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-<html><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://wwmt.com/news/galleries/photo-galleries/shoreline-erosion-poses-new-challenges-for-south-haven-area-emergency-responders" >See WWMT-TV Coverage of SHAES Training for Rope Rescues<br></a></a></div></html>
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- >See WOOD-TV Coverage of SHAES Advice During High Water Situations<br></a></a></div></html>
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 South Haven Area Emergency Services</div></html>
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-<a href="http://www.shaes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=public:responses" >SEE PHOTOS OF RECENT RESPONSES AND ACTIVITIES<br></a>
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-<a href="http://www.shaes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=public:2020_review" >2020 IN REVIEW PHOTO GALLERY<br></a></div></html>
 <html><div style="text-align:center; font-size:200%;">The Mission of SHAES</div></html>
 **The Mission of the South Haven (Michigan) Area Emergency Services (SHAES) is to preserve life, limb and property through aggressive fire prevention, education and fire suppression. To provide the highest quality of emergency medical care with skill and compassion. To serve our communities with pride, integrity and courage.**
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+**[[http://www.shaes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=public:responses|SEE PHOTO GALLERY OF RECENT SHAES RESPONSES]]**
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-SHAES News Updates</div></html>
+<html><div style="text-align:center; font-size:200%;">SHAES News Updates</div></html>
+===== SHAES Firefighter Brian Horan, Sr. Concludes Service =====
+[{{:public:Brian Horan.jpg?175|}}]
+SHAES gratefully recognizes Brian Horan, Sr. on the occasion of his retirement as a paid-on-call member for a period that covered 27 years.
+Brian joined the South Haven Fire Department in 1980 and later SHAES, rising to the rank of Lieutenant. He also achieved EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) status.
+In recent years Brian has proudly served on SHAES with his son, Brian, Jr. We thank Brian for his committed service to our community.
+===== SHAES Drone Team Plays Key Role in Rescue =====
+[{{:public:240304DroneSearch0002.jpg?225|}}]
+**[[https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/south-mi/van-buren/watch-k9-drone-helps-locate-missing-child-in-van-buren-county|READ MEDIA ACCOUNT]]**
+The search for a lost child in Geneva Township had a happy ending on March 5. Various agencies, including SHAES, were dispatched to 68th Street north of Phoenix Road shortly after 4 p.m. It was reported that a three-year-old boy wandered away from the residence. About an hour into the search, drones operated by SHAES responders Steve Cavadas, Zach Kenreich and Drexal Haner spotted the child walking a distance from the residence in a field near a pond. The drones were approximately 100 feet aloft at the time. Simultaneously, a Van Buren Sheriff Department canine was tracking foot prints that led to the child. The child was returned to his home uninjured. Responding to the incident were the Van Buren Sheriff Department, South Haven Police Department, Michigan State Police and Great Lakes Drone.
+===== SHAES Welcomes New Fulltime Members =====
+[{{:public:240213FosterGant.jpg?175|}}]
+SHAES is pleased to announce the appointment of two new fulltime Firefighter/Paramedics -- Shyanne "Shy" Foster and Paul Pant.
+Shy comes to SHAES from serving as a Paramedic with AMR Ambulance and a paid-on-call member of the Hamilton Fire Department.
+Paul joins SHAES after serving as a Firefighter/Paramedic with the Covert Fire Department and previously as a paid-on-call member of the Sparta Fire Department.
+===== SHAES Offers Smoke Alarm Installations =====
+[{{:public:231012SafetyFunNight0027.jpg?175|}}]
-===== Beach Safety Flag Program Begins=====
+SHAES has a smoke alarm partnership with the Red Cross and MIPrevention. In recent weeks the department has been able to install 45 smoke alarms in area homes. Pictured is a demonstration showing how fast fire can spread in a residential setting.
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+Spread the word if you know any neighbors, friends, family that are in need of FREE smoke alarms in their home.  No commitments, no cost, just smoke alarms.  Well....a little bit of a commitment, you have to listen to us give our spiel about fire prevention.
-South Haven Area Emergency Services has started its program of flying safety flags at city beaches for the summer months.
+Email Chief Brandon Hinz if you are interested -- bhinz@shaes.org
-Lake Michigan conditions as determined by the National Weather Service are monitored by SHAES personnel.
+===== SHAES Annual Report for 2023 Released =====
-Beach warning flags are placed at the city's seven public beaches every day between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. The flags are changed throughout the day if lake conditions change. The flags are either green, yellow or red based on the conditions.
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-A numbering system for the nearby beach flag poles and pier safety boxes has been developed to assist during a time of emergency as a point of reference.
