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Meet your firefighters, learn a safety tip and see how the department trains, from the Firefighter Friday series and the Department of Public Safety's video channels.

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Firefighter Friday

Firefighter Friday: Kitchen Fire Safety for the HolidaysMike Scalici on the leading cause of home fires: keep a kid-free zone around the stove, turn pot handles in, and smother a grease fire with a lid. Never use water.
Firefighter Friday: Inside Our Bunker GearThe three layers of a firefighter's turnout coat, and the built-in drag rescue device used to pull a downed firefighter to safety.
Firefighter Friday: The Engine's Pump PanelHow the pump operator moves water from the tank through the pump to each discharge, and reads the pressure, water level and foam gauges.
Firefighter Friday: Apparatus Driver TrainingCaptain Brian Hubbert on the annual driving course every firefighter completes before taking the department's apparatus out on the road.
Firefighter Friday: How Sprinkler Heads WorkChief Miller explains how a sprinkler head reacts to heat, not smoke, and watches one activate on the simulator. Never hang anything from sprinkler heads or pipes.
Firefighter Friday: Behind the Scenes at Station 3Records Technician Margaret Crawford of the Records Department on what residents can get at Station 3: the File of Life, child seat and vessel ID stickers, smoke detectors, FOIA help and CPR classes.
Firefighter Friday: Utility 3 and the Special Response TrailerBattalion Chief Gordon Tuzinsky walks through Utility 3, which tows the special response trailer and carries rope rescue, machine rescue, patient packaging and medical equipment.
Firefighter Friday: Invitation to the 2025 Open HouseChief Miller invites residents to the 2025 Open House at Fire Station 3, with the new public fire education trailer shared with New Haven and New Baltimore, a live-fire extinguisher simulator and the specialty teams.
Firefighter Friday: Why Dalmatians?Mike Grifka and special guests Ash and Blaze explain how Dalmatians became the fire service's dog in the days of horse-drawn engines.
Firefighter Friday: The Ground MonitorFirefighter Kyle Dunn sets up a ground monitor, which one firefighter can deploy to flow about 500 gallons a minute for defensive attacks and protecting exposures.
Firefighter Friday: Outdoor Warning SirensFrom the top of Truck 3's ladder, Chief Miller explains when the township's eight outdoor warning sirens sound, and why you need an indoor alert as well.
Firefighter Friday: The LUCAS Chest Compression DeviceFirefighter Scott Pomaville demonstrates the LUCAS device, which delivers consistent chest compressions and frees rescuers' hands during cardiac arrest care and transport.
Firefighter Friday: Extrication Tools with “Joe Squared”Firefighters Joe Lozowski and Joe Marrosu show the ram, cutters and spreaders used to free people trapped in vehicles and machinery, carried on Engine 1 and Engine 3.
Firefighter Friday: Our MOMs, Mass Oxygen ManifoldsChief Craig Miller shows the mass oxygen manifold systems carried on Rescue 2, which can give oxygen to five to eight patients at once after smoke inhalation, chemical exposure or carbon monoxide poisoning.
Firefighter Friday: Rapid Diver KitsSteve Rogers on the compact rapid diver scuba kits the department's nine qualified rescue divers carry on the apparatus every day.
Firefighter Friday: The Skydio X10 DroneInspector Richard Mucha introduces the department's American-made Skydio X10, with a thermal camera, spotlight and loudspeaker, flown by 12 FAA-certified pilots.
Firefighter Friday: Staying Fit on ShiftFirefighter Chloe Lowell in the Station 3 gym, where crews work out once a day on shift, with equipment donated by Planet Fitness.
Firefighter Friday: Ranger 1, the Off-Road VehicleMike Scalici takes Ranger 1 for a spin: a 65-gallon off-road pumper for wooded trails, soft fields and wildland fires, and rapid response at large public events.
Firefighter Friday: SCBA with Firefighter Scott PomavilleHow the self-contained breathing apparatus firefighters wear into a fire works, and how crews check it every day.
Firefighter Friday: Boater Safety with Lt. Tom RowleyStaying safe on Lake St. Clair and the Salt River before you head out on the water.
Firefighter Friday: Smoke DetectorsWhere to put smoke alarms, how to test them and when to replace them.
Introducing Firefighter Friday with Fire Chief Craig MillerChief Miller introduces the series, which shares what the department does and the tools of the trade.
Firefighter Friday: The Irons with Captain Mike ScaliciThe halligan and axe firefighters carry for forcible entry, with Mike Scalici, now one of the department's Battalion Chiefs.

Firefighter Friday introduces the people of the Chesterfield Township Fire Department and the equipment and skills they rely on, one short episode at a time.

Fire Department

On TV and Year in Review

Chesterfield Township Firefighter Recruits Train in Near 100-Degree HeatWXYZ-TV Channel 7 follows the department's recruits through training on one of the hottest days of the summer.
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Firefighters Train for Ice Rescues in Frozen Michigan LakesWXYZ-TV Channel 7 on Chesterfield's ice rescue training.
Chesterfield Fire Department 2024 Annual Report VideoThe fire department's 2024 year in review.
Department of Public Safety

Police, Fire and Dispatch Together

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2025 Department of Public Safety Employee Appreciation Dinner
2025 Chesterfield Junior Public Safety Academy
2024 Chesterfield Junior Public Safety Academy
Dispatch Center Renovation and Expansion ProjectInside the rebuilt Dispatch Center that answers 911 for Chesterfield and New Baltimore police and fire.
Active Shooter TrainingPolice officers and firefighters training together, including Rescue Task Force response.
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2023 Chesterfield Township Junior Public Safety Academy
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