Summerfield Twp. Volunteer Fire Department

01/24/2026

We were honored to participate in the procession following the untimely passing of K-9 Stretch. The Summerfield Fire Department extends its deepest sympathies to Deputy Liedel, his family and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office during this challenging period.

12/02/2025

After paying our respects to Ottawa Lake Retired Fire Chief Brad Beck, we provided station coverage at Station 42 while they remained at the funeral service. No matter who you are, where you're from or what your trucks say on the doors, the fire service knows how to come together during a time of need to support one another.

07/29/2025

A message from our local deputy.

05/15/2024

We would like to congratulate Firefighters Evan Bolster and Matt Stevens for successfully completing the Monroe County Fire Academy and passing the State of Michigan Firefighter I & II test. They are pictured at last night's graduation ceremony sponsored by the Monroe County Firefighters Association at MCCC Meyer Theater. Congratulations fellas!

01/12/2024

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08/23/2023

In hopes that we never have to experience this, being a part of this exercise and the response it brought made this a very valuable training. Assistant Chief R.J. Schall and Captain Steve Hudzinski attended this training along with other firefighters from Monroe Twp, Monroe City, Lasalle, Frenchtown, Dundee, Ida, Erie, Morin Point, and Bedford Fire Departments. This is the first time a drill of this capacity involving law enforcement, fire services, EMS, and Emergency Management happened in Monroe County. It is unfortunately part of the world we live in, but by practicing our responses will better help us in coordination and communication amongst different disciplines within a Unified Command System. A big thanks to Sgt. Joe Hammond for leading the effort.

06/11/2023

*Stevens Disposal & Recycling Fire*

On Saturday, June 10 at approximately 9:10 pm, Summerfield along with Deerfield, Dundee and Ottawa Lake Fire Departments were initially dispatched for a reported commercial structure fire on the property of Stevens Disposal and Recycling on Ida West Rd. While enroute, a large column of heavy black smoke was seen for miles and the response was quickly upgraded to a 2nd and 3rd alarm. First arriving units discovered a 100x100 transfer station building fully involved with several exposures nearby. Although hydrants were available in front of the facility, it wasn't enough to keep up with the water flow that was necessary to fight the fire. Residents along Ida West Rd may have experienced low or no water pressure as a result. 3 additional water sites were established: Herkimer pond east of the scene, Dixon and Wells Rd, and M50 in front of the Toyota Dealership in Dundee.

Chief Nick Lucas and Assistant Chief Matt LaRocca took command/scene operations and Assistant Chief R.J. Schall handled Water Supply operations to the 17 fire departments that responded. All units cleared the scene just after 5am.

We would like to thank the following fire departments that responded and assisted:
Summerfield, Deerfield, Dundee, Ida, Whiteford, Ottawa Lake, Erie Twp, Milan, LMR, Exeter, Adrian City Chief Massingill, Ridgeway Twp/Britton, Raisin Twp, Riga, Saline, Pittsfield Twp, Luna Pier (air truck), Monroe Twp (standby/covering Dundee), LaSalle (standby/covering Monroe Twp.)

We also want to thank local farmer Michael Iott who voluntarily responded with a semi truck that had approx. 6,800 gallons of water on standby in case it was needed.

Lastly, recognition to the following support agencies:
Monroe County Central Dispatch/911 center
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Dundee Police Department
Michigan State Police
Monroe Community Ambulance
American Red Cross for Canteen services
Crystal Flash for Fuel Truck to fill fire trucks
City of Monroe Water Department and Petersburg DPW that worked on increasing water pressure.
And anybody else we may have missed!

Most importantly, no injuries to any firefighters or civilians during this incident.

Thank you to our community and surrounding neighbors for helping us. This was probably our largest fire since the infamous "Downtown Petersburg Fire" in May 2001.

Photo credit to Facebook users.

04/05/2023

*Edit: Siren is working now. Remember, when it sounds high/low, it is a fire or rescue call. A 3 minute steady blast is a Tornado Warning.

A lot of you may have noticed the siren has quit working up town. Since the ice storm happened, an electrical malfunction occurred and we are currently waiting on parts as it is a very old system. We understand that a heads up is nice for fire calls and that it is used in conjunction with tornado warnings but we are working to get this resolved asap. The generator at the old fire hall quit working as well since the ice storm so we are trying to get that resolved too. There are multiple siren locations throughout the township that is alerted by Emergency Management in Monroe for weather, and it would be a good idea to sign up for the Monroe County Alert Notification System (MCANS) to receive alerts first hand (see link in comments). Also pay attention to your local weather outlets. We are currently under a Tornado Watch until 4pm.
As always stay safe and we are always here if you need us!

04/05/2023