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The Kentwood Fire Department has been serving the citizens of Kentwood since 1967.

Initially a fully volunteer fire department, the KFD is now a combination fire department utilizing firefighters to carry out its objectives.

A minimum of eleven career firefighters are on duty at all times, with at least three at each of the city's three strategically located fire stations.

Every career member of the department is minimally licensed as an emergency medical technician, while several also hold Paramedic certification.

Additional support is provided by a small number of paid-on-call firefighters.

These members respond to provide extra manpower at structure fires and other large scale emergencies.