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Saugatuck Township Fire District is located in Saugatuck, Michigan on Blue Star Highway. The building is mostly a dark metal siding with two sections. One sections holding the equipment, the other for office and meeting space. The Norhteast side has a cobblestone wall that is actually a memorial. The is a gutter system matching the color of the building and both of the roofs have a slight pitch.
Taken from their website:"In January, 1871, the village purchased a hook-and-ladder apparatus and placed it in charge of the marshal, the villagers at large being the working force whenever the machine was called into service. The original fire house stood on Mason between Butler and Water streets. Shortly afterwards 200 pails were bought at public expense, and distributed in convenient places for use in case of fire. In 1873 a Babcock extinguisher was purchased, and a fire department organized with 30 members, of which James M. Pond was chief engineer, and A. H. Gardner first assistant. The extinguisher, which cost $2000, proved a failure, and was replaced with a hand-engine and hose-cart, which then did efficient service. The engine company had 12 members, A. H. Gardner being the foreman. J. P. Hancock is the foreman of the hose company, which is also provided with a hook-and-ladder apparatus. It had 8 members. The chief engineer of the department was John Wilson.?
By 1881, the city’s engine company had 32 members with a hand pumper and hose cart. A photo, circa 1910, shows the Saugatuck fire department posing with two hose carts. Although horse-drawn hose carts existed, Saugatuck’s carts transported hose to a fire scene using only manpower. The carts were in use for 50 years, before being replaced by a Ford truck."

Paid or Volunteer: Paid Has 911 Dispatch: yes Number of Firetrucks: 8 Related Website: [Web Link] Physical Address: 3342 Blue Star Highway Saugatuck, MI United States 49453 Number of Emergency Staff: 25 EMS Involvement: Not Listed Has Emergency Call Box: Not Listed Has Emergency Siren: Not Listed Has Fire Pole: Not Listed Average Alarms Per Year: Not Listed Rating: Not listed

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