Rick Royston is the Chief of the Delhi
Township Fire Department. As a 38 year employee of Delhi
Township, he spent 25 years as the Delhi Township Building
Inspector and Director of Community Development. He
became a member of the Delhi Township Fire Department as a
paid, on-call firefighter in 1976 and served as Lieutenant,
Captain, Deputy Chief and Assistant Chief before being
appointed to the position of Chief in 2000, after serving as
Interim Chief for approximately one year.
Chief
Royston received his Associate's Degree from Lansing
Community College in 2000, the designation of Executive Fire
Officer from the National Fire Academy in 2005 and completed
his Bachelor's Degree at Baker College in 2007.
The Mission of the Delhi Township Fire Department is to
minimize the impact of community emergencies through
education, prevention and service.
The Delhi Township Fire Department proudly protects
30,000 people living in an area of 64square miles. In 1997, the
department began providing contractual fire protection to the
residents of Alaiedon Township.
With an ISO rating of 4,the DTFD
is a combination
style department containing 14 full
time personnel and 25 members who are paid, on-call.
In 2010, the department responded to
almost 2,400
calls, of which approximately 80% were EMS related.
Celebrating its 86th year, the Delhi Township Fire Department
also provides Advanced Life Support Ambulance service to the
residents around the clock.
Additionally, the Department has equipment and trained personnel to
provide Fire, EMS, Rescue and Extrication
Services.
Delhi Township personnel spend a great deal of time
training in an
effort to be prepared for any emergency that may arise in
our community.
The department welcomes
inquiries from residents of Delhi and Alaiedon Township
interested in becoming active, paid,
on-call members. For information
contact our business office at 694-3327.
Watch the Video - 2010 Year in Review
DTFD trains regularly and
recorded almost 7,000
hours of training for 2010.
Community
Service
The
Delhi Township Fire Department takes a great deal of pride in being a member of
the Delhi Township community. As a result, the members are active throughout the community. From assisting the Kiwanis Club in
their paper drive to serving birthday cake at one of the area senior
apartments, it is not unusual to see DTFD employees in the community
providing assistance to those Delhi Township residents and groups that
request it. Participation in school activities is always a part of the
regular activity schedule, along with delivering meals to township residents
through the Ingham County Meals-on-Wheels Program and assisting the
community food bank.
Emergency response equipment
at DTFD includes three
ambulances, one 2,000 gpm pumper with a 75-ft.aerial ladder,
one 1500 gpm pumper/rescue,
complete with the "Jaws of Life";
one 1250 gpm pumper, one
1800 gallon tanker,
one brush/grass fire truck, one tactical rescue unit, two
chief vehicles, and
two command vehicles.
Station Locations
Station No. 1:Community Services Center,2074 Aurelius Road
