Leland Township Fire and Rescue

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Leland Township Fire and Rescue

Providing 24 hour EMS and Fire coverage to the residents and visitors of Leland Township. More: http://lelandfiredept.org/

09/11/2026

Leland Township Fire & Rescue would like to congratulate the recent achievements of several of our full-time staff members.

These achievements took an incredible amount of time, effort, commitment, and personal sacrifice (and maybe some tears and frustrating moments LOL) from these four.

Captain Chase Schelling achieved his Fire Officer III. Captain Schelling is our Operations Captain and serves as the Director of Emergency Medical Services.

Lieutenant Brandon Morse obtained his credentials as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician. Lieutenant Morse serves as the Shift Commander of the red shift and oversees the training division.

Firefighter Tate Hall obtained his credentials as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician. Firefighter Hall manages our building maintenance program.

Firefighter Ethan Passalacqua passed his practical portion of his Fire Instructor III. He is awaiting the results of the written exam. Firefighter Passalacqua serves as our Assistant Training Officer and is developing our mentor program.

I’m proud of them, and dedication all of the members of our team. Their incredible commitment to the mission and the people we serve is inspiring to see.

Chief Besson

Leland Township Professional Firefighters Local 5120

08/30/2026

Update: 17:00 owner has been located and home safe!

Found dog in village of Leland area on Reynolds st

Contact the Leelanau County dispatch or the Leland Fire Station

08/18/2026

If you see activity around the involving the US Coast Guard, local fire & rescue/EMS, and local law enforcement, around the village of Leland, this morning, it’s only a training drill.

You may see activity at Hancock Field and near the Leland Harbor from 10am until 2pm.

Leland Township Professional Firefighters Local 5120
Leelanau County Office of Emergency Management / 911
Leelanau County Sheriff's Office

Chief Besson

08/17/2026

Update - 9:50pm: The gas line has been repaired and the roadway is reopened. All units have cleared the scene.

🚨Road closure 🚨

South Manitou M-22 between South Schomberg Road and Good Harbor Trail will be closed to all traffic until further notice for active natural gas leak. A 6” gas main was struck.

Units assigned: Chief 501, Engine 511, Engine 512, Alpha 592, Alpha 593, Utility 585

Special thanks to Leelanau County Office of Emergency Management / 911 and Leelanau County Road Commission.

Leland Township Professional Firefighters Local 5120

08/13/2026

Special recognition to Fire Chief Dan Besson and Captain/EMS Director Chase Schelling for completing the Fire-Rescue International’s 5k, at their conference in Kansas City, MO, this morning. The 5K was a fundraiser for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF). Runners ran as a tribute to those FDNY firefighters lost on 9/11 - 25 years ago next month! Way to represent the department, and Northern Michigan, Chief Besson and Captain Schelling! RIP Lt. D’Atri and FF. Garvey - both of Squad 1 - who were represented by Team Leland Fire. May your sacrifice never be forgotten. “It was an honor to compete in the FRI’s first 5k event, bringing attention to the incredible work the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation does for the families of those lost in the line of duty.” says Captain Schelling, adding “Special thank you to the Leland Township Professional Firefighters Local 5120 for sponsoring Team Leland Fire this year!”.

08/11/2026

Today, our new ambulance passed an inspection with the State of Michigan and is now in service!

This new ambulance, Alpha 592, replaced a 10 year-old ambulance that has served the community well and was due for replacement.

This 4x4 ambulance was custom designed and built with feedback from our providers to meet the needs of Leland Township. It is an identical twin to our other ambulance, which will help will help ensure consistency in operations now that each station will now have an identical ambulance.

Thank you to our citizens and Board of Trustees for your ongoing support!

Capt. Schelling

06/19/2026

LELAND TOWNSHIP FIRE & RESCUE BECOMES THE FIRST "SAFE SLEEP" CERTIFIED AGENCY IN LEELANAU, BENZIE, AND GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTIES

Earlier this month, The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services certified our agency as a "safe sleep" agency. What does this mean? Leland Township Fire & Rescue personnel are properly trained in infant safe sleep education and, as a trusted source of information, understand how to provide that information to families within our community.

As part of our Community Risk Reduction (CRR) efforts, department personnel may encounter families with infants during EMS responses, home visits, public education events, or other community interactions. This training helps personnel provide consistent, evidence-based education aimed at reducing sleep-related infant deaths.

DID YOU KNOW? A Michigan baby dies every 2 ‐ 3 days due to sleep‐related causes. Sleep-related infant deaths are those where something in the baby's sleep environment (blankets, pillows, people, pets, etc.) likely contributed to the death.

You can learn more information about the safe sleep program by visiting Michigan.gov/SafeSleep

"I am truly proud of Sasha Moore, our Community Risk Reduction Coordinator, and her efforts to make us more educated in the ways we can reduce risk. By looking at the map and the list (see attached photos) you can see there are less than 35 Safe Sleep certified fire or EMS agencies, in the State of Michigan, so this was not a small endeavor that she undertook. You don't become Safe Sleep certified without a motivated risk reduction leader and the buy in of every department member" says Fire Chief Dan Besson, adding " This is another shining example of the incredible pride we have serving the community!".

06/09/2026

Greetings from the Sunshine State! 🌴 🏖️ ☀️ 🌴

Chief Besson and Captain/EMS Director Chase Schelling are currently in Winter Park, at the Road Rescue & Wheeled Coach plant, conducting the final inspection on the new Alpha 592.

Road Rescue & Wheeled Coach build ambulances for lots of places including the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), the City of Tampa, and the City of Chicago.

It’s scheduled to be shipped within the next few weeks to the vendor (EV+) in Holland, MI for some equipment install and should be in Leland Township soon thereafter!

Here are some sneak peeks at it…

06/06/2026

Leland Township Fire & Rescue would like to congratulate Lieutenant Randy Rosselle and his wife, Caroline, on their wedding today! It was the perfect day at the perfect venue!

Congratulations Mr and Mrs. Rosselle!

👰 🤵‍♂️ ❤️!

Chief Besson

Leland Township Professional Firefighters Local 5120

05/29/2026

Great reminder from our friends at the Michigan Fire Inspectors Society 🔥 🚒 🚑! Do not smoke around medical oxygen - the results could be fatal!

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203 S Grand Avenue
Leland, MI
49654

Telephone

+12312567760

Website

http://lelandfiredept.org/

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