Firefighter Kathryn Walters, Fire Chief Besson, and Firefighter Zemanek pose for a picture at Zemanek’s Fire Academy graduation.
Deputy Chief Drew Stander and Fire Chief Besson pose with fire academy graduate Rachel Zemanek.
A break in the action during our department’s Ice Rescue Training
A break in the action during our department’s Ice Rescue Training
Training to be the best… Ice Rescue Training
Firefighter Jared Ornelas mentoring Firefighter Rachel Zemanek during her fire academy studies.
Firefighter Keith O’Neil shows us his traffic control skills..
Lieutenant Chris Herman prepares his gear during a training exercise
Water Supply Operations – Training
Water Supply Operations – Training
Water Supply Operations – Training
Water Supply Operations – Training
Lieutenant Herman makes it look so easy during water supply training.
Firefighter Herman mans the controls during a water supply evolution.
Kathryn and Jared always have fun at work..
Countywide Disaster Drill – scenario based training
Countywide Disaster Drill – scenario based training
Training to be the best..
Countywide Disaster Drill – scenario based training
2017 Leland Twp. Fire & Rescue Staff Photo (10/5/17)
Leland Township Fire & EMS Personnel
Pictures From Around The Stations
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- Leland Station view from S. Grand Avenue
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- Leland Station – North side of the building
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- Leland Station – (L-R) Tanker 521, Engine 512, and Brush 541
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- Hands Working Together Art Tile Mural – check out that section of our website for more information about this project.
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- Leland Station – Recognition Wall – read all about the good things we are doing!
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- Lake Leelanau Station – View from the southwest.
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- Lake Leelanau Station – Gear locker
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- Lake Leelanau Station – (L-R) Alpha 591, Engine 511, and Brush 542 are ready to respond.
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- Lake Leelanau Station – photo prop for when children of all ages come to visit the fire station.
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- Lake Leelanau Station – Apparatus Bay
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- The Lake Leelanau Fire Station’s 9/11 Tribute
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- Practicing a belly crawl drill
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- Firefighter Abbie Thon practices a low crawl maneuver
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- Firefighter Abbie Thon works her way through an obstacle
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- Firefighters Abbie Thon (29) and John VanRaalte working their way through the obstacle course
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- Firefighters Dan Kreft (16) and Nate Gooden (17) are ready to go!
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- Firefighters Kreft (16) and Gooden (17) working their way through the course..
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- Firefighters Gooden and Kreft are problem solving
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- Contact and communications…
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- Firefighter Kreft communicates to Firefighter Gooden about what hazards he is about to encounter
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- “Hey where are you?”
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- up a slippery slope…
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- a balancing act..
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- “trust me”..
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- “Hi I’m Dan” – “Hi I’m Nate” — “Nice to meet you”– “likewise”…
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- “I will guide you to safety. Follow me!”
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- Firefighter Gooden safely makes it through this obstacle.
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- Firefighter Dan Kreft goes up the stairs relying on only what he can feel with his hands..
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- “Up the downstairs”
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- Sliding into home.. piece of cake..
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- “Head first slide into second base” by Firefighter Gooden..
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- Good job Nate!
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- The head honchos – Fire Chief Dan Besson (501) and Assistant Fire Chief Geoff Niessink pose for picture before its their time to tackle the obstacle course..
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- Chiefs Besson and Niessink set the “time to beat” with their communications and team work.
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- “Did you see my car keys?”
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- “I don’t know why I didn’t just go around this metal pole Geoff” jokingly says Chief Besson
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- Blazing the trail in order to set the course’s time to beat!
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- Deputy Chief Andy Stander helps direct his partner along the course.
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- Fire Chief Dan Besson and Firefighter Shane Dunklow pose for a picture at the 2017 Leland Township Fire & Rescue Bridge Event
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- Firefighter Tim Eggert demonstrates the fog pattern hose stream
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- Firefighter Jared Ornelas demonstrates the straight stream nozzle pattern
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- Firefighter Abbie Thon demonstrates how to use a fire extinguisher
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- Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep.. PASS
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- Firefighter Nate Gooden works a fire extinguisher drill with a partner from the crowd.
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- Firefighter John VanRaalte “tests” out one of the props at the Bridge Event. He was very successful at putting the fire out. Good job John!
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- Firefighters Mike Ball and Nate Gooden getting things set up for the annual Bridge Event.
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- Assistant Chief Geoff Nieesink and Firefighter Darryl Herman demonstrate how the Jaws of Life and other extrication tools work.
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- Emma and Abby helping out by selling LVFD fire markers and t-shirts.
Assistant Fire Chief Niessink and Chief Besson (not pictured) install a new hydrant location sign and clean the area around it make it more visible for any fire apparatus that may need to locate it inclement weather or at night.
Reflective Address Signs are available through the fire department.
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