Fife Lake Springfield Fire Department

06/23/2026

Due to the great response, we’re extending the giveaway until 5:00 PM today!

If you haven’t shared your favorite Fourth of July memory yet, there’s still time to enter. The winner will be announced at 6:45 PM tonight.
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📸 Share a photo from one of your favorite Fourth of July memories in the comments below. Your shared photo will earn an entry into our first giveaway drawing. (One entry per person, but feel free to post multiple photos!)

Entries close at midnight tonight, so don’t wait!

We can’t wait to see your favorite Fourth of July memories!

06/23/2026

Notice: Tuesday, 6/23/2026, DNR is planning a 50 acre prescribed burn alongside Boardman River Road in Boardman Township, beginning at approximately 11:00.

06/21/2026

Some heroes wear turnout gear, some wear work boots, and some simply answer to “Dad.”

Today, we celebrate the fathers and father figures who make a difference every day. We are especially proud to recognize the dads of our department: Chief Scott Tinker, Captain Randy Tinker, Lieutenant Jeffrey Wellman, Firefighter TJ Eves, Firefighter Ben Estelle, Firefighter Michael Eves, and Firefighter Tyler Tepatti.

Thank you for your dedication to your families, our department, and our community.

Happy Father’s Day from all of us at the Fife Lake Springfield Fire Department!

06/17/2026

Are you ready for the Best Fourth in the North?!

POLL TIME!

❤️ I’m so ready for the best Fourth in the North!
👍 I support it, but I made other plans this year.

No matter your choice, we’d love for you to interact with this post! Your likes, comments, and shares help increase engagement, making it more likely you’ll see updates, event announcements, safety information, and…. A GIVEAWAY opportunity 10 days before the event!

06/16/2026

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National Weather Service of Ga***rd has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for south eastern Grand Traverse County and Central Kalkaska County until 8:00 PM

06/11/2026

We might get nothing. We might get something.

Either way, our Chief has asked our members to staff the station tonight. This allows us to be ready to respond if needed instead of having firefighters leave their homes and travel during the storm.

Please stay safe, stay aware, and make sure you’re prepared should conditions change.

To everyone who told us in today’s poll that storms make them a little nervous, you’re not alone. Nothing like being in charge of the department’s social media page and posting weather alerts when you’re terrified of storms yourself.

Just remember, we’re only a phone call away!

Stay safe, Fife Lake.

06/11/2026

Is there anything we can do to help you prepare?

Here is our official timing map for tonight's squall line, set to impact the Lower Peninsula, June 11th, 2026, capable of damaging winds, and isolated instances of hail and embedded tornadoes.

We continue to monitor the area off to our southwest as a squall line continues to develop in Iowa and Illinois, moving northeast. Our margin of error on the squall line timing is 90 minutes, but we are going with before 9:30 pm EDT for our western-most counties, then 9-10 pm into the Grand Rapids, Cadillac, and Kalamazoo corridor. 10-11 pm EDT for Coldwater, to Lansing, to Grayling, and Cheboygan, 11 pm to 12 am EDT over to Jackson, Saginaw, and Alpena, then after midnight (if it can stay together) for the thumb and southeastern Michigan.

A friendly reminder to memorize where you are on a map prior to tonight's severe weather coverage. We cannot answer hundreds of questions about specific locations while tracking storms live.

Additional pop-up storms are possible ahead of the main line, and a wake low may be possible for southwestern Michigan prior to 9 pm EDT. We are monitoring closely, but our main concern remains the stuff back further to the west. As always, tune into our live severe weather coverage as soon as the first warning is issued tonight. You can find our coverage on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch TV, X, and TikTok at "mistormchasers".

- Chief Meteorologist Joel Fritsma, 4:28 pm EDT, 6/11/26

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06/11/2026

Storm check!

❤️ Love storms?
😮 Not a fan and feeling a little anxious about tonight’s weather?

06/11/2026

Five minutes before this photo was taken, our ladies and gents were packing up into their SCBA gear and preparing for SCBA Competency Course training.

We’re not sure if Mother Nature was on our side when the Chief made the call to end training before it began, or if the plan was for us to spend the rest of the evening responding to downed trees and power lines. Either way, the trucks are put to bed, and we’re heading home.

Stay safe, Fife Lake. It looks like we’re in for another round tomorrow.