RICHLAND  TOWNSHIP                                      Founded 1862
                                                            1180 N. Hemlock Road  Hemlock, Michigan 48626
                                                            Phone (989) 642-2097            Fax (989) 642-5882
 

 

 

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  Richland Township Fire Department

 

Mission Statement

      To serve the fire coverage area, and other fire departments, through mutual aid, by protecting life, property, and the environment; by providing fire safety education, inspections, suppression, investigations, emergency medical support, disaster response, and hazardous materials mitigation.  We will give the highest level of service possible with the level of resources provided to this department, in the most efficient, and cost effective manner possible.

   History

The Richland Township Fire Department was organized in 1922, as one of the earliest fire departments in Saginaw County.  Richland Township Fire Department covered the following Townships:  Richland, Fremont, Ingersoll (Midland County), Swan Creek, James, and Thomas.  In 1963, Thomas Township and James Township Fire Departments were organized and Swan Creek Township joined the Tri Township Fire District in St. Charles.

   Services

 Presently we cover 36 square miles in Richland Township, 24 square miles in Fremont Township, and 6 square miles in Ingersoll Township.  The approximate population for all three coverage areas is 7,500.  We have a mutual aid pact with all Saginaw County Fire Departments, giving us access to all their Fire Fighters and equipment, if needed. 

   Richland Township Fire Department is funded by a special assessment in Richland Township and contract fees with Fremont and Ingersoll Townships.

   The Fire Department's headquarters are located at 1099 N. Hemlock Road, Hemlock, Michigan 48626.  It is our third station since organization and was built in 1986, replacing one that was built in 1948, which replaced the original station which was built in 1922.  Our equipment consists of two-class A pumpers, one water tender, one rescue unit, one brush unit and one mobile air supply unit.

   Richland Township Fire Department responds to approximately 350 alarms per year.  Richland Township Fire Department responds to all medical calls to assist Mobile Medical Response (MMR), the area ambulance service, with pre-hospital emergency treatment.  Richland Township Fire Department hires Fire Fighters on an as needed basis.  Applications are available at the Richland Township Administration Office, 1180 North Hemlock Road, Hemlock, Michigan.

    In January 2004, the Richland Township Police Department headquarters was added to the station to better serve the public at a lesser expense.

 

There have been 13 Fire Chiefs since organization which include: 

Alex Pahl 1922-1923 Cameron Glenn 1923-1932
Clyde Cox 1932-1936 William Campbell 1937-1938
Clyde Cox 1938 Martin Bauer 1939-1959
Robert Campbell 1960-1967 Eugene Carson 1968-1969
Jack Flood 1970-1971 Robert Stapleton 1972-1977
Herbert Wade 1978-1985 John Pruitt 1986
Gary Wade 1987-Present    

               

 The following roster is current as of December 1, 2003:                                

Chief  Gary H. Wade
Assistant Chief Richard Bouliew
Captain Bruce Wade
Captain Larry Wegner
Lieutenant Greg Geitman
Lieutenant Ken Ling
Fire Fighter John Rick**
Fire Fighter Bob Watson
Fire Fighter Dan Preuss
Fire Fighter Tim Trim**
Fire Fighter Doug Rohde**
Fire Fighter Scott Rose
Fire Fighter Mike Morse
Fire Fighter Timothy Rohn
Fire Fighter Dave Bouliew
Fire Fighter Brad Breternitz
Fire Fighter Brian Beckrow
Fire Fighter Pat Buckley
Fire Fighter Ryan Benford
Fire Fighter Kelly Buckley
Fire Fighter Brad Peterson***
Fire Fighter Steve Hoffman***
Fire Fighter Brian Schultz***
Fire Fighter Jim Herline
Fire Fighter Dave Knoll
Fire Fighter Cindy Zastrow
Fire Fighter Paul Woods***
Fire Fighter James Bethke
Fire Fighter Jason Baird
Fire Fighter Dave Hoffman
Fire Fighter Mike Reinig

 

Past Members of the Richland Township Fire Department:

