovered that former fire Capt. Steven Holke's emergency medical technician license had expired in September 2005.The lapsed license prompted the Muskegon County Medical Control Authority last June to place the fire department on probation for one year. An investigation by the authority determined Holke had treated patients while not licensed, something Holke had denied. Last year, it was the opinion of the township board that it was Busman's responsibility to ensure all firefighters were properly licensed and that he should be disciplined for failing to do so.At the time the board issued the reprimand to Busman, it also disbanded a township fire committee that had discovered the licensing problem. "It's been taken out of his record," Township Supervisor Don Studaven said of Busman's disciplinary action. "We thought he'd been on it long enough."Holke resigned from the fire department last year. Busman could not be reached for comment.Deputy Fire Chief Dave Berndt had asked the board to expunge the disciplinary action against Busman. In his letter to the board, Berndt implied that Busman never deserved the reprimand, calling it the result of "unfounded" accusations from a fire committee member with a "personal vendetta.""The ruling against Chief Busman was made in reference to Ordinance #24 which stated that one of the chief's responsibility (sic) is to ensure proper training of all fire dept (sic) personnel," Berndt wrote. "Chief Busman has always fulfilled this responsibility right from the very beginning of his appointment as Fire Chief." He later wrote that Busman took proper steps "as soon as he found out about" Holke's lack of a license.The medical control authority, along with the state of Michigan, conducted an investigation into Holke and the department. The fire department was required to maintain a list and current license and certification documents of all emergency responders. When it determined Holke treated patients when he was unlicensed, the medical control authority permanently banned Holke from serving as an emergency medical technician or medical first responder in the county.As part of the fire department's probation, the medical control authority will closely monitor its medical controls.
Studaven said Berndt now is responsible for ensuring fire department staff are properly licensed, and that Berndt and Busman provide regular reports to the township board. The department does not have full-time employees, but rather is staffed by on-call firefighters.
In February, Berndt and Busman requested -- and the board approved -- letters of dismissal be sent to firefighters who hadn't participated in duties and training, Studaven said. "I think they are doing more than they have to," Studaven said. "They don't want to be caught short."
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