Public Safety

Fire Prevention Week begins October 3rd and runs through October 9th. To educate residents on fire safety, the public safety department will present a public safety workshop on October 7th.  

Harper Woods Fire Department Personnel will provide residents with meaningful fire safety presentations to include the following topics: 

• Fire Safety in the Home
• Fire Extinguisher Use
• Fire Safety Smoke House Demonstration
• Stop the Bleed (Tourniquet training)

When: October 7, 2021, 630 p.m. - 830 p.m.

Where: 19617 Harper Avenue
Harper Woods Public Safety Department / Fire Entrance from Eastwood.

*Attendees are asked to park in the library / city complex parking lot and walk to the fire department like the tree lighting ceremony.

There is no cost to attend, but this event is limited to 40 participants.
 

To register please visit the following link:
 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-safety-workshop-fire-safety-week-tickets-179073342187
 

For other Fire Safety Tips, please visit NFPA.org for more information on how to keep you and your loved ones safe.
 

https://www.nfpa.org/Events/Events/Fire-Prevention-Week/About

 I am honored to introduce Officer Blake Weaver who was hired as a full-time police officer on August 23, 2021. Officer Weaver graduated from Memphis (MI) High School in 2002. He attended Central Michigan University and graduated from the Wayne County Regional Police Academy in 2015. He distinguished himself in the academy as he graduated #2 in his class out of 65 cadets.  

Weaver comes highly recommended from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office where he worked for 13 years before coming to Harper Woods. He was last assigned to Tether Unit and was a member of the Special Response Team. Weaver studied psychology and states that he really enjoyed his time assigned to mental health floor at the jail. He added that his experience in mental health and education will be an asset to the department as law enforcement makes positive changes when encountering those in crisis. Weaver’s previous supervisors described him as an honest and straightforward man of good character. Harper Woods has gained an asset. 

For those residents who love Halloween or a good horror story, Weaver is a horror movie fan and in his off time writes short horror stories.

Please join me in welcoming Officer Blake Weaver to our team and wishing him much success in his career.