About Us
Fire stations
DeWitt Area Emergency Services Authority (DAESA) serves 77 square miles in southern Clinton County encompassing the City of DeWitt, Olive Township, and Riley Township. We are strictly a volunteer/paid on call department consisting of 23 fire fighters. DAESA was formed in December of 2001 and is completely funded by the general fund of each of the three municipalities.
Station #1
911 W. Main Street, DeWitt, MI
Station #2
1430 W. Pratt Road, DeWitt, MI
Station #3
7120 W. Pratt Road, DeWitt, MI
ISO Protection Class is 5 for the City of DeWitt and ISO Class 7 for most residences in Olive and Riley Townships.
Olive Township and Riley Township Burn Permit Rules
Fire Department Tours
Tours are given for individuals, groups, and organizations.
For tour information, contact Fire Chief John Braska at 517-669-5004.
Personel
Fire Department
| Fire Chief/MFR | John Braska |
| Asst. Fire Chief | |
| Captain/MFR | Dave Barnett |
| Captain/Paramedic | Kyle Hansbarger |
| Lieutenant/MFR | Scott Irrer |
| Lieutenant/MFR | Andrew Braska |
| Lieutenant/MFR | Fred Render |
| Firefighter/MFR | Gary Ball |
| Prob. Firefighter | Bill Sanders |
| Firefighter/MFR | Tim Ball |
| Firefighter/MFR | Scott Eaton |
| Firefighter/MFR | Curtin June |
| Firefighter/MFR | Andrew McElfresh |
| Prob. Firefighter | Emily Durham |
| Prob. Firefighter | Joe Johns |
| Firefighter/MFR | Ron Zischke |
| Firefighter/MFR | Sam Irrer |
| Firefighter/EMT | Ashli Friesorger |
| Firefighter/MFR | Hannah Ingleright |
| Firefighter/EMT | Brendan Burke |
| Prob. Firefighter | Tyler Grogitsky |
| Prob. Firefighter/EMT | Brett Ramsden |
| Firefighter/MFR | Andrew Thelen |
| Assoc. Member | Jeremy Braska |
| Admin. Assistant | Lisa Braska |
Board Members
| Kevin Garvey, Chair | Riley Township Representative |
| Sheryl Landgraf, Vice-Chair | City of DeWitt Representative |
| Brad Boron, Secretary/Treasurer | Olive Township Representative |
| Terry Powell | Riley Township Representative |
| Dave Hunsaker | City of DeWitt Representative |
| Charlie Young | Olive Township Representative |