Fire Department
The Fire Department is a combination department, employing a mixture of career and volunteer, or part-paid, firefighters. Full-time positions include the Chief and two firefighters licensed to the Paramedic level. These three firefighters work a 24-hour rotation, which ensures the department is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Part-paid members of the staff carry pagers and are on call around the clock to respond to all calls. The department provides fire protection to the City of Tecumseh and by contract to Tecumseh Township from one station, located at the intersection of South Evans Street and Russell Road.
Helpful Links:
Fire Service Organizations & Resources
- Home Safety Council
- NFPA – National Fire Protection Association
- FEMSA - Fire & Emergency Service Mfgs.
- ResponderSafety.com - Highway Safety
Government (Local, County, State and Federal)
- OSHA - Occupational Health and Safety
- City of Tecumseh
- FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- United States Fire Administration
- Underwriters Lab
- State of Michigan
- Ready.gov - Emergency Preparedness Site
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security