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Volume 120 ~ No. 26

December 31, 2025

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Frankenmuth Fire Department has record year for calls for service

  A smoke investigation, a mutual aid assist, and downed trees and branches made up some of the four calls for service by the Frankenmuth Fire Department last week.

  For the year 2025, the FFD has answered 227 alarms as of press time (December 31). This will be a record-breaking year for the firefighters in terms on answering calls.

  At 8:16am Tuesday, December 23, a concerned resident called Saginaw County Central Dispatch 911 for a smoke investigation in the 700 block of West Tuscola Street.

  After checking the household, no hazards were found and a faulty detector which was aged was most likely the issue. Engine 2 and Engine 1 were able to clear within 25 minutes, with 17 firefighters reporting for duty.

  At 9:55am Friday, December 26, the FFD was sent to an unknown injury accident in the 9000 block of Ormes Road, near Lewis Road, near the Saginaw-Tuscola county line.

  Fire crews arrived to find out it was a slide-off crash with no one in the vehicle.

  FFD Chief Phil Kerns advised the area roads were very slick from the rain and ice and the small red car suffered minor damage. Squad 4 and Engine 1 went to the scene and cleared by 10:30am. Sixteen fire personnel traveled to the fire station.

  Later that day, at 5:10pm, the FFD responded to a call for burning tree branches in the 11000 block of King Road, near Block Road, in Frankenmuth Township.

  Firefighters were unable to locate the fire as the caller had left the area and no fire was found. FFD Captain Doug VanWormer said the crew utilized their thermal imaging camera and were able to located the exact location to aid Consumers Energy in addressing the issue.

  Engine 2 was able to clear within 45 minutes, with a dozen fire personnel reporting.

  Alarm No. 225 occurred at 12:16am Monday, December 29, for a tree on fire in the 7000 block of South Dehmel Road. .....

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