Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Bessemer Township receives Jaws of Life equipment

By CHARITY SMITH

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RAMSAY - The Bessemer Township Fire Department now has a working and upgraded set of Jaws of Life tools to assist with emergency situations thanks to a generous donation from a fire department in lower Michigan and the coordinating efforts of Specialist Tpr. Jason Berg of the Michigan State Police Fire Investigation Unit in Negaunee.

"It's a big game-changer for the fire department," said Berg. "Now they are able to have equipment that is going to function and work, and they're going to be able to get a lot of life out of it."

Berg, who grew up in...