A dozen FFD firefighters completing officer training

Twelve Frankenmuth Fire Department personnel are finishing up their 52-hour series of State Fire Officer III certification today (March 20).

  FFD Chief Phillip Kerns said the officers have been meeting and taking these sessions since January and they look forward to completing the course.

  The attendees include Chief Kerns, Assistant Chief Philip Haubenstricker, Captain Daniel Schneirla, Captain Matthew Vasicek, Lieutenant Adam Weiss, Lieutenant Jeffrey Kribs, Crew Leader/Training Officer Eric MacKinnon, Crew Leader Jeffrey Weiss, Crew Leader Christopher Pickelmann, Engineer Brandon Schmitzer, Assistant Safety Officer William Wescoat and Assistant Safety Officer Dan Sebold.

  The FFD will also have the LifeNet Medical helicopter landing at 3pm today (March 20) at Plant 3, just north of the city and township offices, in order to provide some ongoing education for police and fire.