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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...Air Quality Alert in effect through Friday June 9th...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has
declared Thursday June 8th and portions of Friday June 9th to be an
Action Day for elevated levels of fine particulate in southeast
Michigan counties. Pollutants are expected to be in the UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS range with some hourly concentrations reaching the
UNHEALTHY LEVEL.

The action day is in effect for the following Michigan counties...

Midland...Bay...Huron...Saginaw...Tuscola...Sanilac...Shiawassee...
Genesee...Lapeer...St. Clair...Livingston...Oakland...Macomb...
Washtenaw...Wayne...Lenawee and Monroe.

Smoke originating from wildfires in Quebec and Ontario, Canada are
currently impacting PM2.5 concentrations at the surface across much
of Michigan. The Air Quality Index is expected to range from the
UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS level with some hourly concentrations
reaching the UNHEALTHY LEVEL.

It is recommended that active children and adults, and people with
respiratory diseases such as asthma, limit prolonged outdoor
exertion.

For further information, please see the Michigan Department of
Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy page at http://www.deqmiair.org

Gilchrist tours Medstar Ambulance to learn about training

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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II toured the Medstar Ambulance headquarters in Mundy Township to learn about an innovative training program.

MUNDY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist was in Genesee County to highlight the importance of EMTs in Michigan.

Gilchrist visited Medstar's facility in Mundy Township on Monday. He watched a training course and spoke about recent investments in public safety.

Gilchrist highlighted the state's $5 million First Responder Training and Grant Program. It helps expand recruitment and improve training.

Medstar pays its employees part-time while they train, so they don't lose income while they get the certifications they need.

"That's innovative and it is a creative use of the state's grant dollars to be able to make sure we can meet the goal of increasing the workforce for emergency medical professionals," Gilchrist said.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's fiscal year 2024 budget proposal includes $36 million  for recruiting, retaining and training medical first responders like EMTs.

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