The Flint Firebirds and Dort Federal Credit Union honored emergency medical personnel, firefighters, police officers and sheriff’s deputies Saturday, October 13that the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center. Before puck drop the Firebirds hosted the Save A Life Expo which gave the public the opportunity to meet first responders while checking out local law-enforcement vehicles, fire trucks, and EMT vehicles.
The Flint Firebirds game ticket also included admission to the Battle of the Badges game. This was the third annual battle between local area police and firefighters, with the police coming away with their second win! Dort Federal Credit Union provided the tickets to the game for the first responders.

Jeremy Torrey, Firebirds Team President;Dominic Gutierrez, Director of Corporate Partnerships;Steve Kramer, Michigan State Police Trooper; Laura Cipielewski, Dort Federal Credit Union Director of Marketing;Jim Lincoln, Dm Burr Group Director of Security; Justin McLeod, Chief City of Flint Fire Department;Raymond Barton, Officer City of Flint Police Department;Archie Tacderas, Elite EMS Paramedic Firefighter; Rico Phillips,Quartermaster City Of Flint Fire Department;Laura Bierlein,Mobile Medical Response Paramedic Supervisor;Kirk WilkinsonAssistant ChiefCity Of Burton Fire Dept; Danielle Hutcheson, Swartz Ambulance EMT.