Two Northville Township firefighters recently graduated from Eastern Michigan University’s School of Fire Staff and Command. Firefighter Brent Muller earned the academic excellence award for finishing number one in the class and firefighter Hugh Jordan also finished with honors.
The Northville Township Fire Department currently has 10 graduates from the program, all of who graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average.
Muller has been serving the department for 19 years as a firefighter/paramedic. In addition he is a mentor, fire investigator and a Blue Card instructor. He has also served the last 10 years on the Western Wayne County Hazardous Materials Response Team as a Hazmat specialist and team leader.
Jordan has served the Northville community as a firefighter for 26 years. In 2009, Jordan became a paramedic and has continued to work on his education.
Eastern Michigan University's School of Fire Staff and Command is designed to prepare the professional fire officer to effectively manage their fire agency. This management-oriented program consists of 350 hours of competency-based education spread over 10 months.
