Roxand Township Fire Dept

07/24/2026

ROXAND TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT
Office of the Fire Chief
***On the evening of Tuesday 7/21 at 4:45 pm Roxand Township Fire Department was dispatched for a brush fire, upon arrival the brush fire was found to be a double row of round bales approx +/- 1000 ft long, estimated to be +/- 500 bales in total. Crews worked against extremely dry conditions and high winds causing rapid fire spread, With the help of mutual aid from neighboring fire departments and excavation equipment brought in from nearby farms along with the property owner the fire was put out just before 11:00 pm. Roxand Township Fire Department would like to thank the following mutual aid departments: Sunfield Fire, Portland Fire, Grand Ledge Fire, Benton Township Fire, Vermontville Fire, Woodland Fire, Portland EMS, Sunfield Fire Auxiliary, and Eaton County Central Dispatch multiple neighboring farms for excavation assistance***
-Chief Wes Waldo

06/12/2026

06/12/2026

10:20 pm UPDATE!

We continue to track this line of severe storms and potential tornados across SW and Central Michigan. We will continue tracking LIVE as long as there are warnings coming out across the state tonight. Follow along live on Facebook and YouTube!

06/11/2026

Please everyone be safe tonight! Be safe! Be Perpared! Have a Plan!

Here is our official timing map for tonight's squall line, set to impact the Lower Peninsula, June 11th, 2026, capable of damaging winds, and isolated instances of hail and embedded tornadoes.

We continue to monitor the area off to our southwest as a squall line continues to develop in Iowa and Illinois, moving northeast. Our margin of error on the squall line timing is 90 minutes, but we are going with before 9:30 pm EDT for our western-most counties, then 9-10 pm into the Grand Rapids, Cadillac, and Kalamazoo corridor. 10-11 pm EDT for Coldwater, to Lansing, to Grayling, and Cheboygan, 11 pm to 12 am EDT over to Jackson, Saginaw, and Alpena, then after midnight (if it can stay together) for the thumb and southeastern Michigan.

A friendly reminder to memorize where you are on a map prior to tonight's severe weather coverage. We cannot answer hundreds of questions about specific locations while tracking storms live.

Additional pop-up storms are possible ahead of the main line, and a wake low may be possible for southwestern Michigan prior to 9 pm EDT. We are monitoring closely, but our main concern remains the stuff back further to the west. As always, tune into our live severe weather coverage as soon as the first warning is issued tonight. You can find our coverage on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch TV, X, and TikTok at "mistormchasers".

- Chief Meteorologist Joel Fritsma, 4:28 pm EDT, 6/11/26

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04/15/2026

Tornado Watch for Allegan, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Monroe, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa, Saginaw, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw and Wayne County in MI until 4:00am EDT 4/15/26.

04/15/2026

Please people be careful and stay safe out there!

04/02/2026

Please be careful out there people!!