Birch Run Township Fire Department

10/05/2026

Birch Run and Taymouth Fire spent the day at North Elementary School teaching the kids about fire safety.

09/30/2026

Birch Run Fire responded to 8 calls in the last 24 Hrs. 5 Medical, 1 Vehicle Fire, 1 Garbage Truck Fire and one PI Accident.

09/21/2026

Birch Run Fire Assistant Chief Jim Totten and the McNamara family attended the Firemen’s Memorial on Saturday to honor their dads name being added to the wall. Ed McNamara passes away this spring and he had retired from the department with over 50 years of service.

09/14/2026

🚧 RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURE – OCTOBER 19

The Village has received confirmation from Lake State Railway Company that reconstruction of the railroad crossing is scheduled to begin Monday, October 19, 2026.

The work is expected to take approximately seven days and will include:
• Removal and replacement of the mainline and siding tracks
• Installation of new crossing panels
• Paving of the roadway approaches

The crossing will be closed to traffic throughout construction. Motorists should plan to use the posted detour route and allow additional travel time.

Please remember that construction schedules are subject to change due to weather or unforeseen field conditions. We will provide updates if the schedule changes or when the crossing reopens.

Thank you for your patience while this important infrastructure work is completed.

07/14/2026

Birch Run Fire arrived on scene with a fully involved structure fire, fire pulled to hand lines and a blitz nozzle to knock the fire down and save the garage. Birch Run was assisted by multiple departments due to the heat. Birch Run would like to thank the following departments.
Bridgeport Fire
Clio Fire
Frankenmuth Fire
Taymouth Fire
Millington Fire
MMR Alpha 33
Saginaw Sheriff

06/11/2026

05/09/2026

Birch Run firefighters attended a live fire and propane training this week. The first training was a multi department training with Bridgeport and Frankenmuth firefighters at the City of Saginaw training center. The other training was held at Birch Run Fire Department.

04/17/2026

Birch Run Fire was at water rescue training today with Bridgeport, Frankenmuth, and Spaulding Fire.

04/12/2026

Birch Run Fire responded to a pole barn fire with vehicles inside. Birch Run had mutual aid from Clio 1 and Clio 2 along with Taymouth Fire to extinguish the fire. The building and contents was a complete loss.

04/10/2026

Tonight at the Birch Run Fire Association monthly meeting we honored Assistant Chief Jim Totten with a token of appreciation for his 50 years (almost to the day) of service to the Birch Run and surrounding communities. Jim is pictured below with Fire Chief Dave Matzke, Township Supervisor Ray Letterman, and his son, retired firefighter Brady Totten.