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FARMS — In an emergency, every minute can make the difference between life and death. That’s why the Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Department is so excited to have obtained a set of hydraulic tools — including the Jaws of Life — that will enable it to remove people trapped by industrial machinery or crushed vehicles. Officer Michael Ryan obtained a $48,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters program to enable the department to purchase extrication and stabilization tools that will be kept on the
new fire engine and a supervisor’s vehicle. Although a couple of neighboring Grosse Pointes already have these kinds of hydraulic tools, having its own means the Farms can respond more quickly to a catastrophe in the city. As Ryan explained, in a bad accident, first responders generally have about an hour — referred to as the “Golden Hour” — between the time of the incident and the time the patient reaches the hospital emergency room to save the patient’s life. “Part of us having these extrication tools is it allows us to rapidly achieve that ‘Golden Publicand Safety Department takethrough part in training March 30 Hour’ (goal),” Ryan explained. BY KRISTYNE E.Members DEMSKE of the Grosse Pointe Farms domestic sexual violence comprehensive to learn how to use newly acquired hydraulic tools that can extricate someone from a vehicle. kdemske@candgnews.com services and resources. The agency provides emergenPhoto provided by Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Department See TOOLS on page 12A cy, support and prevention services for survivors of MOUNT CLEMENS — Taking steps this domestic and sexual violence, including an emergenmonth to highlight awareness of sexual assault, Turn- cy shelter, individual and group counseling, advocacy, ing Point Macomb is hosting its sixth annual fund- a personal protection order assistance program, and a raiser, Stepping Out With the Stars, April 29. forensic nurse examiners program. Turning Point strives to empower survivors of See TURNING on page 18A
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After a speeding motorist drove into man — emerged from the wreckage with “We’re glad to see he wasn’t hurt,” Rogthe building the morning of July 9, 2022 — “not a scratch” on him, Farms Deputy Public ers said. sending bricks and debris flying — Turning a second Director Andrew Rogers said. stands Police at the 2021 As was thewith caseStepping last summer, PointSafety President and CEO Sharman Davenport event Out the driver speeder added to the damage after crashing who responded to the crash said the driver was headed eastbound on Warren Avenue with the Stars emcee Evrod Cassimy, of WDIV-TV. into the same spot at 2:24 a.m. March 23. walked out the back ofPhoto thecourtesy post ofoffice toward the spot where Warren ends at Mack Turning and Point The driver — a 44-year-old Detroit declined medical attention. See CRASH on page 16A
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