Answering from the old airfield.
The Kinross Charter Township volunteer crew answers from the fire hall out at Chippewa County International Airport, the old Kincheloe field, in the far east of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Where the trucks live.
The fire hall sits at Chippewa County International Airport, on the site of the old Kincheloe field that closed back in 1977. Big skies, long runway, quiet section of the eastern U.P.
Setting, not affiliationSame folks you see at the store.
A small crew of local volunteers under Chief Brian Bensel. When they are not on a call, they will run a tanker over and fill your pool.
$50 per 2,400 gallonsOn the field
A volunteer crew, out at the end of the runway.
Kinross Charter Township is a small community in Chippewa County, near Kincheloe, in the far eastern corner of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The fire department is run by neighbors who signed up to help.
There is nothing dressed up about it. A local crew, a fire hall on the old airfield, and a phone that gets answered. When the tones drop, the people who show up are the same ones you passed at the gas station that morning.
They handle the calls a rural township needs handled, and they lend a hand with the neighborly stuff too. If you have lived out here a while, you already know one of them.
The neighborly one
We will even fill your pool.
It is one of the quiet things a township crew does. Kiddie pool for the grandkids, topping off after a repair, getting the big one ready for summer. Give the department a call and they will run a tanker of water over.
Flat and simple, no runaround. This is a genuine service the department offers, not a gimmick.
- A tanker of water brought to your place
- Handled by the same volunteers who run the calls
- Email or message the department to set it up
Reach the crew
How to get hold of the department.
For a pool fill, a question, or anything non-urgent, use the channels below. This is a concept page, so there is no contact form here. Use the department's real email or Facebook page.
In an emergency
Dial 911
Fire, medical, or any emergency: always call 911 first. Do not use email or Facebook for anything urgent.
Non-emergency
Questions, a pool fill, or general township fire business:
kctfire@kinross.net facebook.com/kinross1714Real public channels for the department