City of Jackson, MI Fire Department

City of Jackson, MI Fire Department Fire Service in Jackson, MI

03/18/2026

FYI you may hear your local sirens going off today!

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03/13/2026

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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€

The city is aware that residents may have been displaced following last nightโ€™s fire at Reed Manor. Several community organizations are available to help individuals and families who need assistance.

The city is working to create a ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ to help support residents who have been displaced.

If you know of additional resources that could help residents affected by the Reed Manor fire, please contact ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต at ccrouch@cityofjackson.org
so the information can be shared with the community.

Additional updates and resources will be shared as they become available.

If you or someone you know needs support, the following resources may be able to help:

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ
Some residents may not have had updated contact information on file or may have left phones behind during the evacuation. If you lived at Reed Manor and were displaced by the fire, please complete this form so Reed Manor management and the American Red Cross know the best way to contact you.
https://www.cityofjackson.org/FormCenter/Fire-Public-Education-Request-37/Reed-Manor-Resident-Contact-Form-607

๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€
The Red Cross often assists residents displaced by residential fires with emergency housing, clothing, and basic necessities.
1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
๐Ÿ”— https://www.redcross.org

๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ
The Center for Family Health has Community Health Workers available to help residents affected by the Reed Manor fire with replacing lost medications, arranging pharmacy delivery, care coordination, and connecting to local resources.
Call (517) 748-5500 or visit Center for Family Health, 505 N. Jackson St., Jackson, MI 49201 and ask to speak with a Community Health Worker.

๐Ÿฎ-๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿญ โ€“ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ
Call 2-1-1 to connect with local resources for shelter, food, transportation, and other support services.
Dial 2-1-1
๐Ÿ”— https://www.211.org

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€“ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป
Temporary shelter and support services may be available.
(517) 789-8735
๐Ÿ”— https://interfaithshelter.com

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†
Provides assistance with housing support, utility assistance, and other community resources for individuals and families in need.
(517) 784-4800
๐Ÿ”— https://caajlh.org

๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜
Provides personal hygiene items, cleaning products, and linens free of charge to those in need.
Open the second and fourth Fridays of each month from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Visits are limited to once per month.
(517) 782-2551
๐Ÿ”— https://catholiccharitiesjlhc.org

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ โ€“ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
LifeWaysโ€™ Access Team can help connect individuals with mental health support and community resources.
(517) 789-1200
๐Ÿ”— https://www.lifewaysmi.org

๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ / ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†
Support is available for residents needing help caring for pets, including pet food assistance.
(517) 788-4464
๐Ÿ”—http://www.jacksoncountyanimalshelter.org/

๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฏ๐˜†๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต โ€“ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
First Presbyterian Church is collecting donations to support residents displaced by the Reed Manor fire. Donations that are being accepted include clean clothing for adults only, shoes for adults, personal hygiene products, and blankets. Donors should follow the orange signs to Door 4 at the back of the building.

743 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson
Donations will be accepted today, Friday, March 13, until 8 p.m.

03/13/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€

The city is aware that residents may have been displaced following last nightโ€™s fire at Reed Manor. Several community organizations are available to help individuals and families who need assistance.

The city is working to create a ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ to help support residents who have been displaced.

If you know of additional resources that could help residents affected by the Reed Manor fire, please contact ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต at ccrouch@cityofjackson.org
so the information can be shared with the community.

Additional updates and resources will be shared as they become available.

If you or someone you know needs support, the following resources may be able to help:

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ
Some residents may not have had updated contact information on file or may have left phones behind during the evacuation. If you lived at Reed Manor and were displaced by the fire, please complete this form so Reed Manor management and the American Red Cross know the best way to contact you.
https://www.cityofjackson.org/FormCenter/Fire-Public-Education-Request-37/Reed-Manor-Resident-Contact-Form-607

๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€
The Red Cross often assists residents displaced by residential fires with emergency housing, clothing, and basic necessities.
1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
๐Ÿ”— https://www.redcross.org

๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ
The Center for Family Health has Community Health Workers available to help residents affected by the Reed Manor fire with replacing lost medications, arranging pharmacy delivery, care coordination, and connecting to local resources.
Call (517) 748-5500 or visit Center for Family Health, 505 N. Jackson St., Jackson, MI 49201 and ask to speak with a Community Health Worker.

