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, and two brush units.

   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.

 

2010 CALENDAR WINNERS
January 2010 Winners

Date

Stub #

Amount

Winner (* denotes previous winner)

City

1

174

$500

C.J. Jureck

Hemlock

2

826

$20

Mike Kenny

Merrill

3

469

$40

Jeanette Best

Saginaw

4

770

$20

Marcelene Rowley

Hemlock

5

631

$20

Debbie Hoffman

Freeland

6

632

$20

Sandy Laundra

Hemlock

7

364

$20

Judy Maurere

Saginaw

8

343

$20

Duane Foye

Merrill

9

346

$20

Kevin Wardin

Hemlock

10

128

$40

Don Hollingsworth

Saginaw

11

593

$20

Keith Green

Hemlock

12

379

$20

Bob Dean

Saginaw

13

250

$20

David Terrian

Saginaw

14

252

$20

Keith Wray

St. Charles

15

539

$20

Debi Peterson

Hemlock

16

737

$20

Albert Predisdio

St. Charles

17

359

$40

Mark Ade

M. Morris

18

401

$20

Keith Butterfiled

Big Rapids

19

819

$20

Erin Clayton

Hemlock

20

310

$20

Craig Honaman

Merrill

21

349

$20

Lee Cowles

St. Louis

22

184

$20

Larry Coates

St. Charles

23

466

$20

Amanda Hoffman

Saginaw

24

77

$40

Judith Bouliew

Hemlock

25

549

$20

Tim O’Malley

Saginaw

26

79

$20

Wade Swarthout

Midland

27

43

$20

Bob Bell

Hemlock

28

694

$20

Robert Tethoff

Saginaw

29

292

$20

Herbert Wade

Hemlock

30

403

$20

Helen McMillan

Hemlock

31

236

$40

Art Buckley

Hemlock

February 2010 Winners

 

Date

Stub #

Amount

Winner (* denotes previous winner)

City

1

230

$20

Patrick Buckley

Freeland

2

790

$20

John Robinett

Saginaw

3

529

$20

Curt Jerry

Hemlock

4

653

$20

Dan Preuss

Hemlock

5

445

$20

Don Weiskrich

Hemlock

6

736

$20

Janet Springer

Oakley

7

536

$40

Dennis Greenwood

Hemlock

8

821

$20

Brandon Willman

Merrill

9

445

$20

Don Weiskrich

Hemlock *

10

320

$20

Dick Brown

Saginaw

11

427

$20

Terry Bray

Hemlock

12

097

$20

Laura Bouliew

Hemlock

13

814

$20

Barb Wardin

Hemlock

14

363

$40

Jennifer Oliveraz

Merrill

15

248

$20

Joe Jesselitas

Saginaw

16

520

$20

Bob Bunterbart

Hemlock

17

117

$20

Lloyd Beebe

Saginaw

18

308

$20

Ron Slick

Merrill

19

831

$20

Ray Wardin

Hemlock

20

745

$20

Sandra Seeburder

Midland

21

684

$40

David Knoll L.S.

Hemlock

22

646

$20

Dick Prezzato

St. Charles

23

628

$20

Ryan Fiting

Freeland

24

696

$40

Aileen Pettinger

Saginaw

25

734

$20

Tyler Beckrow

Hemlock

26

132

$20

Bill O’Toole

Merrill

27

360

$20

Carrie Ade

Mt. Morris

28

818

$40

Gary Wade

Hemlock

March 2010 Winners

 

Date

Stub #

Amount

Winner (* denotes previous winner)

