Lunch with the Chief for Leader Dogs for the Blind

In an innovative effort to raise money for the Leader Dogs for the Blind, the Rochester Hills Fire Department donated a lunch with Fire Chief Ron Crowell. The highest bidder was Joe Mackey, who attended the lunch with his son Joey and one of Joey's lucky friends.

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Posted 3/3/2010

New Emergency Vehicles Purchased

Late in 2009 the Rochester Hills Fire Department placed into service four new ambulances purchased from Emergency Vehicles Plus of Holland, Michigan.

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Posted 3/2/2010

Grease Fire Destroys Three Townhouses

The Rochester Hills Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 800 block of Mercer on February 21, 2010. With the assistance of the City of Rochester Fire Department, firefighters worked into the morning hours to completely extinguish the fire started by a pot of grease left on a stove.

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Posted 2/23/2010

Fines Increased for Burn Ordinance Violations

The Rochester Hills City Council recently amended the burning ordinance to include set fines for violating the ordinance. Effective February 5, 2010, the fines for violations shall be $100 for the first offense, $250 for the second offense, and $500 for any subsequent offenses.

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Posted 2/9/2010

Fire Prevention Open House

The Rochester Hills Fire Department welcomed a record number of visitors to this year's Fire Prevention Open House held during the week of October 4th.

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Office Building Fire

The Rochester Hills Fire Department, assisted by the City of Rochester Fire Department, responded to a structure fire at 2710 S. Rochester Road.  Units arrived to find fire burning in a portion of the roof of the medical office building.  Crews entered in an attempt to bring the fire under control, but were quickly driven from the building for safety reasons when it was discovered that the entire roof of the building was fully involved. 

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