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Tornado - Heat Wave - Ice Storm Emergency Preparedness seems overwhelming!
We are offering a program to assist you with your level of
Do 1 Thing

Do 1 Thing… to prepare yourself, your family, and your community

What is Do 1 Thing?
Do 1 Thing is a twelve month preparedness program that focuses on a different area of emergency preparedness each month, and provides a range of preparedness options for each topic. The program will initially run from February 07 to January 08 and then begin again.

How is it different than other preparedness efforts?
The goal of Do 1 Thing is to improve community disaster resiliency by moving individuals through the process of disaster preparedness: from awareness to intention to action.

By offering a range of preparedness options and incorporating themes of personal and social responsibility, the program is designed to address the reasons that people have not prepared in the past. The effectiveness of the program will be evaluated throughout the course of the year by your fire department.

How does it work?
Individuals will be encouraged to take one step each month in a specific area of preparedness.

Featured each month will be a new task toward your emergency preparedness.
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Fire Marshal has Important Bulletin Regarding Your Fire Extinguishers
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Residents Immediate Notification from the Fire Department regarding your water.
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Your Fire Department wants you to know these are NOT TOYS!!!!!

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Press Release

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Lasko Recalls Box and Pivoting Floor Fans Posing Fire Hazard. Click Here.

Kids, can you help Sparky the Fire Dog?
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Consumer fireworks risks exposed by leading health and safety advocates. Click Here.

Sparky The Fire Dog firework safety tips. Click Here.

Redford Township partners with Botsford Hospital to obtain life saving equipment.

Chief Les Wedge, BC Dan McNeilance; EMS Coordinator, Supervisor Handy and Dr. Sanford Vieder; Chief of Staff, Botsford General Hospital

The 3 LifePak 12 heart monitors were the result of the efforts of BC Dan McNeilance; EMS Coordinator and Dr. Sanford Vieder; Botsford Hospital. Valued at approximately $60,000.00, these will replace monitors purchased back in 1998 at the start of Redford Township's Advanced Life Support service. This State-of-the-Art equipment will be of great benefit to our community.

Fire Marshal Warns Michigan Consumers About Hazardous Air Fresheners

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Crazy Christmas Crossword

Tricky Halloween Word Search

4th of July Jumble

Holiday Hook Up

Stop, drop & roll

matches are not a toy

Smoke is deadly

The Charter Township of Redford is served by the 40 individuals who make up the Redford Fire Department. From Chief Leslie Wedge to our newest member Scott Demoff, they all bring deverse strengths and talents to the fire service.

Our Personnel serve out of three stations.

Headquarters: 15145 Beech Daly, Redford, Michigan 48239
Chief Leslie Wedge, Battalion Chief, Department Aide, EMS Coordinator, and Fire Inspector
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North Station: 18300 Beech Daly, Redford, Michigan 48240
Lieutenant, Engineer, 4 Firefighter/EMT/Paramedics
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South Station: 10101 Beech Daly, Redford, Michigan 48239
Lieutenant, Engineer, 4 Firefighter/EMT/Paramedics
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Our Department consists of three divisions. The Fire Suppression Division, EMS Division and the Fire Prevention Division. The Fire Suppression and EMS Division coordinante all emergency responses. Last year just under 4000 emergencies were responded to. These include structural fires, car fires, hazardous material responses, auto accidents, various service calls and medical runs.

When the fire personnel are not responding to emergencies, they spend their time maintaining equipment, training and providing public education to both adults and children.

The Fire Prevention Division consists of a Fire Inspector. His responsibilities consist of code enforcement, plan review, cause and origin, fire safety, fire saftey education and consulting. This division is located at 15145 Beech Daly (Point-to-Point Driving Directions) and can be contacted at 313-387-2638 or on line at fire_inspector@redfordtwp.com.

MRL Inc. recall: automated external defibrillators

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm listed below. The IAFC encourages its members to make this information available in the communities.

Product: Welch Allyn PIC 50TM Automated External Defibrillators (AED), catalog #97108X manufactured from March 2002 through October 2004. This AED is intended for use by emergency or medical personnel, monitors patient vital signs and delivers an electrical shock (defibrillation) to the heart if needed to restore normal heart rhythm.
Manufacturer: MRL Inc., A Welch Allyn Company, of Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Hazard: An electrical contact problem may result in the device's failure to the provide a defibrillation shock. which could result in delay or failure to resuscitate the patient. This failure may be accompanied by various error messages on the display panel, including the "Defib Comm" error message.
Incident/Injuries: The company has received 18 related complaints about devices in this group of PIC50x, corresponding to 1.5 percent of the 1,184 recalled devices, which the company deems an unacceptable risk. In two instances the "Defib Comm Error" delayed patient resuscitation.
MRL Inc. sent urgent recall letters dated 7/05/06 to customers who purchased PIC 50tjm AEDs the letters contained a list of the affected units' parts/serial numbers and asked that customers check their PIC 50 units for the affected serial numbers and return identified units for servicing. The recall letters instructed customers to respond by fax or mail to the notification within five working days if the unit has displayed the "Defib Comm" error and within 30 days if it has not.
The FDA has determined that this is a Class I recall. The FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumer Contact: Consumers with questions may contact the company at 800/462-0777 or 847/520-0300 for more information.
To view this recall, go to www.fda.gov/cdrh/recalls/recall-063006.html