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Chandler Township has an excellent relationship with it's neighbor,
Melrose Township. Chandler Township contracts its fire protection from
them. The distance from the station in Walloon Lake caused the citizens
of Chandler Township to build their own fire station in 1989. Station 2
of the Melrose Fire Department is located on the corner of Chandler Hill
Road and Walton Road. Local residents in Chandler Township are trained
in firefighting and medical first response. They respond with members
from Melrose Station 1 to incidents in either Melrose or Chandler
Townships.
Melrose Fire Department has membership in both Emmett County Fire
Association and Charlevoix County Chief's Association. Melrose Fire
Department has working mutual aid agreements with its neighboring
townships and cities in both counties. Providing a vast supply of
equipment and manpower when a need arises.
Melrose Fire Department holds a regular meeting on the first Thursday of
every month at 7:00 P.M.. Odd months at Station 1 in Walloon Lake, and
even months at Station 2 in Chandler. Drill night is the third Thursday
of the month at 7:00 P.M., location to be announced in the pager.
Melrose Fire Department has a web page, where a monthly newsletter is
published to keep members advised of events and schedules regarding the
fire department.
It was determined that if Melrose Fire Department was to protect the
residents of Chandler Township, there needed to be a second fire station
added. Vert Viles, Fire Chief, persuaded the Melrose Township Board that
this was necessary. The Chandler Township Board also believed in the
idea, but all the financial support and passing of resolutions does not
start a fire station. A call for membership went out, and ten residents
of Chandler became the first members of the Chandler Station 2,
established in 1989.
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Related Links:
Melrose Fire Dept.
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This page last updated on 12/6/2006.
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