Leland Township Professional Firefighters Local 5120

03/18/2026

Fishtown might be closed, but the Fire Department isn’t! Leland Township Firefighters are prepared to get to your emergency however possible!

12/06/2025

Leland Township firefighters practice aerial operations on commercial buildings

12/06/2025

Leland Township Firefighters practiced aerial operations with Ladder 531! Leland Township operates 1 of only 2 ladder trucks in Leelanau County. Ladder trucks are especially useful when fighting fires in commercial buildings and staying proficient is important.

07/28/2025

*ATTENTION!* Upcoming Fire Department millage vote on August 5th!! Leland Township is looking to increase the operations millage by .8273 mills to add 1 more Firefighter per full time shift (A total of 3 full-time Firefighters). This will significantly help to keep the Leland station staffed and help us perform daily operations and handle calls more safely, timely, and efficiently! Leland Township Firefighters Union strongly supports this millage. VOTE YES ON AUGUST 5TH!

Please feel free to contact the fire department, or our union page with any questions!

06/09/2025

We are thrilled to announce that Leland Township Fire & Rescue is hiring 2 full time Firefighters! We want YOU! Come work with us!

Deadline to apply is Monday, July 7th! Please feel free to reach out with questions! Ride alongs, or even just stopping by the station is more than welcome. If you’re considering moving you and your family to northern Michigan, many of our members have made the move and are very happy!

We look forward to meeting with any interested candidates!

Union contract:https://lelandfiredept.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-2028-CBA-FINAL.pdf

02/19/2025

Leland Township Firefighters participated in a joint ice rescue training with Cedar Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 4953! Teamwork with our neighbors is important!

02/01/2025

01/09/2025

Leland Firefighters were out training on ice rescue operations today! Fortunately, ice rescues are low frequency calls for us. That doesn’t stop us from practicing ice rescue techniques so that we’re ready!

06/22/2024

We are heartbroken to hear of the active duty death of a Warren Firefighter. We do our best to practice our profession and take care of each other. The Kosmowski family and Warren Professional Firefighters Local 1383 are in our thoughts.

The Warren Professional Firefighters, Local 1383 is deeply saddened to report the active-duty death of Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher Kosmowski. Words cannot express our collective sadness and heartbreak over the loss of our brother. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. Thank you to everyone who has already reached out to us with their condolences and offers of assistance. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

05/02/2024

Welcome to the full time ranks Ethan! Time to shine 💪🏻

04/15/2024

Leland Township Firefighters have been BUSY with structure fires this year after handling three of our own fires in one month. Crews were able to extinguish the fires and save property. Training pays off!