Prestage and Dockerty Appointed to State Fire Safety Board

Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently appointed Dick Prestage and Tim Dockerty to the State Fire Safety Board.   

Dockerty, of Berrien Springs, is the CEO of Dockerty Health Care Services, Inc. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Western Michigan University and his Master of Business Administration from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Mr. Dockerty is appointed to represent persons who own adult foster care facilities for a term expiring July 15, 2025. 

Prestage, of St. Louis, is the vice president of facilities and capitals at Nexcare Wellbridge. He is the assistant chief of the Mid-Michigan Community Fire Department and a board member with the Health Care Association of Michigan. Mr. Prestage is appointed to represent the nursing home industry for a term expiring July 15, 2025. He succeeds Paul Korte whose term expired July 15 2021.  

The State Fire Safety Board assists in the development of fire safety rules covering the construction, operation, and maintenance of schools, health care facilities, penal facilities, and state-owned and leased facilities. The Board assists in the operation and maintenance of public assembly and other buildings, oversight of delegation of fire inspection responsibilities, and serves as an administrative hearing body on decisions made by the Bureau of Fire Services.       

These appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.