Graafschap Fire Department call numbers

Here is the Graafschap Fire Department run report for September 2025 as presented by the Graafschap Fire Department Chief Doug DenBleyker to the Laketown Township Board of Trustees on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

The fire department also brought its new pumper/tanker, truck 740, to show the community before the meeting at the township hall, 4338 Beeline Road.

September numbers

Total calls for September: 68

Calls in Fillmore Township

• 2 fire calls
• 1 medical/rescue call

Calls in Laketown Township

• 37 fire calls
• 15 medical/rescue calls

Assists to other departments or agencies

• 6 fire calls – 5 to Holland, 1 to Saugatuck
• 6 medical/rescue calls – 2 to Allegan County Sheriff’s Department, 1 to Hamilton, 3 to Holland

Assists from other departments

• 1 total

In September 2024, the department had a total of 74 calls.

In September 2023, the department had a total of 48 calls.

Other September numbers:

2022 – 77 total calls
2021 – 66 total calls
2020 – 75 total calls
2019 – 55 total calls
2018 – 57 total calls
2017 – 54 total calls
2016 – 29 total calls

About the department

Graafschap Fire Department responds to fire, medical and other emergency situations in all of Laketown Township and part of Fillmore Township, and assists other agencies as needed.

The department also takes a proactive approach to prevention, offering free home safety inspections, free blood pressure checks on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the firehouse, 4534 60th St., and blood drives as part of its Community Risk Reduction Program.

For more information, visit the fire department here.