Dearborn Fire Department Earns Prestigious Award

DEARBORN, MI — The Dearborn Fire Department has once again been presented with the prestigious “Mission: Lifeline” Gold Emergency Medical Services Award, this time with an added distinction known as Gold Plus. This award recognizes the Fire Department’s extensive training and effective response to medical emergencies.

This is the third year the Dearborn Fire Department has earned the Gold designation, having received it in 2017 and 2018. In 2016, the department earned the Silver “Mission: Lifeline” recognition.

The award, granted by the American Heart Association, acknowledges EMS workers who fulfill their duties of providing timely treatment for heart attack patients. This year the department earned the “Gold Plus” designation, meaning that they met high requirements in patient resuscitation.