Grand Traverse Metro Station 12 opened May 27th, 2011 and is staffed 24/7 serving the west side of Garfield Township. This station was made possible through an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This project encompasses the development and construction of a two-bay fire station with living quarters to house four firefighters. It is situated on approximately 3 acres of the Garfield Charter Township Silver Lake Recreation Area. The fire station is a single-story, 10,390 square feet building comprised of two apparatus bays with the capability of housing five pieces of fire apparatus for the purposes of emergency medical response and fire suppression. The ground breaking ceremony for the new station was held on 7/6/2010.
Station 12′s roster consists of Captain Troy Holliday, Lieutenant Mike Scanlon, Lieutenant Chris Childers, and 13 additional firefighters. This roster is just one station out of five stations that serve and protect the Grand Traverse Metro Area (Garfield Twp, East Bay Twp, and Acme Twp). Metro Fire is covered by 4 Full Time Captains, 4 Full Time Lieutenants, 6 Part Time Lieutenants, 3 Full Time Firefighters and 60+ Part Time Firefighters. Apparatus responding from Station 12 is an Engine, Brush Truck, Tanker, and Medical Squad.
