Flint Charter Township, MI
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Then
The Flint Township Fire Department was established in 1947. The original fire house was located at Dye and Corunna Roads. The original two-story building housed 1 full-time firefighter and sported a fireman's pole which is now displayed at station two.
Station 1 |
Chief Jack Maxwell |
Now
The fire department today consists of three fire stations (North, Central, & South Stations). Two stations (North 7 South) are staffed 24/7. Personnel are dispatched with an 800 MHz paging system and computer aided dispatch (CAD) to alert both full-time and on-call firefighters from a county 911 central dispatch center.
The combination fire department employs 11 full-time Officers (Chief, Assistant Chief, Fire Marshal, 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, and 6 Sergeants), 14 on-call Firefighters, and 1 Administrative Assistant.
One trained arson investigator and three state certified fire inspectors are part is the officer staff. Ongoing training is bi-monthly, intensive, and exceeds state an federal mandatory requirements.
Additionally, the department provides fire prevention training, fire education, and participates in various community and business activities.
Apparatus include 5 Pumpers, 1 Squad, 3 Command Vehicles, and 2 Utility Vehicles.