Alex Pahl* Roy Minto Carl Winters Roy Condon*
Hugh Frost William Rick William Fiting* Leo Rodietcher
Tom Wheatley Fred Murphy* Al Mueller* Paul Gibson***
Cameron Glen* Fred Bremmer* Edwin Stenzel Erdman Wardin*
Phillip Dratz Warren Watson George Richmond* Henry Schilling
Ed Welch David Doyle* Merle Thomas Weldon Watson***
William Pahl* Oscar Bauer Walter McCullagh Ernest Ling*
E. Jones Frank O'Leary Charles Mueller* William Wendt
L. Burns Henry Heinitz* Dennis Kennelly John Van Haften
Mathew Stroebel* Newell Coleman Tom Phelps E.S. Winchell*
Kenneth Foye William Fritzler*** Roy Rule* Herman Pahl, Jr.
Rolland Nothelfer Elzie Beaver* Frank Winchell G. Nothelfer
Ross Alderton* William Noll Arno Bluemer Charles Kreager*
Martin Bauer Clyde Easlick John Fuller* Clayton Gould
Robert Stapleton Joe McMullen* Jim Lunney Joe Herzina
Bernard Wardin* Vern Jolley Austin Sanford Alex Berger*
Frank Balesky Don Ojczyk Ray Beaver Michael Masser
Aarol Irish Anthony Doerr* Henry Collins Edwin Claxton
Henry Martin*  Ray Turner Donald Erskine Fred Schultie*
Walter Wardin Bruce Pahl Grover Sheltraw* M. Neuenfeldt
Mike Barnovitz Clarence Elliot Richard Doerr Vernie Chambers
Ernie Woodhall Weldon Sheltraw Roger Fiting F.W. Brant
Willis Wheatley William Campbell Otto Schmidt Lloyd Thomas***
Melvin Kruth Clyde Cox John Hohman Don Kreger
Leo Stapleton Robert Campbell Dale Fuller Floyd Conger
Edwin Rick*** Allen Volker William Little Carl Kreger
Jerry McKibbin George Stroebel Don Glenn*** James Hingston
Wilbert Campbell Ray LaClair Art Buckley Frank Nothelfer
Frank McDonaugh Donald Foye Donald Kruth Arvin Peterson
Eugene Carson Lloyd Pahl Allen Crouse Patrick Dougherty
Ernest Willman Gary Claxton Larry Sugar Kenneth Wilsey
Alex Manzoni Robert Claxton Hersey Erskine Jack Armstrong
Richard Davis Paul Pringle*** Don Riley Scott Stapleton**
Vincent Hohman Gary Peaphon John Kiley Jack Doyle
Jim Ling** Harvey Nothelfer Dale Doyle Bob Bachula
Joe Reinig** Delmos Collier** Don Hutfilz Melvin Wardin***
Louis Lively John Flood Rod McKibbin** Andy Hohman
Tom Hatfield Ron Watson Tom Samuels** James Durham
John Pruitt** David H. Schafer William LeClair** Tom Campbell
Mike Murphy Paul Brennenstuhl Richard Hagarty** Frank Golombisky**
Jeff Yackel Chris Beck** Bill Dewey David Ling***
Todd House Adam Nothelfer Dennis Fuller John Turner
John Benemann Barry Simmonds*** Tim Spear** Gerald Foye
Chuck Thomas Herbert Wade** Sam Jundi John Cook

                                         

*  Charter Member

** Served As Fire Command Officer

*** Served In U.S. Military

  

Thank you and congratulations to all the 2007 calendar winners.  Thank you to those who purchased 2008 calendars and good luck!!! 

