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Grosse Ile fire commission hears report on rising EMS demand, recruitment and Goodfellows charity
Summary
At a 2025 meeting, the Grosse Ile Fire Commission received a chief's report covering rising EMS calls, recruitment progress including the department's first husband-and-wife team, a change to cardiac arrest protocol, testing of automatic CPR devices, website updates and completion of training tower roof repairs paid with COVID-relief funds.
GROSSE ILE, Mich. — At a Grosse Ile Fire Commission meeting in 2025, the fire chief reported a rise in emergency medical calls, detailed recent recruitment gains including the department's first husband-and-wife team, described a new on-scene cardiac arrest protocol, and announced completion of repairs to the department's training tower paid with COVID-relief funds.
The chief (name not specified), Grosse Ile Fire Department, led the report and thanked donors supporting the department's Goodfellows charitable program. "The Goodfellows is primarily supervised by the chief and members," the chief said, describing the group as a firefighter-run charitable channel that accepts donations and distributes food, clothing and limited financial assistance to Grosse Ile residents. The chief said donations come year-round from families, local clubs and Grosse Ile Schools and are spent only on island residents.
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