9/24/14 - Brighton Area Fire Department Deputy Chief Mike Evans has been elected president of the Michigan Fire Inspectors Society for the coming year. Evans was elected to the state board several years ago and was vice president last year, with the officers' positions served on a rotating basis. The 600-member Fire Inspectors Society is the lead state agency in promoting training, education and fire safety issues for fire inspectors throughout the state. Evans has been a firefighter for 25 years, 22 of them in Novi, where he also served as Fire Marshall. Evans is certified as a fire inspector by the State of Michigan and the National Fire Protection Association. The news of Evan's elevation to the presidency was made at the Brighton City Council meeting last week, where Brighton Mayor Jim Muzzin also announced that the fire authority board has voted to purchase two new fire engines at a price of $1.25 million. The new engines will replace the two oldest fire trucks in the fleet, one of which dates back to 1995. The city will pay cash for the two new fire trucks, which Evans says will save a considerable amount in interest fees. The ability to pay cash results from the fire millage of 1.25 mills passed by voters. The fire department serves a population of about 46,000 in the city of Brighton and Genoa and Brighton townships, and has mutual aid agreements with several area departments to provide assistance in the event of a fire. (TT/JK)
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