City

1

376

$20

Shirley Cates

Hemlock

2

229

$20

Lynnette Buckley

St. Charles

3

206

$20

Stanley Pardel

Midland

4

237

$20

Don Buckley

Hemlock

5

517

$20

Tom Appold

Bay City

6

539

$20

Debi Peterson *

Hemlock

7

110

$40

Eric Liebrock

Saginaw

8

149

$20

Morley Erskine

Hemlock

9

739

$20

Ron Harger

St. Charles

10

240

$20

Art Buckley

Hemlock

11

805

$20

Michael J. Miller

Saginaw

12

769

$20

Barb Dorr

Hemlock

13

413

$20

Bill Foley

Bath

14

70

$40

Tina Pilarski

Burton

15

731

$20

Sarah Baird

Hemlock

16

606

$20

Ted Maser

Hemlock

17

310

$20

Graig Honaman *

Merrill

18

755

$20

Dennis M Guzy

St. Charles

19

263

$20

Christy Rick

Hemlock

20

428

$20

Gary Graf

St. Charles

21

515

$40

Joe Wolgast

Merrill

22

128

$20

Don Hollingsworth

Saginaw

23

024

$20

Bob Gorney

Hemlock

24

002

$20

Chris L. Snyder

St. Charles

25

213

$20

Rick LaRue

Hemlock

26

601

$20

Scott Cole

Mt. Pleasant

27

139

$20

Howard Prast

Hemlock

28

637

$40

Matt Britton

Boyne Falls, Mi

29

091

$20

Marilyn Leonard

Saginaw

30

339

$20

Jodi Wegner

Hemlock

31

689

$20

Lloyd Newvine

Saginaw

April 2010 Winners

 

Date

Stub #

Amount

Winner (* denotes previous winner)

City

1

601

$20

Scott Cole *

Mt. Pleasant

2

417

$20

Peter Hayes

Saginaw

3

690

$20

Bill West

Midland

4

259

$150

Jan Vedrode

Merrill

5

231

$20

Michael Buckley

Birch Run

6

408

$20

Muriel Murphy

Freeland

7

567

$20

Connie Richardson

Hemlock

8

97

$20

Laura Bouliew

Hemlock

9

420

$20

Bradley Schanck

Midland

10

177

$20

Karen Graves

Hemlock

11

718

$40

John M. Wiegand

Hemlock

12

750

$20

Michelle Bell

Hemlock

13

127

$20

Kayla Sieggreen

Saginaw

14

206

$20

Stanley Pardel*

Midland

15

304

$20

Patrick Noltel

Merrill

16

100

$20

Virginina Bauman

Freeland

17

356

$20

Bill Schoen

Freeland

18

459

40

Leondard Doran

Freeland

19

580

$20

Don Sheets

Saginaw

20

163

$20

Tom Kennedy

Hemlock

21

355

$20

Dan Liebrock

Hemlock

22

197

$20

Lyle Kienitz

St. Charles

23

310

$20

Craig Honaman**

Merrill

24

122

$20

Marty Niersel

Hemlock

25

102

$40

Roxanne Paulawk

Saginaw

26

113

$20

Royal Playford

Merrill

27

754

$20

Linda Schoen

Saginaw

28

168

$20

Fred Stroebel

Hemlock

29

133

$20

Pat Dorr

Hemlock

30

379

$20

Bob Dean

Saginaw

May 2010 Winners

Date

Stub #

Amount

Winner (* denotes previous winner)

City

1

756

$20

Scott Sauvie

Saginaw

2

282

$40

Pat Dorr

Hemlock

3

244

$20

Kevin Guy

Saginaw

4

317

$20

Suzanne Dougherty

Merrill

5

643

$20

Ross Hart

Mt. Pleasant

6

061

$20

Donald Kirby

Saginaw

7

174

$20

C.J. Jurek *

Hemlock

8

012

$20

Sara Baird

Hemlock

9

029

$40

Heather Selich

Vassar

10

207

$20

Dennis Crowder

Beaverton

11

578

$20

Bruce Wade

Hemlock

12

680

$20

Andrew Knoll

Hemlock

13

535

$20

Janet Pruitt

Beaverton

14

097

$20

Laura Bouliew ***

Hemlock

15

545

$20

Mike Reinert

Frankenmuth

16

773

$40

Mike Burdo

Hemlock

17

584

$20

Cathy Dougherty

Saginaw

18

568

$20

Jerry Clayton

Bay City

19

438

$20

Sue Niederquill

Bridgeport

20

229

$20

Lynette Buckley*

St. Charles

21

576

$20

Larry Wade Jr.

