Swartz Creek Fire Dept

What Swartz Creek Fire Dept does

Swartz Creek Area Fire Department is a public municipal fire department established in 1925 that provides 24/7 fire suppression, emergency medical first response, rescue, carbon monoxide investigation, gas leak response, and fire prevention services to residents of the City of Swartz Creek and Clayton Township in Genesee County, Michigan. The department operates from two stations — Station 1 at 8100 B Civic Drive in Swartz Creek and Station 2 at 1496 South Seymour Road in Flint — and runs a fleet including Engine 11 (1998 Pierce Saber), Engine 12 (2015 Pierce Saber PUC), Engine 21 (2024 Spartan), Tanker 23 (2020 Spartan US Tanker with 4,000-gallon capacity), Rescue 1 (2022 Dodge Durango), and supporting grass rigs and squad vehicles. Services are delivered by a roster of approximately 22 personnel spanning chief officers, company officers, and firefighters.

The department is jointly governed by a Fireboard with representatives from the City Council and Township Board, funded through municipal budgets and tax revenues under the Clayton-S.C. Fire Agreement (2025-2028), and provides services to residents free of charge. Non-emergency services include email-issued burn permits and referrals to the American Red Cross for smoke or CO detector assistance for residents who cannot afford them. The department maintains formal Automatic Mutual Aid (AMA) partnerships with Gaines Township, Flushing, Mundy Township fire departments, and Clayton Township Police Department, enabling cross-jurisdictional structure-fire response across Genesee County.

Operationally the department responded to 151 fire calls and 120 medical calls through August 2026. It is not a commercial enterprise and does not generate revenue; rather, it is a governmental joint public-safety entity. Leadership includes Fire Chief Dave Plumb (joined 1992, Fire Officer III and Certified Fire Instructor) and Assistant Chief Stephen Tabit, with Battalion Chief Brendt Cole leading training programs aligned with NFPA standards and state requirements. Annual Fire Officer and Firefighter of the Year awards have been presented since at least 2017.

Name

Swartz Creek Fire Dept

Legal name

Swartz Creek Area Fire Department

Website

https://scafd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Swartz Creek Area Fire Department is a public municipal fire department jointly funded by the City of Swartz Creek and Clayton Township in Genesee County, Michigan, providing 24/7 fire suppression, EMS first response, rescue, and fire prevention services across two stations since 1925.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Fire and Rescue Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical response
• Fire prevention education
• Rescue and hazard response
• Municipal fire protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Flint, Michigan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Municipal Government Funding: Fire department services funded through contractual agreements with the City of Swartz Creek and Clayton Township. Services include emergency response, fire prevention, code compliance, public education, and firefighter training for residents of both jurisdictions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Swartz Creek Area Fire Department provides continuous fire suppression, emergency medical first response, rescue, carbon-monoxide-alarm and hazard investigation, fire prevention, code-compliance, and public-education services to the City of Swartz Creek and Clayton Township. It operates from two staffed stations and supports response with pumper engines, tankers, rescue vehicles, grass rigs, and other emergency-response apparatus.

Product overview

The Swartz Creek Area Fire Department provides emergency response services including fire suppression, medical first response (MFR), and rescue operations. The department operates a fleet of specialized apparatus across two stations serving the City of Swartz Creek and Clayton Township in Genesee County, Michigan. Their services include structure fire response, vehicle fire response, carbon monoxide alarm investigation, gas leak response, and community safety education. The department also issues burn permits and conducts fire prevention activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Fire Protection Services Provides 24/7 fire protection, emergency response, fire prevention, code compliance, public education, and firefighter training to the City of Swartz Creek and Clayton Township under formal municipal fire-protection agreements.
• Fire Suppression and Rescue Provides 24/7 response to structure fires, vehicle fires, fire and carbon-monoxide alarms, gas-odor investigations, wire hazards, and other public-assistance calls for residents of the City of Swartz Creek and Clayton Township using engines, tankers, rescue units, and related apparatus from two stations.
• Medical First Response Provides first-response support at medical emergencies, with Rescue 1 supplementing patient care until a transporting EMS unit arrives.
• Fire Prevention and Public Education Conducts fire-prevention initiatives, fire-code compliance, public education, and firefighter training within the City of Swartz Creek and Clayton Township.
• Burn Permit Services Accepts email applications for outdoor burn permits in the City and Township under jurisdiction-specific restrictions on materials, burning location, and permitted materials.
• Public Event Fireworks Standby Provides fire-department standby for community fireworks events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Responded to 151 fire calls and 120 medical calls through 2026

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gaines Township Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partnership for structure fire response. SCAFD crews responded AMA (Automatic Mutual Aid) with Gaines Township Fire Department to structure fires at 8,000 block of S Sheridan Rd (Gaines Twp) and 8,000 block of Ingalls St (Swartz Creek).
• Flushing Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partnership for fire response. Flushing Fire Department provided AMA response to residential structure fires at 600 block of Main St, 200 block of Circle Dr, and 12,000 block of W Coldwater Rd in Flushing area. SCAFD responded AMA to Flushing for structure fires.
• Mundy Township Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partnership for structure fire response. SCAFD responded to assist Mundy Township on a commercial structure fire at 7,000 block of Crystal Lake and 2,000 block of Maple Rd (Mundy Twp).
• Clayton Township Police DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInteragency cooperation for public safety incidents. Dispatched at the request of Clayton Township PD to remove a cable wire from the road at 1,000 block of S Van Vleet. SCAFD also assisted police with a resident that climbed on the roof and needed assistance down.
• American Red CrossminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partnership for smoke and CO detector assistance. The department directs residents who cannot afford smoke or carbon monoxide detectors to contact the American Red Cross for assistance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Mount Morris Township Fire Department: Genesee County fire department serving a similar mid-sized Michigan township. Comparable in funding model, call volume profile, and mutual aid participation.
• City of Flint Fire Department: Neighboring full-time career fire department of considerably larger scope serving the City of Flint. Comparable in public fire suppression and EMS mission, with overlap in training standards and mutual aid reach.
• Clayton Township Police Department: Co-located public safety partner providing law enforcement services within the same service area. Comparable in municipal funding structure and inter-agency cooperation model, but different functional mandate.

Direct peers

• Flushing Fire Department: Genesee County mutual aid partner providing fire suppression and emergency response to a comparable Michigan municipality. Same service mix, same municipal funding model, same Michigan regulatory framework.
• Grand Blanc Township Fire Department: Adjacent Genesee County fire department with similar suburban jurisdictional profile, full-time staff, and MFR services. Comparable in apparatus scaled to municipal population and tax base.
• Burton Fire Department: Genesee County area fire department serving a similar suburban Michigan community. Comparable in apparatus fleet, MFR/EMS capability, and community fire prevention programming.
• Mundy Township Fire Department: Genesee County fire department engaged in recurrent mutual aid for commercial and residential structure fires. Comparable in jurisdictional size, apparatus profile, and inter-municipal funding approach.
• Gaines Township Fire Department: Adjacent Genesee County fire department providing automatic mutual aid structure fire response to Swartz Creek. Directly comparable in service scope (structure fire, EMS first response) and municipal funding model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/swartzcreekfire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swartz-creek-fire-dept

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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