DAVISON-RICHFIELD AREA FIRE DEPARTMENT

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The Davison-Richfield Area Fire Department protects the City of Davison, Davison Township, and Richfield Township. This area is 72 square miles in size and has approximately 30,000 residents. In terms of roads, this area is Maple road to Francis Road and Vassar Road to Washburn Road.

The governing body of the Fire Department is the Davison-Richfield Area Fire Authority. The Fire Authority consists of members from the three units of government that the department protects. The Fire Authority is responsible for assuring that the area receives the best possible fire protection available and has the control of the money required to run the department. The Fire Authority meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the fire station and are open to the public.

A standing committee of the Fire Authority is the personnel committee. The personnel committee consists of one member from each unit of government. This committee deals with personnel matters.

The Fire Chief is responsible for the day to day operations of the department. The command structure is as follows: Chief, Asst. Chief, Captains (1) days and (1) nights and Lieutenants (1) days and (1) nights. There are also two other officers of the department whose duties are administrative. They are the Maintenance Engineer and Asst. Maintenance Engineer.