A Birthday with Sparky
Many little boys love fire trucks, and little Joey Miskiewicz is no different. Joey wanted to spend his 5th birthday at the Rochester Hills Fire Department.
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Posted 5/17/2011
Oxygen Mask Fundraiser
Thanks to Buffalo Wild Wings, Pet Supplies Plus and Leader Dogs for the Blind, a fundraiser was held to raise money to purchase pet oxygen masks, which are used to help pets rescued from fires who need oxygen therapy due to smoke inhalation.
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Posted 5/17/2011
A Visit from the Leader Dogs
The Rochester Hills Fire Department was recently paid a visit by Leader Dogs for the Blind. Twice each year leader dog puppies are brought in to be socialized with the fire trucks, ambulances and fire-fighters. About 30 puppies stopped by for a visit and there were plenty of wagging tails and wet kisses for everyone.
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Posted 4/14/2011
Stuffed Animal Drive
The Kiddie Academy of Rochester Hills hosted a stuffed animal drive on January 10-January 20th. They collected stuffed animals that were donated to The Rochester Hills Fire Department. All items will then be further distributed to local children who are affected by a 911 or emergency call. The stuffed animals are for children in distress. They could be given to a child the call has been made for or even to a child affected by the call i.e a parent or someone else close to the child. Upon arrival the emergency personnel will have stuffed animals to help ease the stress on the child. The drive was conducted to encourage the children at their Academy to help assist those in need in our community. Upon completion of their event, a whopping 858 animals were collected!!!
Thank you Kiddie Academy for being a community partner.
Posted 1/26/2011
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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