Jacob Steichen News Today

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Are you prepared to put out a fire with an extinguisher?In the heat of the moment, Traverse City firefighters say y

Much of northern Michigan is getting its first real taste of winter weather and that means we are relying on our furnaces to keep us warm at home.

TRAVERSE CITY — In the days and evenings leading up to the Nov. 7 election, Traverse City firefighters and paramedics canvassed the neighborhoods in an effort to provide a voter-supported,

TRAVERSE CITY — Organizers of a campaign to support a successful citywide ambulance millage filed their campaign finance paperwork late last week, but won’t be fined for their tardy filing.

TRAVERSE CITY — Supporters of a local millage proposal to provide ambulance service through the Traverse City Fire Department helped persuade more than 65 percent of city voters to approve

TRAVERSE CITY — The Traverse City Fire Department will become the city’s primary ambulance service, voters said Tuesday.

Faster response times, better experiences and outcomes for patients and their families, and superior fire safety services community-wide: These are a fe...

TRAVERSE CITY — It’s not unusual for two ambulances to respond to an emergency call in Traverse City.

TRAVERSE CITY —Long before Traverse City officials opted to pull out of a 20-year-old agreement to provide aircraft rescue and firefighting services at the Cherry Capital Airport, union members had

9 & 10 News July 22, 2021 All week, they have been taking open diving classes. Traverse City firefighters say learning to handle scuba equipment is much like using the equipment they wear for extreme smoke. “Our air packs that we use allow us to breathe through smoke,” said Firefighter and Paramedic Jacob Steichen. “Now we’re using air packs that let us breathe through the water. So it’s kind of the same but a little different.” Over the last week they have had a crew learning to d...