Fire

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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