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GP Woods Public Safety Covers Absence at Harper Woods Fire Station
For the second time in a matter of months, additional Grosse Pointe Woods public safety officers worked Saturday to ensure proper coverage in case of a fire in Harper Woods, where no firefighters were on duty.
Grosse Pointe Woods officials are continuing to monitor the firefighting situation in Harper Woods following layoffs earlier this year that left the department with a barebones staff. This weekend, for the second time since late March, Grosse Pointe Woods called in extra public safety officers to work overtime after the Harper Woods Fire Department was without any firefighters due to an illness, Grosse Pointe Woods City Administrator Al Fincham said Monday. The bill for the overtime officers, who were brought in to ensure continued presense of police in Grosse Pointe Woods should a fire run be necessary in Harper Woods, has already been sent to Harper Woods, Fincham said. Thankfully, Fincham said, there were no fires on Saturday. While …
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