Hemlock Volunteer Fire Fighter’s Association

2008 Calendar Raffle Winners

* Denotes number is previous winner

WINNING DATE

WINNING AMOUNT

WINNING NAME

STUB NUMBER

CITY

January 1, 2008

$500.00

Flossie Trim

0299

Hemlock

January 2, 2008

$20.00

Gala Feith

0727

Hemlock

January 3, 2008

$20.00

Jared Gibowski

0096

Saginaw

January 4, 2008

$20.00

Gladys Ducharme

0117

Hemlock

January 5, 2008

$20.00

Don Wazny

0072

Merrill

January 6, 2008

$40.00

Ben Bell

0143

Saginaw

January 7, 2008

$20.00

Art Buckley

0480

Hemlock

January 8, 2008

$20.00

Tom Beckrow

0643

Saginaw

January 9, 2008

$20.00

Kevin Jurek

0252

Hemlock

January 10, 2008

$20.00

Margaret Kehoe

0924

Hemlock

January 11, 2008

$20.00

Jakob Schnur

0006

Hemlock

January 12, 2008

$20.00

Wendell Nehmer

0266

Saginaw

January 13, 2008

$40.00

Greg Neiderquill

0189

Bridgeport

January 14, 2008

$20.00

Gerry Kruth

0803

Hemlock

January 15, 2008

$20.00

Matt Jekel

0347

Frankenmuth

January 16,2008

$20.00

Nick DiBerardino

0786

Saginaw

January 17, 2008

$20.00

Kalli Oldenburg

0313

Hemlock

January 18, 2008

$20.00

Carol Conger

0888

Hemlock

January 19, 2008

$20.00

Kathy Clark

0145

Merrill

January 20, 2008

$40.00

Jeff Barko

0353

Shepherd

January 21, 2008

$20.00

Harold Zimmerman

0750

St. Johns

January 22, 2008

$20.00

Kevin Kienitz

0381

Hemlock

January 23, 2008

$20.00

Nate Mcqueen

0899

Freeland

January 24, 2008

$20.00

Marlene Stavely

0804

Hemlock

January 25, 2008

$20.00

Dave Bellas

0696

Saginaw

January 26, 2008

$20.00

Lorrie Barkham

0754

Saginaw

January 27, 2008

$40.00

Lee Breternitz

0030

Hemlock

January 28, 2008

$20.00

Bob Fiting

0272

Freeland

January 29, 2008

$20.00

Mildred Wade

0427

Hemlock

January 30, 2008

$20.00

William O’Toole

0163

Merrill

January 31, 2008

$20.00

Nancy Whyte

0712

St. Charles

February1, 2008

$20.00

Bob Dean

0934

Saginaw

February 2, 2008

$20.00

Karen Deshone

0119

Lansing

February 3, 2008

$40.00

Kurt McCallister

0157

Wheeler

February 4, 2008

$20.00

Rick Riebschleger

0020

Saginaw

February 5, 2008

$20.00

Jeremy Buckley

0478

Hemlock

February 6, 2008

$20.00

David LeBeau

0845

Saginaw

February 7, 2008

$20.00

Doug Kohlschmidt

0933

Saginaw

February 8, 2008

$20.00

Ernie Miller

0129

Freeland

February 9, 2008

$20.00

Donald Derop

0325

Saginaw

February 10, 2008

$40.00

Lucille Slick

0008

Merrill

February 11, 2008

$20.00

Kevin Guy

0469

Saginaw

February 12, 2008

$20.00

Garry Rose

0314

Saginaw

February 13, 2008

$20.00

Cindy LaRue

0632

Hemlock

February 14, 2008

$20.00

Scott Brilinski

0702

Freeland

February 15, 2008

$20.00

Derek Brandi

0740

Defiance, OH

February 16,2008

$20.00

Cathy Dougherty

0100

Saginaw

February 17, 2008

$40.00

Barb Dorr

0305

Hemlock

February 18, 2008

$20.00

Evelyn Forrest

0049

Freeland

February 19, 2008

$20.00

Don Hollingsworth

0251

Saginaw

February 20, 2008

$20.00

Kurt McCallister

0159*

Wheeler

February 21, 2008

$20.00

Linda Butterfield

0295

Big Rapids

February 22, 2008

$20.00

Karl Roth

0400

Saginaw

February 23, 2008

$20.00

Betty Bethke

0796

Hemlock

February 24, 2008

$40.00

Hugo Mielke

0194

Saginaw

February 25, 2008

$20.00

Joshua Morse

0782

Hemlock

February 26, 2008

$20.00

Darrel Volway

0222

Saginaw

February 27, 2008

$20.00

Nate Moeller

0559

Saginaw

February 28, 2008

$20.00

Ryen Walter

0697

Sanford

February 29, 2008

$40.00

Geraldine Kruth

0422

Hemlock

March 1, 2008

$20.00

Eileen Buckley

0476

Hemlock

March 2, 2008

$40.00

George Kipfmiller

0233

Merrill

March 3, 2008

$20.00

Tisha Stoneman

0749

Ithaca

March 4, 2008

$20.00

Kurt McCallister

0157**

Wheeler

March 5, 2008

$20.00

Anthony Beckrow

0653

Saginaw

March 6, 2008

$20.00

Connie Sullivan

0201

Bay City

March 7, 2008

$20.00

Herbert Wade

0421

Hemlock

March 8, 2008

$20.00

Earl Latty

0813

Freeland

March 9, 2008

$40.00

Roger Wurtzel

0810

Freeland

March 10, 2008

$20.00

Tracey Fannin

0757

Bay City

March 11, 2008

$20.00

Shelley McGeathy

0570

Hemlock

March 12, 2008

$20.00

Janet Sisson

0334

Saginaw

March 13, 2008

$20.00

Carol Conger

