Daily Press file photo A new shift of Escanaba Public Safety officers is briefed by Lt. Ray Possi, left, before beginning duty in this photo, which was originally published in the Daily Press on Monday, Feb. 28, 1977. Two of the men would be assigned to the fire apparatus floor and the rest to road patrol. The department had been seen as a model by other cities considering consolidation of their police and fire departments.

Daily Press file photo

A new shift of Escanaba Public Safety officers is briefed by Lt. Ray Possi, left, before beginning duty in this photo, which was originally published in the Daily Press on Monday, Feb. 28, 1977. Two of the men would be assigned to the fire apparatus floor and the rest to road patrol. The department had been seen as a model by other cities considering consolidation of their police and fire departments.