

Your permit will be promptly returned by return e-mail. Approximate times that burning is planned for each day is helpful. If you are planning to burn on more than one day, you may list multiple days. To obtain a burn permit, please send an e-mail that contains your name, address and when you plan to burn. Open burning is limited to brush and yard debris ONLY in Alamo Township. Please stop in and let us know if we can improve our services to the community. These meetings are open to the public and citizen input is welcome. Our officers of the department meet 7pm – 8pm on the 4th Tuesday of every month to discuss various topics such as future training, public education, and other administrative items. We enjoy company and like showing the public the fire department we are so proud of. Do not hesitate to stop in and say hi or perhaps have a cup of coffee. Quite often you may see vehicles at our station or the doors open.

To retrieve an application, click here, then print it, fill it out and mail the application to the Alamo Fire Department at the address below. Interested persons should call Chief Kizer 26 for an application and more information. Fire Academy, Medical training, and equipment are covered by the township. The Alamo Fire Department is always looking for men and women with a desire to protect the community. # 181 Heavy Rescue 1991 International/McCoy Miller Walk-In Rescue # 171 Brush Unit 2017 Chevrolet 4X4, 250 gal, 50 gpm pump # 161 Tanker/Pumper 1996 International/U.S. # 151 Medic/Command 2007 Ford Expedition, First Response Vehicle We believe we have worked hard and will continue to work hard to achieve new goals and ensure a safe community. The Department's goal is to provide a safe and effective fire department for the community. For Non-Emergency assistance, call the fire station at 26. For Fire or Medical Emergency, DIAL 911 where we will be dispatched by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff Department. Although we don’t have 24-hour staffing at our fire station, we are available to assist the community at any moment. We currently have 21 very dedicated and highly trained personnel providing fire suppression, fire prevention, and emergency medical services to approximately 4600 permanent residents. 131 expressway which is a major transportation artery between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. We are a rural community that is 36 square miles in size with a combination of residential, agricultural, industrial, and commercial properties. Malone says the company has acquired some Dixie Chopper inventory, but they need to be up and running soon, producing product for the 2020 mowing season.Alamo Township Fire Department is a paid-on-call department located 5 miles northwest of the City of Kalamazoo, Michigan. He says Alamo is hoping some former Dixie Chopper employees might want to return and work for Alamo. That location currently manufactures Rhino Ag equipment and Malone says it has capacity to take on the added production. The company is working now to transition equipment from Dixie Chopper’s former manufacturing facility in Fillmore, Ind., to Alamo’s Gibson City, Ill., location (about 150 miles away). Most of our brands have a loyal following,” he says. We’re buying that brand equity and the value of the brand.

“We leave brands in place because every company we purchase has brand equity. Dixie Chopper will remain its own brand and remain as a completely separate business from Bush Hog. One of the unique things about Alamo is that we do have competing brands, so that we can maximize our reach in the market,” he says.

“Dixie Chopper opens up a broader opportunity to sell through the commercial landscaper channels. One of Alamo’s companies, Bush Hog, already produces zero-turn mowers, but Malone says the brand has mostly grown through its agricultural dealer channel.
