Delhi
Charter Township
Fire Department
Chief
Richard J. Royston
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Rick Royston is the Chief of the Delhi
Township Fire Department. As a 35 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. |
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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.
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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 64
square miles. We
operate out of 2 stations that protect a primarily residential
area.
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.
The department responds to approximately
2,100
calls per year.
Celebrating its 84th 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.
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.
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Fire Safety/Prevention and EMS presentations are provided to
township groups upon request.
Presentations are done annually in all schools during Fire Prevention
Week.
Left, Cowboy Bob makes a school presentation to students at
Wilcox Elementary School during Fire Prevention Week of
2007. |
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Representatives from the Dart
Foundation present a fire safety donation to the FirePup mascot and
Chief Royston. Donations such as these are used to offset
costs of active fire prevention programs in the Delhi Township and
Alaiedon Township communities. |
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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.
Emergency response equipment includes three
ambulances, one pumper/75-ft.
aerial ladder,
two fire engines, one specialized rescue truck
complete with the "Jaws of Life"; one tanker,
four command vehicles, and
two grass fire trucks.
Station Locations
Station No. 1:
Community Services Center,
2074 Aurelius Road
Station No. 2:
6139 Bishop Road
Administrative Staff
Richard Royston,
Fire Chief
Patrick Brown, Assistant
Chief
Michael Grant, Deputy
Chief
Michael Malone,
Deputy Chief
James Porcello, Deputy
Chief
Brenda Coscarelli,
Secretary
Melissa Rowland,
Billing Clerk
Fire
Department
Contact Information
Delhi
Township
Fire
Dept.
2074
Aurelius
Rd.
Holt MI
48842
phone:
517-694-3327
fax:
517-699-3879
email
Office
hours:
M-F 8:00
a.m. -
5:00
p.m.