๐Ÿฎ-๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿญ โ€“ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ
Call 2-1-1 to connect with local resources for shelter, food, transportation, and other support services.
Dial 2-1-1
๐Ÿ”— https://www.211.org

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€“ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป
Temporary shelter and support services may be available.
(517) 789-8735
๐Ÿ”— https://interfaithshelter.com

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†
Provides assistance with housing support, utility assistance, and other community resources for individuals and families in need.
(517) 784-4800
๐Ÿ”— https://caajlh.org

๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜
Provides personal hygiene items, cleaning products, and linens free of charge to those in need.
Open the second and fourth Fridays of each month from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Visits are limited to once per month.
(517) 782-2551
๐Ÿ”— https://catholiccharitiesjlhc.org

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ โ€“ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
LifeWaysโ€™ Access Team can help connect individuals with mental health support and community resources.
(517) 789-1200
๐Ÿ”— https://www.lifewaysmi.org

๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ / ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†
Support is available for residents needing help caring for pets, including pet food assistance.
(517) 788-4464
๐Ÿ”—http://www.jacksoncountyanimalshelter.org/

๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฏ๐˜†๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต โ€“ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
First Presbyterian Church is collecting donations to support residents displaced by the Reed Manor fire. Donations that are being accepted include clean clothing for adults only, shoes for adults, personal hygiene products, and blankets. Donors should follow the orange signs to Door 4 at the back of the building.

743 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson
Donations will be accepted today, Friday, March 13, until 8 p.m.

***Press Release *** Apartment Fire at Reed Manor I-Building Results in Multiple Rescues
03/13/2026

***Press Release ***
Apartment Fire at Reed Manor I-Building Results in Multiple Rescues

03/11/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 10 at 8:09PM EDT until March 11 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 35 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

GRATIOT MONTCALM

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

CALHOUN CLINTON EATON
INGHAM IONIA JACKSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, BATH, BATTLE CREEK, BELDING,
BROOKFIELD, CHARLOTTE, DEWITT, EAST LANSING, EATON RAPIDS,
ELM HALL, FOREST HILL, GOWEN, GRAND LEDGE, GREENVILLE, GRESHAM,
IONIA, ITHACA, JACKSON, LANGSTON, LANSING, ORLEANS, PORTLAND,
RIVERDALE, SMYRNA, ST. JOHNS, ST. LOUIS, TURK LAKE, WACOUSTA,
AND WAVERLY.

Stay alert tonight!
03/10/2026

Stay alert tonight!

Thunderstorms tonight may lead to heavy downpours before a more widespread heavy rainfall threat arrives after midnight tonight. Storm total rainfall amounts generally range between 1 to 2 inches, although higher amounts are possible if repeated thunderstorms occur over one location. There is an emerging signal for the heavy rain threat to continue daytime Wednesday.

03/09/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ Think itโ€™s safe to burn when the ground looks wet? Think again.
Even with damp ground, dry spring grass and brush can catch fire in seconds.
Check your local fire danger level and fire burn bans.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and your local fire department urges caution whenever burning.

Before you burn:
โœ… Check conditions: Michigan.gov/BurnPermit or call 866-922-BURN

โœ… Brush up on safe burning tips: tinyurl.com/mr2p3s9d

Better yet โ€” skip the burn and compost your yard debris instead. Here's compost guides to get started: michigan.gov/EGLEcompost

Cleaning up debris after the recent ice storm? Get storm recovery and safe disposal tips here: https://t.co/PooMNy26FK

Stay fire smart. Stay safe.

03/08/2026

๐Ÿ”” Let's ensure every bedroom, sleeping area, and level of your home is equipped with working smoke alarms!
This spring, let's prioritize safety.

Itโ€™s that time of year again!! Check your alarms both CO and Smoke Alarms!!Michigan has updated its requirements for smo...
03/08/2026

Itโ€™s that time of year again!! Check your alarms both CO and Smoke Alarms!!

Michigan has updated its requirements for smoke alarms!

Under the Smoke Alarm Battery Standard Act of 2024, newly installed or replaced smoke alarms in many residential settings must now have non-removable, 10-year sealed batteries. ๐Ÿ”‹

โœ… No more missing batteries
โœ… No more chirping from low batteries every few months
โœ… Longer-lasting, reliable protection

This change is designed to improve home fire safety and ensure smoke alarms are always ready when you need them most. Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half.

If youโ€™re installing or replacing a smoke alarm in your home or rental property, make sure it meets the new 10-year sealed battery requirement.

If you need smoke and CO alarms for your home reach out to your local fire department!

With many newer smoke alarms featuring 10-year batteries, the messaging around smoke alarms and batteries has evolved.

As begins this Sunday, remember to adjust your clocks and check your smoke alarm batteriesโ€”only if needed. Don't forget to test your alarms monthly.

Learn more at nfpa.org/smokealarms.

Heads up!!
03/06/2026

Heads up!!

**OUTDATED**
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jackson County in MI until 6:15pm EST.

**Tornado possible**

03/03/2026
UPDATE: Our Prevention team has began to schedule the smoke detector installs. If you need to cancel or move your appoin...
03/02/2026

UPDATE: Our Prevention team has began to schedule the smoke detector installs. If you need to cancel or move your appointment, please reach out to us. If you 'no show' for your appointment you will be moved to the bottom of our list.

The purpose of this survey is to gather insights from the community regarding the risks they face and their awareness of risk reduction efforts. This will help in developing strategies to reduce risks and improve safety within the community.

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518 N. Jackson Street
Jackson, MI
49201

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