Ann Arbor Firefighters; IAFF Local 693 | President's Message

February 22, 2019

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- Fire officials: Sigma Alpha Epsilon resident rescued from burning house was barely conscious
- Ann Arbor fire aftermath: 'I'm so grateful' about dog rescue and resident safety
- Fire breaks out at apartment house in downtown Ann Arbor; pets saved
- Witnesses say ammunition ignited during Ann Arbor house fire
- Police, firefighters rescue residents trapped in burning apartments in Ann Arbor
- 12 families displaced by blaze at Ypsilanti Township apartment complex
- Fire heavily damages Ypsilanti duplex
- Illinois man rushed to hospital after dramatic crash, rescue near Michigan Stadium
- Eastbound I-94 closed Saturday morning near Ann Arbor after fatal crash
- Fire damages condominium near Huron High School in Ann Arbor
- Small kitchen fire in senior apartment complex results in 1 minor injury
- Rescue workers free man hit by train and trapped under engine; extent of injuries unclear
- Residents put out trash can fire at Ann Arbor senior apartments
- Student and employee groups ask University of Michigan to try to stop cuts to Ann Arbor Fire Department
- Mother and son OK but blame Mother's Day fire rescue in Ann Arbor on unattended cigarette
- Ann Arbor firefighters union disputes chief's claim that response times won't be affected by cuts
- Police and fire chiefs express concerns about looming cuts to public safety in Ann Arbor
- Ann Arbor home suffers smoke damage after fire
- Ann Arbor firefighters organize protest in response to city's proposal to cut 20 positions
- Ann Arbor Picket (Monday, May 3, 2010)
- Fire damages garage in Ann Arbor
- South State Street in Ann Arbor reopens following stove fire in basement apartment
- House fire injures 3 Ann Arbor firefighters; father, child jump from roof to safety
- Police and firefighters unions endorse Patricia Lesko in Ann Arbor mayoral race
- Authorities investigating 'second night of suspicious fires' in Ann Arbor
- Authorities investigate 4 suspicious car fires overnight in Ann Arbor; $5,000 reward offered
- Proposed cuts to Ann Arbor police and fire draw criticism from union, council candidates
- Ann Arbor City Hall evacuated due to carbon monoxide levels
- Fire heavily damages west-side Ann Arbor home, injures one firefighter
- Compressor motor fire causes evacuation at Heidelberg Restaurant
- Two cars, SUV burn in early morning fire on Church Street in Ann Arbor
- S2 in critical condition following blaze on South State Street in Ann Arbor
- Kitchen fire damages apartment on Ann Arbor's west side
- Kitchen fire in Ann Arbor injures one apartment resident
- Experiment goes awry on University of Michigan North Campus; lab room fire extinguished
- Ann Arbor Fire Department receives $70K grant
- Ann Arbor firefighters called to blazes on opposite sides of the city
- Surprise fire alarms used to test evacuation methods at University of Michigan fraternities, sororities
- Ann Arbor selects Dominick Lanza as new fire chief
- House fire on Red Oak Road in Ann Arbor displaces residents
- 2 people seriously injured in crash on East Stadium in Ann Arbor
- Fire damages North Adams Street apartment home in Ypsilanti
- Fire at Brookhaven Manor Apartments in Ann Arbor causes evacuations, one injury
- Five treated for smoke inhalation following southeast Ann Arbor house fire
- 19 Ann Arbor firefighters, 9 police officers facing layoffs
- Fire investigators begin searching for cause of blaze that destroyed Ypsilanti office building
- Fire causes heavy damage to Ann Arbor apartment
- Fire damages Ann Arbor home, displaces family of 4
- Eight students displaced overnight after microwave mishap sparks fire in Baits II
- Fire in residence hall room displaces 8 University of Michigan students
- Council OKs Firefighter Deal, 911 Center
- Ann Arbor firefighters hose down burning chair
- City firefighters get pay cuts, layoffs postponed
- Ann Arbor mayor and most council members take symbolic pay cut
- Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti fire departments explore creating 'functional district' to improve service
- Person dies after jumping off Ann Arbor parking structure
- Ann Arbor firefighters union approves new contract that includes voluntary pay cuts
- Ann Arbor firefighters union approves new contract that includes voluntary pay cuts
- Fire destroys garage in Ann Arbor, damages home and neighboring property
- Ann Arbor woman hospitalized after saving dog from Huron River
- Starting the Year with Fire and Ambulance
- Deal reached to avoid firefighter layoffs, Ann Arbor officials say
- U of M Board of Regents presentation
- Ann Arbor firefighters union claims station closures possible after failed deal
- Ann Arbor firefighters officially notified of layoffs, more cuts already proposed to police and fire budgets
- Ann Arbor officials say firefighters' unwillingness to negotiate partly to blame for layoffs
- Ann Arbor City Budget: Cuts Begin Now
- Fire damages Memorial Christian Church on Tappan Street
- Ann Arbor family dies in fire
- Updated 4:30 p.m.: Three bodies found in Ann Arbor home gutted by fire; cause not yet known
- Raging fire Saturday night destroys abandoned building on South University
- Late night blaze ravages South University Avenue building
- With video: Blaze guts former Pinball Pete's near the University of Michigan campus
- Ann Arbor fire chief's final e-mail to staff indicative of challenges ahead
- Ann Arbor firefighter living the dream
- Large fire guts historic building in Ypsilanti's Depot Town; officials label fire 'suspicious'
- Regents Get Update on Town-Gown Relations
