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Cambridge Township Fire Department is well established active fire department in Lenawee County, MI with countless advances in technology and technics from this department, for Lenawee County. Rapid Intervension Team, RIT, a team of fire fighters dedicated to search and rescue of a down fire fighter. CTFD advanced Lenawee County in this new rescue technique. This department keeps up to date with the new ideas by training over several hundred hours and running over 1200 calls per year. This department is the pride of Cambridge Township, MI and the service that is provided is of the highest quality. Cambridge Fire does yearly fundraisers such as the 500 Club Ticket which is a rafle with prizes ranging from $100 to $1000. Cambridge Fire keeps the children of Onsted safe by doing yearly refreshers on fire safty. Also training teachers, employees of local busniess, and other people, on CPR and First Aid skills.
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| Fire chief | Scott Damon |
History
The Cambridge Township Fire Department has been around since 1914, dedicated to serving the Onsted area. The village of Onsted experienced several changes early in the 20th century. A Township Hall was built, consisting of the fire department along with a one man jail on the first floor and the second story housed the town meeting room. The Cambridge Township Fire Department originally was known as the Onsted Fire Department. This unit was created in 1914 where it had subscription fire service. Later in 1924, it became purely a volunteer department. At this time the Onsted Fire Department transitioned to volunteer, Everest C. Robinson was the current fire chief and caretaker. Within a few months, a Ford Chemical truck was purchased by the department. This truck just happened to be the first motorized vehicle. A proposal at a council meeting declared that a key should be hid in a glass cube outside the building, which unlocked the fire house.
In 1906 a fire was responsible for changing the frontier like atmosphere of Onsted into the modern community as we know it today Cambridge Heritage. The blazing fire was caused by a bolt of lightening striking a telephone building. A vast majority of the village of Onsted was destroyed. A dress making shop, millinery, and an implement store were demolished. The roaring flames of this fire were battled solely by bucket brigades, which took all day to terminate the disaster. A local barber by the name of Claude Cleveland initiated a bucket brigade and she is noted for rescueing the buildings lining the street from completely burning.
On February 28, 1945 the Onsted Fireman’s Club was developed. The president, Max Johncox, was accompanied by 18 other firemen. The fireman’s club quickly decided that their department was in need of a new truck. They arranged for a truck to be delivered in the spring of 1946. Up until the new vehicle was bought, the Onsted Fire Department's way of fighting off fires was with a chemical truck. In 1950, the new Township Hall was finished, allowing the fire equipment to be stored there. The club knew that enhanced equipment would eventually need to be purchased. As a way to raise money, they hosted bingo games, along with dances that fascinated the community. In 1963, an original frame was purchased which was equipped with a tanker that contained 2,000 gallons of water. A resuscitator was later bought by the Onsted Fire Department in the year 1964. A half a year later, the local village became the first unit in Lenawee County to obtain a Jeep for grass fires.
The Onsted Fire Department, now known as Cambridge Township Fire Department, currently serves Cambridge Township, Rome Township and the majority of Norvell Township. The services that this department provides include: firefighting, BLS Emergency Medical Service, vehicle extrication, search and rescues, and other various technical/specialized rescues. The Cambridge Township Fire Department, also known as Station 85, is proud to consist of one fire chief, one assistant fire chief, one safety officer/rescue coordinator, four captains, four lieutenants, one fire prevention coordinator, twelve firefighters, eight probationary firefighters, along with several cadets. Currently Cambridge has one engine, two tanker, two BLS rescues, one draft truck, four grass trucks, and three stations.{{Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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