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New technology takes flight to help St. Clair Shores police, firefighters
An image of Lac Sainte Clair Harbor is captured by the drone during training in March.
Photo provided by Sgt. Stephen Stindt
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ST. CLAIR SHORES A year after submitting a grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get an unmanned aerial system off the ground in St. Clair Shores, eight police officers and three firefighters have been trained to fly drones.
Police Sgt. Stephen Stindt, who is heading the program for the city, said drones have become increasingly popular with communities to be used for a variety of tasks for police and fire departments, including search and rescue.
Discarded barbecue coals spark house fire
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ST. CLAIR SHORES There were no reported injuries in a house fire April 18 in the 20000 block of Elizabeth Street.
St. Clair Shores Fire Chief James Piper said dispatchers called the Fire Department at 4:30 a.m. April 18 for a fire reported on the back of the home. All occupants were out of the home before firefighters got to the scene, he said.
The fire was deemed accidental and started outside the home, where it ran up to the eaves and got into the attic.
“Because of the trickiness of a fire like that getting into the attic, we spend a lot of time,” Piper said. “It becomes a hidden fire once it gets into the attic.”
By Dan Armitage, host of Buckeye Sportsman, Ohio’s longest running outdoor radio show
Haley Weidner was walking along the Great Miami River in Piqua’s Groveside Park late last month when she detected a foul smell. Following her nose to the riverbank, she came upon the head of a shark that had washed up on the shoreline.
After poking it with her foot to confirm it really was the head of a real (formerly) live shark, CNN Newsource reported that Weidner posted word of her unusual find on social media and contacted the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). According to reports, wildlife officials at first figured someone had caught the shark on a trip to the coast and brought the head back to Ohio.
Thousands vaccinated across St. Clair Shores during clinics
Covenant medical assistant Roshonda Woods vaccinates Peter Accardo, 89, of St. Clair Shores at St. Lucy Church Feb. 26.
Photo by Deb Jacques
Beverly Borr, of Farmington, and her friend, Barbara Williams, of Farmington Hills, wait after receiving their vaccination to make sure they don’t experience any side effects. The friends came to St. Clair Shores for their vaccination because they could not get an appointment closer to home.
Photo by Deb Jacques
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ST. CLAIR SHORES Recipients said they felt lucky to have had the opportunity to be vaccinated, and city officials said they were pleased to offer peace of mind to the thousands that turned up at local COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
Photo provided by Fire Marshal Scott DesMadryl
St. Clair Shores Fire Department teams up with U.S. Coast Guard for ice training
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ST. CLAIR SHORES The surface of Lake St. Clair is frozen, and the St. Clair Shores Fire Department is ready.
The department and the U.S. Coast Guard hit the ice for annual training on Lake St. Clair Feb. 9.
“We work with them . so it was a good opportunity to reestablish some of those relationships,” said Fire Chief James Piper. “They’ve always been great and willing to do a lot of things with us on training.”