The Three Rivers Fire Department is proud to announce that the Insurance Services Office (ISO) has improved the fire insurance rating for the City of Three Rivers from Class 5, to Class 4. The change took effect officially on August 1, 2012. This improved rating will reduce insurance premiums for many residential, commercial, and industrial property owners in the City of Three Rivers. There are only 102 fire departments in Michigan rated this high, and only 5,019 nationwide. The ISO collects and evaluates information from communities in the United States on their structure fire suppression capabilities. The data is analyzed using a Fire Suppression Rating Schedule…
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Visitation will be held on Friday, September 9th from 2 – 4 and 6 – 8 p.m. and the Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 10th at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 1221 Coon Hollow Road, Three Rivers, MI 49093. Fire Apparatus for funeral procession should report to Coon Hollow and Kerr Creek Road intersection no later than 1:30 p.m.
It is with regret that we announce the passing of Fire Lieutenant Erika E. Bloomfield, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on March 13, 1978 and joined the Three Rivers Fire Department on December 9, 1997. She has reached her End of Watch with honor. May God bless and watch over her husband and children.
A contracted service technician performing radio maintenance on the warning sirens in the City of Three Rivers inadvertently activated the system Thursday afternoon. The activation was caused by human error, and was not caused by defective equipment or system failure. “The radio work being done was not supposed to trigger an activation, and we were told that the radio repairs could be tested without actually sounding the sirens”, according to Dan Tomlinson, Fire Chief. “Our redundant activation process surprised the technician, otherwise we would have given adequate notice to the public before initiating the work.” The service contractor reported that…
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning As we welcome in cooler temperatures and prepare for another home-heating season, it is imperative that area residents respect the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and take steps to prevent a CO incident in their home. Consider these facts: CO is undetectable to humans. Unlike a fire that can be seen or smelled, CO is colorless and odorless. Lethal levels can be present, and you will not know it. At high levels, CO will literally paralyze anyone exposed. You are unable to help yourself, you are unable to help your family, yet you will be…