- WJBK Fox 2: Washtenaw County firefighters get flashover training
- Three displaced by Garden Homes Court fire, two pets missing
- Ann Arbor fire chief to retire next week, city officials say
- Ann Arbor firefighters rescue pets from house fire
- Ann Arbor police officer, son back on track after suffering burns in fire at family's vacation home
- Early morning fire destroys vacant house in Ypsilanti
- Two fires stretch crews thin in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Township
- Fires damage two apartments in Ann Arbor
- Rollover accident injures driver on US-23
- Service station's fuel leak reaches nearby Malletts Creek
- Ann Arbor man suffers burn in grease fire
- Residents escape from burning apartments; eight units damaged in Ann Arbor
- Rescuers safely extract three kayakers and canoeists from rushing Huron River
- Update: Worker killed in construction accident at Mott Hospital
- Downed branches likely cause of Ann Arbor house fire
- Ann Arbor Fire Department joining regional dispatch system through contract with Huron Valley Ambulance
- Fire guts home in Pittsfield Township
- Gas line break forces evacuation of homes on Ann Arbor's south side
- Updated: Fire destroys condominium in Ann Arbor
- Ann Arbor Becomes First Fire Station in Michigan to Use Solar Energy
- 3 people injured in Ypsilanti boarding house fire
- Ypsilanti firefighters extinguish small fire at abandoned factory
- Ann Arbor man dies while playing Russian roulette after night of drinking, police say
- Layoffs in Ann Arbor Fire Department could come early next year because of state revenue cuts
- Woman rescued from water after kayak overturns on Huron River in Ann Arbor
- Updated: Young woman rescued from Huron River in Ann Arbor
- Woman injured when part of tree falls on her in Ann Arbor nature area
- Fire damages home on Ann Arbor's southeast side
- Ann Arbor firefighters rescue two kayakers from Huron River
- Updated: Ann Arbor, police unions agree to early-outs instead of layoffs; fire department would see 14 positions cut in proposed 2010-11 budget
- No injuries reported in Ann Arbor house fire
- Fire set in University of Michigan residence hall
- University of Michigan police say person hit by train near Mitchell Field in Ann Arbor
- Firefighters say clothing draped over lamp likely sparked apartment fire
- Custodian dies at University of Michigan plant building; foul play not suspected
- Blaze damages unoccupied house in Ypsilanti
- Ann Arbor firefighters rescue dog that fell into a manhole
- Fire destroys van and hundreds of phone books
- Dow Building evacuated, closed temporarily at University of Michigan after electrical incident Monday
- Ann Arbor firefighters practice an icy rescue
- Update: Ann Arbor fire damage set at $550,000
- Apartment residents jump from balconies to escape fire in Pittsfield Township
- Fraternity house flooded, burglarized
- Sunday Q&A: Some safety tips for those wintertime heaters
- Women lose beloved dog in house fire
- Ann Arbor firefighters rescue resident from apartment fire
- Ann Arbor firefighters rescue dog, cat from blaze
- Downed power lines close M-14 ramps
- Shots fired in early-morning dispute
- Furnace Fire
- 'Off-duty' heroes save a life at Ann Arbor Ice Cube
- Fire Rips Through Ann Arbor Apartments
- Fire damages 10 apartments at Lake Village, cause not yet known
- University of Michigan dorm fire displaces about 100 students
- Man injured in fall from roof
- Man likely died of natural causes
- Man injured in fall from Ann Arbor bar balcony while attempting stunt
- Stop, drop and roll, the Ann Arbor fire department holds an open house
- Emergency crews set to reopen Huron Street after chemical spill
- HAZMAT incident closes area around Main and Huron in Ann Arbor
- Fire at Ann Arbor apartment building caused by unattended cigarette, officials say
- Fire damages Ann Arbor apartment building
- Apartment fire causes no injuries
- Fire damages house on Ann Arbor's Old West Side
- Woman injured in I-94 crash
- Fire at Lurie Terrace senior citizen complex sends one man to hospital
- Police called in to investigate overnight fire in Ann Arbor
- Wrong way driver strikes pole, fence on Huron Street in Ann Arbor
- Worker death at U-M site is probed
- Ann Arbor blaze is a stunt just for Hollywood
- Action's over on movie set in Ann Arbor
- Couple released from hospital with minor injuries after dramatic crash on I-94
- Ann Arbor Police take over investigation into blaze at University of Michigan fraternity
- Gas meter ignites Harbor Way fire
- Fire damages home on Ann Arbor's west side
- Fire destroys historic U of M frat house
- Fire damages restaurant in Ypsilanti
- Fire guts English Gardens nursery on Maple Road in Ann Arbor
- Dangling college student rescued
- Five University of Michigan students displaced by fire that started on outdoor couch, officials say
- Fire damages home on Benjamin Street in Ann Arbor
- Max Wolfe Dedication
- Church St. Fire
- Fire victim remains in serious condition
- Woman hospitalized after apartment fire rescue
- Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor Fire Departments working together
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President's Message

Our members of Local 693 are committed to citizen's safety. We are highly trained and skilled in many different area's which include fire suppression, emergency medical skills, technical rescue, and hazardous materials response. I would encourage all of you to continue to visit our website for updates and our new safety page.

Sincerely,

Chris Buscemi

President

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