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January 31, 2012
Fire truck expected to arrive week of Feb. 13

Inspections and some final details in the completion of the outfitting of Blissfield Township’s new ladder truck has pushed the delivery date back a couple of weeks.

Inspections and some final details in the completion of the outfitting of Blissfield Township’s new ladder truck has pushed the delivery date back a couple of weeks.

December 20, 2011
Fire chief seeks pay hike for firefighters

Citing a need for a boost in morale, Blissfield Township fire chief Gary Crist asked township officials for a boost in pay for fire department members, citing perhaps an outdated bonus formula that could add to the difficulty in getting fire fighters to answer calls.

Citing a need for a boost in morale, Blissfield Township fire chief Gary Crist asked township officials for a boost in pay for fire department members, citing perhaps an outdated bonus formula that could add to the difficulty in getting fire fighters to answer calls.

December 20, 2011
New ladder truck cost nears $700,000

The new fire truck that the Blissfield Township Fire Department anticipates arriving the third week of January will cost slightly more than the originally stated price when the purchase was approved nearly two months ago. 

The new fire truck that the Blissfield Township Fire Department anticipates arriving the third week of January will cost slightly more than the originally stated price when the purchase was approved nearly two months ago. 

October 26, 2010
Fire Department Posted During Tornado Warning

Blissfield Township Fire Chief Gary Crist said his department was on guard when a tornado warning was issued this afternoon.

At about 12:15 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Lenawee and Monroe Counties.

The department sent three trucks out for spotting purposes and did not sound the tornado siren. Several residents called the township offices wondering why they hadn't heard the sirens..

“We don’t sound the siren every time there is a tornado warning for the county,” said Chief Crist, who said the department was also tracking the storm on the Internet. “Believe me, when we do sound the siren, people will need to take cover.”

Meanwhile, Blissfield High School Principal Jerry Johnson reported that everything went smoothly as students were evacuated into the halls until the warning was lifted at 12:45 p.m.

“The kids did a great job,” Johnson said.

Blissfield Township Fire Chief Gary Crist said his department was on guard when a tornado warning was issued this afternoon.

At about 12:15 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Lenawee and Monroe Counties.

The department sent three trucks out for spotting purposes and did not sound the tornado siren. Several residents called the township offices wondering why they hadn't heard the sirens.

September 22, 2010
Blissfield Twp. Board hears complaint from pit bull farm

The Blissfield Township Board heard from a disgruntled resident who took exception to recently approved ordinances during the public comment section of Tuesday night’s monthly meeting ... To read more, click the title.

The Blissfield Township Board heard from a disgruntled resident who took exception to recently approved ordinances during the public comment section of Tuesday night’s monthly meeting.

Edward Wacasey accused the board of targeting his dog breeding enterprise that he operates in the township. Wacasey said that he had been harassed by a Lenawee County Deputy Sheriff after the passage of the ordinances. According to Wacasey, the sheriff department had received a complaint from someone claiming to have been “accosted” by one of his dogs.

June 14, 2010
Blissfield Fire Dept. Tracks Down Cause of Tornado Sirens’ Silence

A glitch in the triggering process of Blissfield’s tornado early warning system caused the village’s two remote sirens to remain silent during the critical minutes before the tornado touched down only 10 miles away in the early morning hours Sunday, June 6. The main siren at the fire station was activated and was audible to residents near the center of town.

As a result, many Blissfield residents did not hear the steady three- to five-minute uninterrupted wail of the siren that signals the sighting of a funnel cloud in the immediate area.

When reports from citizens of the malfunction surfaced the next day, Blissfield Township Fire Chief Gary Crist went to inspect the two remote sirens, one at the American Legion Post on the west side of town and one at Blissfield Manufacturing on the south side, both were found to be functional and to have full power.
 

A glitch in the triggering process of Blissfield’s tornado early warning system caused the village’s two remote sirens to remain silent during the critical minutes before the tornado touched down only 10 miles away in the early morning hours Sunday, June 6. The main siren at the fire station was activated and was audible to residents near the center of town.

As a result, many Blissfield residents did not hear the steady three- to five-minute uninterrupted wail of the siren that signals the sighting of a funnel cloud in the immediate area.