EASTPOINTE, Mich (FOX 2) – Eastpointe Fire and Rescue has donated an aerial ladder fire truck to Macomb Community College’s Public Service Institute to enhance the training of Macomb fire academy cadets. The truck will be used for advanced fire suppression training, which is not possible with current equipment.
“While our community partners have been very helpful in lending us trucks and other apparatus when needed, it’s not always possible depending on scheduling and other factors,” said Michael Lopez, director, Public Safety Institute. “The donated truck enables us to be self-sufficient, improves cadet training by conducting aerial exercises previously impossible without loaned equipment and allows us to conduct drills that require two trucks to complete. These exercises are important to prepare our students for what they will encounter once on the job.”
Eastpointe’s fire chief was happy to make the donation as well. …