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Safe Delivery of Newborns

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Michigan’s Fire Departments are a key step in the Safe Delivery of Newborn program.  Many fire departments are aware of the law, although they may not have the resources they need at their fingertips.

Michigan’s Safe Delivery of Newborns law (effective January 1, 2001) provides legal protection for a parent to surrender a newborn within 72 hours of birth in a safe anonymous manner to a an Emergency Services Provider: on-duty fire, police and hospital personnel or a paramedic, EMT who responds to 9-1-1 emergency call.

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Beep Beep Beep

When you change your clock forward to daylight time on Sunday March 8th, remember to change the batteries on your smoke alarms too.

Smoke alarms with residential sprinkler systems can save lives. So do something a little special for your family this weekend, change your smoke alarm batteries!

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Is Your Department Built for Life

March 2, 2009

Residential Sprinklers Save Lives There is a lot of talk about residential sprinklers and the need to save firefighters and our citizens. There are plenty of resources that are available for fire departments, but the “Built for Life” campaign is in full swing and needs your help! The program can give you easy to use [...]

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2009 Calendar Project

November 15, 2008

A new project by MFIS to get free calendars out to fire departments across the State. How can you help?

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What is our Role in New Construction

August 6, 2008

The role of the fire inspector in new construction has changed over the past 10 years. Our role typically starts with site plan review were plans are evaluated for access to the site or building, proper fire flow, or other issues that are regulated by our adopted fire code.

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Michigan Fire Service Connection

July 15, 2008

Did you know that the Bureau of Fire Services publishes a monthly newsletter titled, the Michigan Fire Service Connection? This free email is a great resource to stay current on the happenings across the state. Sign up for the Michigan Fire Service Connection Did you know there are other resources available for you

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