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Multiple townships seek state funds for fire stations, tankers and EMS support
Summary
A string of LDSI requests presented to the House Appropriations Subcommittee asked the state to help replace condemned fire stations, buy tanker and ladder trucks and shore up rural EMS, with officials stressing aging facilities, volunteer staffing limits and regional mutual‑aid needs.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity heard a series of municipally driven requests this week seeking state support for fire and emergency services across Michigan.
Township and city officials told the committee that many rural and small‑city fire stations are past their useful life and that aging apparatus is increasingly difficult and expensive to maintain. Bedford Township asked for $950,000 to rebuild a condemned Fire Station 1 that Chief Bill Woodward said covers 90% of the township in a four‑minute response area and is tied to…
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