About Us....
Located in Northern Michigan, Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department is a unique fire department that consists of three former township fire departments outside of the Traverse City area. Metro Fire now operates as one department since 1980.
Metro Fire provides services to Acme Township, East Bay Charter Township and Garfield Charter Township. Each township supervisor (or designee) makes up the Grand Traverse Metro Fire Board who governs the GT Metro Fire Department.
Full-time in Fire Administration we have the Fire Chief, one Human Resource/Office Manager, two Administrative Assistants, and one Operation / Purchasing Administrator. In Fire Prevention, we have an Assistant Chief / Fire Marshal, one Fire Inspector / Plans Reviewer / Investigator, a Fire Inspector / Investigator, two Fire Inspectors and one Fire and Life Safety Educator. Our Operations / Suppression sector is overseen by an Assistant Chief, 3 Station Captains, and 9 Station Lieutenants. Our membership consists of a combination full time / part time firefighters.
Today, Metro Fire responds 35 pieces of apparatus out of four stations. These include engines, tankers, ladder truck, heavy rescues, wildfire trucks, water supply truck, air supply vehicle, medical units (Squads), chief command vehicles, fire investigator vehicles and public education vehicle. Metro Fire has three station Captains that oversee approximately 65 part-paid fire service personnel working out of those four stations.
Station 1 in East Bay Charter Township
Station 8 in Acme Township
Station 9 in East Bay Charter Township
Station 11 in Garfield Charter Township
Metro Fire is working towards a Strategic Plan for the future of the fire department to keep up with the growth of the three townships in Grand Traverse County.
Chief Patrick Parker
A veteran of the fire service for over 20 years. Chief Parker oversees all Metro Suppression Operations, both tactical and administrative. Chief Parker took over as the GT Metro Fire Chief in January 2006 as Chief Wayne Hanna retired after 50 years of fire service (25 years as Chief).
Assistant Chief Terry Flynn
Terry Flynn comes to Grand Traverse Metro Fire in September 2006 with experience from Traverse City Fire Department and Chicago Fire Department.
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Assistant Chief / Fire Marshal Brad Schnaidt
Brad Schnaidt is the Assistant Chief / Fire Marshal for Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department in Traverse City, Michigan. A 30 year veteran of the fire service, Brad has been in codes enforcement for 20 years. He manages the Fire Prevention Bureau and oversees the activities of 5 fire inspectors, a plans reviewer and a public fire prevention educator.