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Craig Miller, Fire Chief
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Welcome to the Port Huron Township Fire Department web page. We have added many new and exciting features to our web page in order to provide you with important and informative information.
The department just celebrated its 50th Anniversary of helping our neighbors in need. For over half a century this organization has taken on challenges and has worked hard to improve and grow with our community.
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"Courage, Ability and Compassion" is the department's motto. We are a combination fire department which means that we have both full time and on-call fire personnel. This is the most common form of protection for communities the size of Port Huron Township. A full time Fire Captain and an experienced Incident Commander are always on duty.
As first responders, on-call firefighters are alerted via pagers and directed to the scene.The average response time in the Township is six minutes or less. All of our firefighters are Michigan State Certified firefighters as well as licensed Emergency Medical Technicians.
Port Huron Township Fire Department ISO Rating: On Friday November 9, 2012, Port Huron Township was notified that their Fire Protection Rating had changed for the better. After a weeklong evaluation conducted in August, ISO, the Insurance Services Office based in Marlton New Jersey, awarded the new classification. Their inspection covered all aspects of fire protection including how 911 calls are received, the quality of the water distribution system, and the fire department itself. All of these factors were studied and a new ISO classification of 5/8B was awarded to the township.
“We are proud of our new rating. It shows that our department is improving to meet the needs of a growing community!” (Chief Craig Miller) Previously Port Huron Township was a class 6/9 which was reviewed back in 1994. The new classification also means that insurance agents who reference ISO may reduce premiums for their customers. The township recommends calling your agent and find out.
With this improvement, Port Huron Township joins 344 communities in the state of Michigan with a Class 5 rating. Previously Port Huron Township was a class 6/9 which was reviewed back in 1994. On a 1 to 10 scale, communities with a lower number have a better fire protection rating. Of the more than one thousand fire departments in Michigan, only 115 hold a higher rating than a 5.
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Photo #1 - Firefighters battling a fire at the American Grill (picture courtesy of the Times Herald)
Photo #2 - Firefighters Nick Kendrick, Carl Billings, Dan Sniegocki, and John Hoffman take a quick break after fighting a first alarm house fire on 36th Street in Port Huron Township on Friday the 13th. 5 fire departments, EMS and the Sheriff's Office assisted in the ice cold operations with wind chills dropping to -20 degrees during the fire.
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3848 Lapeer Road, Port Huron, Michigan 48060
Non-Emergency Telephone: 810-982-3543
Fax: 810-982-7129
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL 911