Swartz Creek Area Fire Department

The Swartz Creek Area Fire Authority (d.b.a. Swartz Creek Area Fire Department) is a joint on call fire department for the City of Swartz Creek, Michigan and Clayton Township.

History

In 1925, the Swartz Creek Community Fire Association was formed but by 1952 was forced to dissolve and handed over to the two townships, Clayton and Gaines. Clayton and Gaines then reformed it as a shared department of both townships. The City of Swartz Creek was incorporated in 1959 from parts of Clayton and Gaines Townships thus becoming a member of the shared department.^[1] Gaines Township withdrew from the Department on April 1, 1980 starting its own department.^[2] Under the 2009 renewed agreement between Clayton and Swartz Creek, the Department name was changed from Swartz Creek Area Fire Department to Swartz Creek Area Fire Authority with a 'doing business as' assumed name of Swartz Creek Area Fire Department.

Fire Board

The Department is governed by a seven member board. The Fire Board is composted of seven board members with one elected official and two citizens representatives from each participating municipality. Each of these representatives serve three year terms. An At-large board member with a 1 year term is chosen alternatively by the City and Township. The fire chief is an ex officio member without the right to vote.

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