Hurontown Fire & Rescue
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Hurontown FD provides extrication for all of Portage Township, Adams Township, Stanton Township, Elm River Township, City of Houghton, City of Hancock, and part of the northside of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. They were the first department in the area to have the tools to provide extrication at vehicle accidents. Hurontown FD decided to change their name to Hurontown Fire & Rescue in 2003 after acquiring a new set of hydraulic rescue tools and at that time was responding to more extrication calls then fire calls. Hurontown now has the state-of-the-art battery powered extrication tools made By Hurst “Jaws of Life” after purchasing them in 2020.
The Hurontown Fire Department, founded in 1882, was originally located in Donken, Michigan. The present brick building in Hurontown was disassembled brick by brick, then transported and rebuilt on the foundation of the recently burnt down firehall. The labor for this was provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939.
Hurontown FD was originally responsible for the southern part of Portage Township now covered by Otter Lake FD. They also provided coverage for Stanton Township until they founded their fire department. Hurontown FD now covers the north end of Portage Township for fire protection and has mutual aid agreements with the departments that are part of the Copper Country Volunteer Firefighters Association.
Hurontown Fire and Rescue currently has a fleet of 2 water tender trucks, one that holds 3,000 gallons and one that holds 2,700 gallons of water. Hurontown F&R also has a pumper/tanker that holds up to 1,500 gallons of water and can pump up to 1,500 gallons of water per minute, and a brush truck that holds 250 gallons of water that responds to brush fires. Hurontown F&R can respond to fires with 7,200 gallons of water.
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Fire Chief
Jared Ruotsala
Fire Hall
47890 Main St. Houghton, MI 49931