0888*

Hemlock

March 14, 2008

$20.00

Debbie Compau

0051

Hale

March 15, 2008

$20.00

David Knoll

0444

Hemlock

March 16,2008

$40.00

Larry Collins

0067

St. Louis

March 17, 2008

$20.00

Cara Cummings

0577

St. Charles

March 18, 2008

$20.00

Deloris Morse

0181

Saginaw

March 19, 2008

$20.00

Rick Rabideau

0191

Saginaw

March 20, 2008

$20.00

Randy Schroyer

0846

Saginaw

March 21, 2008

$20.00

Mike Baluha

0228

Saginaw

March 22, 2008

$20.00

Gary Little

0385

Saginaw

March 23, 2008

$150.00

Kerry Lemaire

0789

Hemlock

March 24, 2008

$20.00

Joe Moeller

0102

Saginaw

March 25, 2008

$20.00

Larry Smith

0629

Deford

March 26, 2008

$20.00

Jeff Barko

0353*

Shepherd

March 27, 2008

$20.00

Holly Roe

0283

Midland

March 28, 2008

$20.00

Jack Fitting

0758

Hemlock

March 29, 2008

$20.00

Gala Feith

0727*

Hemlock

March 30, 2008

$40.00

Justin Smith

0205

Hemlock

March 31, 2008

$20.00

Kelly Volway

0223

Saginaw

April 1, 2008

$20.00

Fred Foulds

928

Saginaw

April 2, 2008

$20.00

Doug Peake

682

Saginaw

April 3, 2008

$20.00

Bill & Janet Miller

548

Saginaw

April 4, 2008

$20.00

Roy & Tammy Ward

794

Merrill

April 5, 2008

$20.00

Dale Miller

892

Birch Run

April 6, 2008

$40.00

Kevin Kientiz

381*

Hemlock

April 7, 2008

$20.00

Martha Kube

827

Hemlock

April 8, 2008

$20.00

Wilbur Yancer Jr,

219

Houghton Lake

April 9, 2008

$20.00

Kevin Hutfilz

198

Merrill

April 10, 2008

$20.00

Cara Cummings

577*

St. Charles

April 11, 2008

$20.00

Roy & Tammy Ward

794*

Merrill

April 12, 2008

$20.00

Bill Butterfield

292

Big Rapids

April 13, 2008

$40.00

Robert L. Gubody

0087

Saginaw

April 14, 2008

$20.00

Joe Frost

538

Hemlock

April 15, 2008

$20.00

Mary Ann Rosser

404

Hemlock

April 16,2008

$20.00

Erin Clayton

509

Hemlock

April 17, 2008

$20.00

Rhonda Bradley-Vantflin

832

Bay City

April 18, 2008

$20.00

Knights of Columbus CO 2291

482

Merrill

April 19, 2008

$20.00

Don Hollingsworth

*251

Saginaw

April 20, 2008

$40.00

Diane Kruth

127

Merrill

April 21, 2008

$20.00

Dave Willman

358

Merrill

April 22, 2008

$20.00

Chris Snyder

503

St. Charles

April 23, 2008

$20.00

Andy Richardson

661

Hemlock

April 24, 2008

$20.00

Kevin Gilles

611

Saginaw

April 25, 2008

$20.00

Karie Easterling

699

St. Charles

April 26, 2008

$20.00

Darrel Volway

*222

Saginaw

April 27, 2008

$40.00

Judy Bouliew

401

Hemlock

April 28, 2008

$20.00

David Knoll

*444

Hemlock

April 29, 2008

$20.00

Frank Alec

541

Saginaw

April 30, 2008

$20.00

Chad Nelson

556

Bridgeport

May 1, 2008

$20.00

Tom Rajewski

698

Auburn

May 2, 2008

$20.00

Russ And Kelli Eggers

247

Hemlock

May 3, 2008

$20.00

Debi Braley

842

Hemlock

May 4, 2008

$40.00

Gary Graf

902

St. Charles

May 5, 2008

$20.00

Joe Wolgast

558

Merrill

May 6, 2008

$20.00

Lyle & Alice Kienitz

524

St. Charles

May 7, 2008

$20.00

Randy Wade

909

Hemlock

May 8, 2008

$20.00

Duane Foye

343

Merrill

May 9, 2008

$20.00

Don Poter

425

Freeland

May 10, 2008

$20.00

Gary Schoot

793

Merrill

May 11, 2008

$40.00

Richard A. Blower

743

Saginaw

May 12, 2008

$20.00

Jean Berent

382

Saginaw

May 13, 2008

$20.00

Larry Graf

644

St. Charles

May 14, 2008

$20.00

Jim Larsen

124

Merrill

May 15, 2008

$20.00

Bernadette Henne

753

Saginaw

 

The Hemlock Volunteer Fire Fighters Association has purchased a Thermal Imaging Camera.    The camera has been given to the Richland Township Fire Department, and placed in service, after Fire Fighters were trained with it.  The cost of the camera was $10,000.00, and bought with money donated by citizens and organizations of the area.  The donations were in Honor or in Memory of loved ones.  A complete list of donors is available at the Fire Station.  

 

The donation fund is still in existence and all donations are used for non disposable life saving equipment.  If you would like to make a donation you can make checks payable to, Hemlock Volunteer Fire Fighters Association, and mail to 1099 North Hemlock Road, Hemlock, Michigan   48626. 

 

 

We thank all of you for your support in the past, and look forward to serving your needs in the future.