Ash Township Fire Department

Ash Township Fire Department Ash Township Volunteer Fire Department serves Ash Township, a 36 square mile area in Northern Monroe County. We run calls out of two stations. Questions!

Our two stations, Station 1 on Maxwell Road in the Village, and Station 2 on Ready Road. They are staffed by paid on call Volunteer Firefighters. What does this mean for our community? This means both stations are ran by members of our community. They could be your neighbor, son, daughter, brother or sister. Almost all of us call Ash Twp home. So what happens when you call 911? When you call 911 y

our initial interaction is with Monroe County Central Dispatch. They will ask you some basic questions before alerting members of the department via a voice pager. After our pagers "trip" any available Firefighter will respond from his or her home to the Fire Station. From there they will bring what ever equipment is needed to help mitigate the emergency. Please remember our members are volunteers who often miss dinners, birthdays, anniversary's, and holidays keeping our township safe. Our Firefighters are often responding from our homes and head to the fire station before getting to you. Currently we have 3 new hires that will being training this fall. All other members are full trained Firefighters. We currently also have on staff Paramedics, EMTs and MFRs to handle your medical emergencies. Please Ask!

06/01/2026
ROAD OPEN - As of this morning, Oakville Waltz Rd at Maxwell is back open. AT&T made the repair late last night, and the...
05/12/2026

ROAD OPEN - As of this morning, Oakville Waltz Rd at Maxwell is back open. AT&T made the repair late last night, and the road closed signs have been moved off to the side of the road. Monroe Road Commission will be out this morning to collect all of the signs. Thank you all for your patience as we tried to get this repair done as soon as possible.

ROAD CLOSED- Oakville Waltz Rd is closed at Maxwell for an AT&T pole that is broken. We have submitted a ticket to have ...
05/11/2026

ROAD CLOSED- Oakville Waltz Rd is closed at Maxwell for an AT&T pole that is broken. We have submitted a ticket to have it repaired. At this time, we do not have an ETA for when this problem will be solved. Monroe County Road Commission did place signs up in the area.

Congratulations, Chief Modica, on being named Police Chief of Carleton!
05/06/2026

Congratulations, Chief Modica, on being named Police Chief of Carleton!

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Modica as the new Chief of Police. Chief Modica brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to public safety and community engagement.

Please join us in welcoming Chief Tony Modica to this important role. We look forward to his leadership and the positive impact he will bring to our department and the community we serve.

05/02/2026

AHS BAND - Last weekend, the Ash Township Fire Department had the privilege of escorting the AHS Band as they headed off to the State Band Festival. We always enjoy helping out and sending the students off.

04/24/2026

This was Ash Township Volunteer Fire Department Chief Henry Fahnestock, in 1983.

He is standing next to the department's "brush truck".

The photo was taken by Joan Arnast for the September 22, 1983 issue of the Carleton Messenger newspaper.

03/17/2026

Have you tried out The Toast Office in Carleton Yet?

They are open for Breakfast and Lunch.

Make sure to follow them on Facebook for future specials!

Hours:
Tuesday- Sunday
7:00am - 3:00pm

Location:
12770 Maxwell
Carleton, MI

Pictures of the menu is in the comments!

03/12/2026

"It is not how these Officers died that made them heroes, it is how they lived."
Officer Phil Czernik
End of Watch, March 12, 2025.
NEVER FORGOTTEN

03/06/2026

STATES - Ash Township Fire Department had the privilege of sending off Airports Cheer Team as they head to states to compete. We wish them the best of luck this weekend. Go Jets!!!

UPDATE ON STRUCTURE FIRE- It was a cold day for the Ash Township Fire Department. At approximately 12:30 this afternoon,...
01/31/2026

UPDATE ON STRUCTURE FIRE- It was a cold day for the Ash Township Fire Department. At approximately 12:30 this afternoon, we were dispatched to a report of a barn fire fully involved. Ash Township E-1 arrived on scene to find a barn fully involved, threatening multiple structures and vehicles. Automatic aid from Exeter and mutual aid from Huron Township Fire Departments were on scene and assisted with getting the fire under control. When it’s this cold, firefighters have to battle through equipment freezing up and keeping personnel warm. All departments cleared the scene around 6:00 p.m.

We’d like to give a BIG shout out to Nina’s Pizza in Carleton for making our firefighters some excellent pizza to help us warm up.

Below is a thank you to all who assisted today.

Exeter Township Fire Department
Huron Township Fire Department
Monroe Community Ambulance

Address

12761 Maxwell Road
Carleton, MI
48117

Telephone

+17346546992

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