FFD busy with Frankenmuth Auto Fest details in community
The Frankenmuth Fire Department found a good time to not have any activations over the past week, especially with Frankenmuth Auto Fest preparations and weekend event work schedules to keep firefighters active and on duty.
The Auto Fest Big Block Party kicked off the weekend on Friday, and the late afternoon drew hundreds of vehicles on South Main Street, and thousands of spectators.
The FFD did respond to a pair of medical calls on South Main Street, with one person transported to Saginaw-area hospital by MMR Ambulance Service, and another call for service to locate a lost person.
“Overall, we had 33 firefighters and MMR medical staff working the Big Block Party on Friday. On Saturday, 11 fire personnel and MMR staff worked the event in Heritage Park, and later at Cass and Main streets which resulted in no calls,” FFD Fire Chief Phil Kerns said. 𠇏inally, on Sunday, five firefighters and MMR staff stood by at the park, with no responses needed. The cooler weather kept bee stings and heat-related calls down to nothing.”
In other FFD news, Kerns reminds area residents that today (September 11) marks the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on United States soil.
“The FFD wishes our residents and visitors would take a moment to remember the victims of these criminal acts and keep our nation and its first responders in your thoughts and prayers,” Kerns said.
Kerns urges residents to take time and visit the FFD’s 9/11 Memorial in front of the fire station, located at the corner of West Genesee and North Franklin streets. ....
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