Sergeants

About the Sergeants

Suppression personnel carry one of four ranks: firefighter, sergeant, lieutenant and the command rank above them, now Battalion Chief. Each of the department's three 24-hour shifts has its own sergeant, working alongside a lieutenant, a Battalion Chief and the shift's full-time firefighters, with part-time firefighters filling in around them.

Sergeants ride and work with the crews they supervise, responding from both stations on fire, medical, rescue and hazardous materials calls and supporting the lieutenant and the Battalion Chief as officer-in-charge on the scene. Like every career member of the department, they hold State of Michigan EMT or Paramedic licensure.

Sergeants also carry department programs. Sergeant Nathan McKee is the lead for water rescue and marine operations in the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, building the department's response model for surface, dive, ice and marine rescue.

Reports to: Lieutenants