Albion Fire Department 2010 group photo by Terrie Beckley (rtbeckley@aol.com)

Pictured is Matt Smith representing the Skinner Lake Home Owners Association presenting a donation to Albion Fire Chief Brad Rollins for the Albion Volunteer Fire Department's continued dedication and outstanding emergency services to the area.

ALL Albion Firefighters are requested to attend the "HOSE TESTING" work detail on Saturday, September 25th.

Albion Fire Department Annual Report

The Albion Fire Department answered 28 calls in December, bringing the total number of runs for 2009 to 312. It was a bit lower than average for recent years, which in the emergency services business is a good thing.
 Fire Chief Brad Rollins brought the report to the Albion Town Council's January 26 meeting. As is usually the case, the highest number of responses for the last month of 2009 was in medical assist calls, at 13. AFD members also were called to 3 vehicle accidents, 3 fire alarms, 2 mutual aid calls to assist at structure fires, 2 chimney fires, 3 service calls, a carbon monoxide complaint, and a fire standby.
     In December the firefighters put 16 man-hours into 1st responder training, 35 into fire training, and 21 into hazardous material training. They also spent 46.5 hours on building maintenance, 31.5 in vehicle maintenance, and 22 in office and administrative work.
     Rollins divided the annual runs up by town and township, with the majority -- 154 -- being within the town and township of Albion. 52 were in Jefferson Township, 47 were in York Township, 23 in Green Township, and 12 in Elkhart Township.
     Albion fire trucks were also routinely called into townships outside of their main response area. That included 7 to Wayne;  6 to Orange; 4 to Noble; 3 to Sparta; and 1 each to Allen, Perry, Swan, and Steuben County.