The Onondaga Township Fire Department is a rural paid-on-call Fire Department that covers 36 square miles and borders Eaton and Jackson County. The Department has a 30 member roster with half the members trained in medical care, and firefighting. The command staff currently consists of a Cheif, an Asst. Cheif, 1 Captain, 2 Lieutenants, a Safety Officer, and a Training Officer. The station is curre
ntly running 2 engines, 1261 as our first due engine with medical and extrication equipment, and 1260 as the second due engine. 2 tankers, 1262 as first due carrying 3300 gallons of water and 1263 that is second due with 3000 gallons of water. 2 grass rigs/draft trucks 1266 being first due that is equipped with a 300 gallon wild fire skid mount unit and draft pump and 1265 is second due with 100 gallons of water and a front mount draft pump. Last is rescue 1264 which handles all first-due medical and rescue calls. The Onondaga Township Fire Department has been in service since the late 60s and used the original station until the new one was built in late 1994 just before engine 1261 was built and put into service. The department averages 220 runs a year, mainly consisting of medical calls.
