Macomb, MI — Two firefighters in Macomb County were hurt over the weekend and the union says they want to some major changes to keep their members safe.
The Macomb Township home caught fire on Saturday on Balmoral Drive. Fortunately, nobody inside was hurt. But the firefighters who responded to put out the flames were not able to escape without injury.
James Muszynski is the President of the Macomb Twp 5023 International Firefighters Union and says other departments had to be called in to help fight the fire.
“That day we had an 8-man minimum. Lluckily, we had mutual aid from five other departments to assist,” Muszynski said.
The national standard for a fire like this is double.
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