MI-MABAS President Brian Ball (Right) and MI-MABAS Executive Director Trent Atkins present at the 2019 Michigan Emergency Managers Association (MEMA) Conference.

Michigan MABAS on the road with the State Fire Marshal at Montcalm Co Fire Chief’s Meeting.

MI-TF1 Program Manager Dave McIntyre and Task Force Leader Chris Martin present Hurricane Florence deployment to the Michigan Association Fire Chiefs Conference.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer visits with MI-TF1 members at the Operating Engineers Local 324 job fair in Howell, MI. (From L-R: Heavy Rigging Specialist John Haberkorn, Program Manager Dave McIntyre, Task Force Leader Shadd Whitehead and Heavy Rigging Specialist Derek Sather)

MI-TF1 is currently developing a Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (HART) program jointly with the Michigan Army National Guard. Here, a NC Army National Guard UH-60 hovers during a training evolution with a rescuer deployed by hoist and recovering a stranded victim on a simulated rooftop.

MI-MABAS is partnering with Michigan State Police to validate Michigan Fire Service Hazmat and Technical Rescue Teams. Come join us at the Hazmat Conference, April 11-13, 2022.