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City fire chief outlines smoke-detector program and station improvements

Manistee County Public Safety Committee · August 7, 2026

Summary

City Fire Chief Tom Herndon said call volume is steady, described planned station parking and concrete approach improvements, and announced a new smoke-detector installation program and updates on the Manistee Regional Fire Initiative.

City Fire Chief Tom Herndon told the committee that call volume remains roughly the same and that the fire station will receive parking improvements and a new concrete approach. He said the department has launched a smoke-detector installation program aimed at city residents to improve home safety.

Chief Herndon also provided an update on the Manistee Regional Fire Initiative (referred to in the minutes as MURPHD), describing progress but with no formal committee action recorded. The minutes do not list funding details for the station improvements or the smoke-detector program.

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