union township civilian defense fire department

Today, station 3 has a roster of 35 firefighters. Union Firefighters rely on fundraisers to provide additional revenue: aluminum cans are collected at the station, and in the spring and fall, contracting with the Town of Union for brushing town road-right-of ways. They have again exceeded the capacity of their present location and a new station is in the planning stages. Twenty years later (2002) the capacity of the station was again exceeded and an additional storage unit was built which houses the dive rescue trailer and boat. Construction was done by the volunteer firefighters, so the only cost to the tax payers was the materials.

In 1982, two additional equipment bays and a meeting room were added. New and more equipment resulted in overcrowding of the station.

This building was ready for use less than a year later in 1959. The next station was located at 2222 W Cameron St on property donated by Kermit and June Walker in 1958. Two years later the “station” moved to Lawrence Bushendorf’s garage 1710 N. A 1943 Chevy was the first fire engine in Union and was purchased in 1956. The “station” was located in Ken Freitag’s garage 3015 Truax Blvd. The Town of Union Fire Station was organized in 1955 with a roster of 40 members. *Burning Permits are online only, no permits are given over the phone. Burning Permits - Burning Permits | Township Fire Department, Inc.*

Union township civilian defense fire department