Clinton Township Fire-Rescue-EMS Ryan McCuen, the firefighter responsible for the act of compassion.

*As reported by Kimberly YamAssociate Good News Editor, The Huffington Post*

Firefighter Pays $1,000 Bill For Family Whose Electricity Was Cut Off

One family was rescued by a firefighter in a completely unexpected way.

Firefighters from the Clinton Township Department of Fire-Rescue-EMS in Michigan responded to non-emergency medical call earlier this month and discovered that the household didn’t have electricity, according to a statement from Fire Chief Michael C. Phy. 

The parents, who have two children with disabilities, including one who uses a ventilator full-time, had fallen behind on payments. So one of the firefighters, 35-year-old Ryan McCuen, decided to cover the family’s entire $1,023.75 electric bill.

“This might sound corny, but we are here to help,” McCuen told Macomb Daily, explaining his generous actions. “There’s a lot of people who do good work: Firemen, cops, teachers, and they don’t get any recognition, so I wasn’t seeking any, I’m just trying to give back.”

According to the statement from Phy, the family needed to pay off their rent before getting to their electric bills. Though they had submitted paperwork from a doctor to the electric company DTE Energy to avoid getting their electricity shut off, they ran into complications.

“Apparently, they had attempted to submit paperwork to prevent the electricity from being shut off, however, it was not properly filled out, or sent to the wrong department, so DTE had no choice but to disconnect their power,” Phy said in the statement.

With the electricity off, the child who uses a ventilator needed to be transported to the hospital. McCuen not only covered their bill, he also called the electric company to explain the family’s situation.

“The customer service rep at DTE, who was very sympathetic to the situation … assured that the restoration of the power would be given the highest priority.” Phy said.

Though the firefighter performed the kind act anonymously, Phy wanted to recognize McCuen’s generosity, and alerted township officials of the firefighter’s good deed, the Macomb Daily wrote. McCuen also received praise from the family he helped, who gave him baked goods, a balloon and fruit.

With all the applause the firefighter’s been getting, McCuen only hopes that others will feel compelled to pay the compassion forward,  he told Macomb Daily. 

“I didn’t think of it as an extraordinary act — but I hope it inspires other people to do something similar.”

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by Andrew Rudansky, Phil Helsel and Blake McCoy – NBC NEWS

6 dead, 3 wounded after ‘random’ shootings in Michigan2:06

Picking targets seemingly at random, a gunman went on a hours-long rampage in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Saturday night, driving around the city and opening fire on unsuspecting victims at an apartment complex, a car dealership and a Cracker Barrel restaurant.

Six people died, and another two were seriously injured — including a 14-year-old girl who had been pronounced brain dead but squeezed her mother’s hand as doctors were preparing to harvest her organs, police said. Amid the carnage, her case stood out as a miracle, authorities said.

The suspected killer, a 45-year-old Uber driver named Jason Brian Dalton, was in custody Sunday but had not been charged, police said

Dalton has no record of criminal history, nor anything in his background “that would lead us to believe he was capable of this type of behavior,” Kalamazoo Police Chief Jeff Hadley said Sunday morning.

Dalton, who is expected to be charged Monday, apparently acted alone and there was no continuing threat to the community, Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting said.

Uber’s chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, said Dalton had passed a background check to become a driver. The company was “horrified and heartbroken” and had offered to help investigators, he said.

The first shooting occured around 6 p.m. local time at the Meadows Town Homes in the city’s northwest, where one woman was shot several times but survived, police said. The next burst of gunfire happened more than three hours later, when police were called to a car dealership, where two men, possibly father and son, were shot dead, authorities said.

The final attack occurred a few minutes later at a nearby Cracker Barrel, where the gunman approached two cars in the parking lot and had a brief conversation with people inside before he “unloaded his weapon into both cars,” Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas said. Four adults died there, and the 14-year-old girl was seriously injured, authorities said.

Michigan State Police, according to WOOD, identified the dead Cracker Barrel victims as Mary Lou Nye, 63, of Baroda, Michigan; Mary Jo Nye, 60, of Battle Creek, Michigan; Dorothy Brown, 74, of Battle Creek; and Barbara Hawthorne, 68, of Battle Creek.

The victims “appear to have been chosen at random because they were available,” Getting said.

The girl was initially reported dead. But more than an hour later, as doctors were preparing to harvest her organs, she squeezed her mom’s hand, Michigan State Police Lt. Dale Hinz told NBC News. She was then able to respond to questions by squeezing her mom’s hand several more times, and was rushed into surgery.

“It’s an absolute miracle,” Hinz said.

Other victims had not yet been identified because their families had not been notified, officials said.

“There’s a sense of loss, there’s an anger — there’s fear — there’s all these emotions and then you put on top of that: how do you go and tell the families of these victims that they weren’t targeted for any reason other than they were there to be a target?” Getting said.

Dalton was taken into custody around 12:40 a.m. after his Chevrolet HHR was spotted on a surveillance camera leaving a bar parking lot, authorities said. Police found a semi-automatic handgun during the arrest.

“We have 9, 10, 11 shell casings at each of these scenes,” Getting said, adding that police were investigating to ensure there no other crime scenes. “These weren’t a sudden explosion …this was done intentionally.”

Hello folks!

This Sunday is Valentine’s day.  I wonder – is it ok to not only include your significant others’, but also specific loved ones too?  You think about that one and get back to me by Saturday night – take care!

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I gotta tell ya – I admit I had too much bad for me food and drink and very little sleep.  WE all know how much fun that is, but it is not the best for your health.  I kinda wish I was a young-un and could take on a routine NOW that would follow me throughout life to keep my health in check without so much upset.  Tell me – do you get your recommended daily allowances for, Vitamins?  Carbohydrates?  Fat?  How about proper exercise?  Your full eight hours of sleep a night?