In just over a week, two incidents of drunken driving while on duty have occurred within the Detroit Fire Department, causing city leaders to reflect on the department's policies and resources for firefighters amid higher levels of pressure and stress caused by the pandemic. Mayor Mike Duggan announced a partnership with national firefighter leaders to help guide Detroit in finding a solution, including launching an independent environmental audit and a review of the department's policies and employee assistance program.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Detroit Free Press - Metered Site

Under the fluorescent lights of a vacant Sears department store near the state Capitol, officers from across the east Twin Cities metro area have been preparing for six weeks for potentially dangerous situations that could occur at a mass demonstration. St. Paul police Cmdr. Tim Flynn has led 550 St.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MPR News

Health officials are urging Americans to not let their guards down against COVID-19 as researchers discover new variants that may already be more transmissible and could also be somewhat resistant to the vaccine. “At this level of cases, with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

Voters will be asked to approve $10 million in bonds to build and equip a Central Jackson County Fire Protection District fire station, reports The Examiner.

The bond issue will not increase taxes. The department’s recent demographic study showed the district’s population would increase about 27 percent over the next eight years. Right now, the fire stations are not situated to cover all parts of the city.

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Saanich’s $26-million replacement and ­expansion of its fire station is expected to begin next year and finish in 2023, reports Times Colonist.

The fire station is planned to meet the demand as population grows. It will have room for additional emergency vehicles and address a shortage of storage space. Some tax revenue has been set aside since 2014 to finance the fire station.

The goal is not only to build a new fire station but to set up the district’s main fire suppression training facility on an enlarged site.

The design will see the new station built to a post-disaster standard, using mass timber.

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