Fire Chief Mark Wendel
Township cancels meeting for new fire department millage
Northville Township Fire Department was required to provide mutual aid, firefighters and their ladder truck to the Plymouth Township Fire Department many times since this medical emergency in 2012. The Plymouth Township Fire Department does not own a ladder truck. Jan. 6, 2014 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Township
Honeywell donates gear to Plymouth Fire Department
Plymouth Township Fire Chief Mark Wendel, left, thanks Honeywell Vice President Tony Schultz for the new fire gear while Congressman Kerry Bentivolio, right, looks on. Jan, 2, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. The Plymouth Township Fire Department was on the receiving end some much-needed gifts last week as executives from Honeywell
Officials continue to display adolescent arrogance
Nancy Conzelman, Plymouth Township Clerk Oct. 29, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. OPINION One might even conclude that his mistreatment at the hand of his employers was a result of this “whistle blowing.” We would strongly urge anyone who voted for the current office-holders in Plymouth Township to
Fire chief expresses safety concerns
A shocking story of a fire chief, held back and coerced to perpetuate a huge cover-up regarding the safety of the township’s fire department, who finally decided it was time to blow-the-whistle before there were “dire consequences.” (Editor note) Sep. 20, 2013
Firefighter warns board: aging equipment will fail
Plymouth Township Fire Engine E-2 with utility vehicle in 2012 Jun. 7, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. The Plymouth Township Police Department will soon be adding two new Ford police interceptor vehicles to their fleet. Township officials approved the $69,232 purchase at the regular board of trustees meeting last
Emergency medical support curtailed
Apr. 22, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Fire chiefs from Canton Township, Livonia and Northville Township say their departments will no longer subsidize Plymouth Township Fire Department emergency medical calls. This week the three public safety professionals sent written notice to Plymouth Township Fire Chief Mark Wendel stating that effective immediately
Township insurance risk study is 15 years old
Feb. 13, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. In general, the price of fire insurance in a community with a good PPC is substantially lower than in a community with a poor PPC rating… Plymouth Township has not had an independent professional evaluation of the fire department, a usually routine
Township agrees to hire more staff at fire stations
June 28, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Township officials have allowed Fire Chief Mark Wendel to hire four on-call volunteers to work full time shifts at the two remaining open fire stations in the township. Following a recent fire and roof rescue operation in Lake Pointe plagued by equipment failures
Worker rescued as home roof collapses
June 7, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Community Fire Department responded to an emergency medical call on Thornridge Drive in the Lake Pointe subdivision early Monday morning when a 50-year-old roofing contractor was seriously injured. The unnamed male worker, employed by Richard’s Roofing of Troy, required emergency care and rescue
Neighborhood heroes have earned honors
June 7, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Last month, throughout the area, police officers and fire fighters were honored in several communities as Officers of the Year. The stories of the actions of many of these men could have been lifted from the pages of movie scripts. These men and women