FFD, four other departments, train in a controlled burn setting

  The Frankenmuth Fire Department answered calls for service, half of which were for downed electrical wires.

   At 1:55pm Thursday, April 11, the FFD was activated for wires down and arcing in the 5100 block of Churchgrove Road.

  FFD Captain Brandon Schmitzer advised that an apparent repair slice in the wire may have broken and brought down the wires. Engine 1 and the Frankenmuth Police barricaded the area and waited for a Consumers Energy crew to arrive to deenergize the live wire. A total of 11 firefighters reported and cleared just over an hour following the call.

  Later on Thursday, the FFD had fire alarms at 6:13pm and 7:10pm, respectively, at Covenant Glen, 1130 Covenant Drive, for a pull station alarm which was activated by a resident.

  FFD Assistant Chief Dan Schneirla stated that the same persistent resident pulled the alarm twice while in a state of confusion......

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