+**[[http://www.shaes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=public:annual_report|SEE ANNUAL REPORT]]**
-The status of the flags is also posted on the internet --
+**[[https://wwmt.com/news/local/south-haven-area-emergency-services-2023-report-record-broken-response-calls-medical-fire-public-safety-losses-information-van-buren-county-west-michigan|WWMT-TV NEWS REPORT]]**
-http://www.south-haven.com/parks_and_recreation/beach_flag_information.php
-Link to SHAES Beach Safety website -- http://www.shaes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=public:beach_safety
+South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES) responded to a record number of calls during 2023, according to the department’s Annual Report.
-===== SHAES Announces New Executive Director/Chief =====
+Marking its 27th year, the SHAES Authority serves the city of South Haven and the townships of Casco, Geneva and South Haven. The department is comprised of 17 fulltime staff and 30 paid-on-call firefighters protecting 97 square miles of land and several miles of Lake Michigan shoreline from three stations.
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+For the tenth consecutive year, the number of calls has increased from the previous year to a record 2,679. The previous record, set in 2022, was 2,659.
-South Haven Area Emergency Services is pleased to announce that Fire Fighter/Paramedic Brandon Hinz has been named the Executive Director/Chief  for South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES).
-Hinz was selected by the SHAES Authority Board following a national search. A committee of citizens participated in the selection process.
+“Our call volume continued to show increases in the medical area,” said executive director Brandon Hinz. “SHAES provides a service that is unique when compared to the typical fire department. Many sleepless nights, short meals, missed functions and understanding families are wrapped up in our response numbers.”
-Hinz will succeed current Executive Director Ronald Wise who will be retiring on Sept 30. He will begin his duties June 1 and will work alongside Wise.
+**[[http://www.shaes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=public:2024_review#shaes_annual_report_for_2023_released
+|READ MORE]]**
-“Brandon has a solid reputation for being a hardworking, self-motivated and trustworthy member of SHAES,” said Ross Stein, South Haven Township Supervisor who chairs the SHAES Board. "After multiple rounds of interviews he was clearly the best choice to lead the organization for years to come."
+===== SHAES Captain Ron Ridley Ends 45 Years of Community Service =====
-“SHAES has been an integral part of my life,” said Hinz. “I am very proud to have been a part of this organization for the past 21 years. I will continue to lead SHAES toward all our collective goals with hard work and integrity. Together, we will further our mission of providing the residents of the greater South Haven area with the best fire, rescue and EMS services.
+[{{:public:ron ridleycropped.jpg?175|}}]
-Hinz joined the SHAES staff in 1999. A lifelong resident of the South Haven community, he started as a paid-on-call responder and since 2005 has been a fulltime firefighter/paramedic. He currently oversees the department’s maintenance service, assists in the training program and has served as an acting Captain. In 2012 he was presented the department’s Leadership Award. He is completing Blue Card Command training which is a nationally recognized training and certification program for fire command officers.
+When the call went out for additional help to staff the fire station during the recent winter-storm weekend, among the first to volunteer was off-duty South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES) responder Ron Ridley.
-Brandon lives in Geneva Township with his wife Dawn and sons Jake and Cal. He enjoys farming as a way to relax raising crops and pigs.
+No surprise here.
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+Ridley has been doing that kind of selfless act for nearly half-a-century.
-===== Thank You Community for Your Support =====
+Later this month the 67-year-old SHAES Captain will conclude a 45-year career of service to the community. It started in his high school days in Casco township.
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+“The owner of the farm where I worked was a Casco volunteer fireman,” Ron remembers. “When the alarm sounded, I would join him on the fire call. I didn’t have fire gear, but I pulled a lot of hose.”
-The SHAES staff came to work and found words of encouragement and appreciation in front of the Station 3 bay doors from our community.
+Ridley became an official member of the Casco department in 1979, rising through the ranks to Chief in the final months before Casco became part of the new South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES)  Authority at age 40  in 1995.
-Our staff has been receiving snacks and gift cards from community members to local restaurants for take out meals as a way to say "thank you" and to help support our local businesses.
+**[[http://www.shaes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=public:2024_review#shaes_captain_ron_ridley_ends_45_years_of_community_service|READ MORE]]**
-Capt. Ron Ridley is displaying a face shield that was designed and built by South Haven's Do-it corporation. The face shields provide full face protection when staff is helping COVID-19 patients. Do-it is shipping these shields all across the United States to help fill a shortage of personal protective equipment. The company made sure South Haven first responders (police, fire and EMS) were the first to get some and donated two boxes of 100 face shields to SHAES and to SHPD. Thank you to Do-It corporation for helping us.
+**Read more SHAES News -- http://www.shaes.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=public:2024_review**

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