Friday, October 5, 2012
The Shelby Township Fire Department will purchase two new fire trucks and six ambulance cots.
The Shelby Township Board of Trustees authorized the Fire Department to spend nearly $1.4 million to replace two fire engines and buy new ambulance cots to reduce injury to firefighters. The fire department will purchase two new trucks: a 100-foot platform aerial Sutphen for $976,045 and a Sutphen Pumper truck for $377,413. In addition, the department has allocated additional funds to replace all the equipment inside the trucks. Acting Fire Chief James Swinkowski said the township received a $44,000 discount by Sutphen by placing both orders at once. Swinkowski said the pumper fire truck will replace the previous truck, which was purchased in 1994, and the 100-foot aerial truck will replace a 70-foot aerial truck that was bought in 1997. …
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Shelby Township Fire Chief Gene Shepherd talks openly with Patch about his two-year battle with a rare form of cancer.
Shelby Township Fire Chief Gene Shepherd is living proof of his personal mantra: Finish what you start. On Dec. 7, 1987, Shepherd was 31 when he took a job as an EMS medic and firefighter in Shelby Township. “It’s pretty easy (to remember the date) when you get hired on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. It’s like when you get married you never forget the day you were hired,” said Shepherd. On Dec. 7, 2012, 25 years later—to the date—Shepherd said he plans on retiring from the Shelby Township Fire Department. “In life in general: you start something and try to get through it. I don’t like leaving things open ended,” he said. Despite being diagnosed in 2010 with clear-cell sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, the 56-year-old chief hasn’t let …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Shelby Township's Firefighter of the Year presented award Tuesday evening.
Lt. Medic John McCoy was named the 2011 Shelby Township Firefighter of the year. Shelby Township VFW Old Settlers Post 4659 presented McCoy with the award at Tuesday evening’s Board of Trustees meeting. McCoy has been on the Shelby Fire Department for more than 21 years, and has served as the Local 1338 Union president and trustee. Fire Chief Gene Shepherd said his role with the union during the past 15 years has helped the department control costs and solve departmental issues. McCoy has also been department station officer in charge of building operations for all four facilities for many years and the station commander for station four, which is the department’s busiest station. “Firefighters like john are hard to find,” said Gene …
Friday, July 1, 2011
Joel Ricketts wants to meet high expectations set by the fire department.
Joel Ricketts, 26, is one of three new medic firemen joining the Shelby Township Fire Department. The young men are undergoing basic training and will have to pass a one-year probationary period before being considered part of the force. Ricketts transferred from Utica. He comes from a family of firemen—both his father Mark, and his brother Andrew also work for the Utica Fire Department. Although he will miss working with his family, Ricketts is honored to join the department in Shelby. Ricketts said he truly enjoys the new learning experiences that come with joining the Shelby Fire Department. "We all have met minimum standards, minimum qualifications," Ricketts said. "When you get to certain departments, there's specific requirements …
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Kyle Simon is excited about joining the Shelby Township Fire Department.
Fireman Kyle Simon, 28, is one of three new medic firemen joining the Shelby Township Fire Department. The young men are undergoing basic training and will have to pass a one-year probationary period before being considered part of the force. Simon is most excited about learning to operate new pieces of equipment. "It has been difficult for me, because I've never had the experience of operating the trucks and pieces of aparatus, but it is something that I am excited to do," Simon said. "I think I'll be good at it." Simon said the Shelby Fire Department has always been his number one choice. Simon also transferred from the city of Warren, where he worked with fellow trainee Steven Dettloff II. Simon loves being a fireman because he gets to…
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
The 2010 Shelby Firefighter of the Year goes to Brian Werner.
Shelby Township firefighter Medic Brian Werner was named the 2010 V.F.W. Firefighter of the Year. Shelby Fire Chief Gene Shepherd said he chose Werner because he is a visionary and has helped the department solve problems. Werner has researched pager systems and set up radio standard operating guidelines for the Shelby Township Department and the Macomb County Tactical Rescue Team. The 10-year veteran in the Shelby Township Fire Department also serves on the Trench Rescue Team and is a member of the Macomb County Tactical Rescue Team. Shepherd said Werner assisted the Macomb County Tactical Rescue Team in December when a natural gas explosion at a furniture store in Wayne killed two people and injured two more. “Brian is dedicated to the …
Laura Vandenheede
8:39 am on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Heaven is now a little safer. God bless Gene and his family. more ›