GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Two Grand Rapids firefighters are heading north to help add to the ever-growing response to the devastating ice storm in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula over the weekend.
Cpt. Curtis Walsh and Lt. Abe Schnieder are both Grand Rapids firefighters and members of Michigan Task Force One , a search and rescue team that is called upon when disaster strikes.
They told News 8 on Thursday before they left the station that while they have been a part of many recovery efforts, the northern ice storm might be a little different…