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Troy, an Oakland County city of 80,000, has pioneered an approach unique in Michigan for urban fire departments. Its department relies on a force of about 170 volunteers, augmented by 10 career firefighters. With six stations, it reaches 87 percent of fires within 10 minutes. Troy earns a fire protection rating of 3 from the […]
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