Ford River Volunteer Fire Department

Ford River Volunteer Fire Department Ford River Volunteer Fire Department Ford River Fire Dept. was established in 1982 by a group of Ford River citizens. The Fire Dept. of Natural Resources.

The Township of Ford River is approximately 64 square miles located on the shore line of Little Bay de Noc in South Central Upper Michigan's Delta County and neighboring the City of Escanaba. We have an approximate population of 2,019 citizens. The Township is rural and covered mostly in agricultural and forested land. currently operates with 23 volunteer firefighters, 1 pumper, 1 pumper/tender, 1

tender, a brush truck and a trailer volume pump. We provide first response fire protection to all of Ford River Township and have mutual aid agreements with all fire departments in Delta County and Michigan Dept. We also are part of Michigan MABAS which is a Statewide Mutual aid agreement so can be requested for major incidents anywhere in Michigan. We have recently had some changes in some of our officer positions. OFFICERS OF THE FORD RIVER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT:
As of 3-3-2025 are as follows. Next election is March 2026. Fire Chief - Brian Nelson
Assistant Chief - Doug Price
Captain (Truck & Equipment) - Zac Denome
Captain (Training) - Matthew Rian
Lieutenant (Health & Safety) - Steve Godfrey Jr. Lieutenant (Secretary / Treasurer) - Kurt Dubord

WATCH FOR SCHOOL BUSES AND KIDS!! As summer comes to an end, the Ford River Fire Department would like to take a minute ...
08/26/2026

WATCH FOR SCHOOL BUSES AND KIDS!!
As summer comes to an end, the Ford River Fire Department would like to take a minute to remind everyone that most schools in the area are now back in session starting this week and that means we all need to give ourselves extra time, SLOW DOWN and watch for kids, school buses and crossing guards!!! We hope everyone had a great summer and we wish all the students, teachers, school workers, bus drivers and crossing guards a very safe and successful school year!! BE SAFE EVERYONE!!

07/18/2026

This morning there was a large training exercise held down on water plant road in Escanaba with several fire departments and firefighters from Delta County participating. It was an excellent training with several departments all training together and learning how we can get the most out of our equipment and what our equipment is capable of doing. It was great to see such a large group of volunteers giving up their Saturday morning to train together. Great job everyone.

Today was a very hot day but it didn’t stop 4 of our firefighters and several from other area fire departments from gear...
07/11/2026

Today was a very hot day but it didn’t stop 4 of our firefighters and several from other area fire departments from gearing up and participating in a bus extrication class. It was an awesome class and those in attendance learned a lot about bus extrication. Great job by all those in attendance and thank you to the instructors that put the class on.

The Ford River Twp Vol. Fire Dept. would like to wish everyone a very SAFE and Happy 4th of July weekend. Remember to b...
07/04/2026

The Ford River Twp Vol. Fire Dept. would like to wish everyone a very SAFE and Happy 4th of July weekend. Remember to be safe around fireworks and if your traveling drive safe. It’s going to be a HOT day so stay Hydrated and stay cool. Be sure to watch for us in the Bark River 4th of July Parade tomorrow.

FORD RIVER TOWNSHIP WATER SYSTEM RESIDENTS…. BOIL WATER ADVISORY. PLEASE READ!!!
06/17/2026

FORD RIVER TOWNSHIP WATER SYSTEM RESIDENTS…. BOIL WATER ADVISORY. PLEASE READ!!!

06/17/2026
This afternoon Ford River Engine unit 1 and Pumper/Tender unit 2 went through our annual Pump Testing. Thank you Dan fro...
06/16/2026

This afternoon Ford River Engine unit 1 and Pumper/Tender unit 2 went through our annual Pump Testing. Thank you Dan from Pomasl Fire Equipment, Inc.for coming up to do the testing. Trucks all passed their testing and are working properly.

06/08/2026
06/07/2026

At approx. 6:45pm Saturday, June 6th the Ford River Twp. Vol. Fire Department was dispatched for a reported pole building on fire on 14th road in the Hyde area. Mutual Aide was immediately requested from Escanaba Township Fire Department and Bark River Township Fire Department. After arriving on scene, additional resources were requested for mutual aide from Escanaba Department of Public Safety, Harris Township Fire Department, Brampton Township Fire Department, Cornell Township Fire Department and Michigan DNR Fire Division. Crews were on scene battling the blaze for about 4-1/2 hours and cleared the scene just after 11pm. No Injuries were reported. Ford River Fire Department was also assisted on scene by Delta County Central Dispatch, Rampart, Delta County Sheriff Department, Michigan State Police, UPPCO and Brunette and Sons Excavating.

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3845 K Road
Ford River, MI
49807

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