All members of the Kentwood Fire Department are licensed minimally to the EMT-B (basic) level. We also have licensed EMT-S (Specialist) and EMT-P (Paramedic) personnel on staff.

Vehicles that respond to your address or accident are also equipped with Automatic External Defibrillators. The Kentwood Fire Department continually trains to provide you with the best medical care.

Hazardous Materials

The TRI-COM Hazardous Material Emergency Response Team is the result of the cooperative efforts of the City of Kentwood Fire Department, Cascade Township Fire Department and Dutton Township Fire Department.

All members of this team are trained to a minimum level of Hazardous Material Technician through the Michigan State Police Hazardous Material Training Center.

At this time, equipment is positioned at Cascade Fire Station No. 2 on Buttrick Avenue and at Kentwood Fire Station No. 2 on Embassy Drive.

All TRI-COM Training is scheduled on the second Tuesday of every month at 0900 hours.

Open Burning
Open burning of trash, rubbish and yard waste is not allowed in the City of Kentwood.  

Right to Know Business Information Requests
Federal and state laws require local Fire Departments to develop site-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for facilities that use, manufacture, or store hazardous chemicals. These SOPs include a plan for implementing the fire department’s responsibilities under "right to know" legislation.

Information provided in your response to the chemical survey requires preparation of a special response plan for your facility.

The Kentwood Fire Department needs your cooperation for successful development of this plan. Capt. Dale Boersma will call you soon to schedule an appointment to review the planning requirements. He will give you a worksheet that describes the information we need to include in the plan and a template for drawing a site plan that shows the facility and chemical locations. If you have a print or plan available that could meet some of our needs, you may provide a copy for modification by Kentwood personnel.

Capt. Boersma will schedule a time for a subsequent meeting at which he or a fire fighter will verify the data, walk through the facility and add details to the site plan, and obtain any additional information we may need to complete the plan.

If you have any questions, please contact the Fire Chief's office at 616-554-0800.

James E. Carr
Fire Chief