Hemlock

22

783

$20

Bryan Wiess

Pinconning

23

419

$40

Teal Saylor

Midland

24

802

$20

Jessica Schwarz

Saginaw

25

462

$20

John Hoffman

Saginaw

26

293

$20

Mildred Wade

Hemlock

27

378

$20

Greg McMahon

Hemlock

28

515

$20

Joe Wolgast*

Merrill

29

275

$20

Tom Fuentes

Hemlock

30

457

$40

Karin Keel-Todd

Hemlock

31

699

$150

Elizabeth Lichtenwald

Saginaw

June 2010 Winners

Date

Stub #

Amount

Winner (* denotes previous winner)

City

1

182

$20

Todd House

Hemlock

2

175

$20

Randy Diener

Riverdale, MI

3

731

$20

Sarah Baird *

Hemlock

4

71

$20

Kathleen Pilarski

Burton

5

582

$20

Sue Turner

Saginaw

6

268

$40

Bill Butterfield

Big Rapids

7

567

$20

Connie Richardson*

Hemlock

8

152

$20

Benchwarmers

Hemlock

9

157

$20

Gwen Roggow

Saginaw

10

654

$20

Don Foye

Hemlock

11

66

$20

Greg Bartlett

Midland

12

472

$20

LouAnn McGill

Mt. Morris

13

437

$40

Tom Weiskirch

Ovid

14

304

$20

Patrick Noltel

Merrill

15

370

$20

Norma Moulton

Merrill

16

797

$20

Robin Fuller

Hemlock

17

273

$20

Nichole Parish

Hemlock

18

150

$20

Bob Watson

Hemlock

19

335

$20

Dale Sherman

Hemlock

20

784

$40

William C. Harrow

Hemlock

21

419

$20

*Teal Saylor

Midland

22

727

$20

Carrolle Bouliew

Saginaw

23

485

$20

Lynda Beck

Hemlock

24

131

$20

Scott Stapleton

Hemlock

25

395

$20

Larry Wegner

Hemlock

26

287

$20

Darrell Seegminer

Hemlock

27

160

$40

Eric Roe

Midland

28

442

$20

Bob Wieskirch

Hemlock

29

287

$20

*Darrell Seegminer

Hemlock

30

625

July 2010 Winners

Date

Stub #

Amount

Winner (* denotes previous winner)

City

1

312

$20

Joe Turner

Merrill

2

135

$20

Betty Blehm

Hemlock

3

11

$20

Jason Baird

Hemlock

4

313

$150

Duane Kruth

Merrill

5

266

$20

Flossie Trim

Hemlock

6

39

$20

Joe Frost

Saginaw

7

623

$20

Lee Breternitz

Hemlock

8

719

$20

Paul Smith

Merrill

9

386

$20

Jodi Wegner

Hemlock

10

227

$20

James & Pat Buckley

Hemlock

11

405

$40

Shirley Masar

Hemlock

12

472

$20

* LouAnn McGill

Mt. Morris

13

494

$20

Michael Thayer

Saginaw

14

272

$20

Andy Dorr

Hemlock

15

681

$20

Evan Knoll

Hemlock

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 January 1, 2010:                                

Chief  Gary H. Wade
Assistant Chief Richard Bouliew
Captain Larry Wegner
Lieutenant Mike Morse
Lieutenant Brad Breternitz
Fire Fighter John Rick**
Fire Fighter Bob Watson
Fire Fighter Heather Appold
Fire Fighter Tim Trim**
Fire Fighter Jon Beck
Fire Fighter Scott Rose
Fire Fighter Shaun Clayton
Fire Fighter Timothy Rohn
Fire Fighter Dave Bouliew
Fire Fighter Nick Scoles
Fire Fighter Jeremy Scott
Fire Fighter Trevor Weslock
Fire Fighter Ryan Benford
Fire Fighter Steve Hoffman***
Fire Fighter Jim Herline
Fire Fighter Dave Knoll
Fire Fighter Cindy Zastrow***
Fire Fighter James Bethke
Fire Fighter Jason Baird
Fire Fighter Dave Hoffman

 

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 WadeII Sam Jundi John Cook
Brad Peterson*** Kelly Buckley Pat Buckley Brian Beckrow
Doug Rohde** Dan Preuss Kenneth Ling** Greg Geitman**
Bruce Wade** Brian Schultz*** Paul Woods*** Mike Reinig
Martin Sanders Chris Schluckebeir Jessica Horn  

                                         

*  Charter Member

** Served As Fire Command Officer

*** Served In U.S. Military

  

 

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.

 

 

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