McLane Black Lake Fire Department is governed by a five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. Each commissioner is elected by the public to serve a six-year, staggered term, ensuring continuity and long-term oversight. The Board provides legislative leadership and is responsible for setting department policy, establishing the fire levy rate, developing and adopting the annual budget, reviewing and…

The department employs 28 full-time employees. Uniformed employees include four captains, five lieutenants, 19 firefighters, a division chief of logistics and a fire chief.  Non-uniformed employees include an administrative assistant and a business operations director.  Career captains and lieutenants work 24-hour shifts while providing supervision to a combination of resident and volunteer…

Our district is dedicated to operating in a transparent manner, and posts relevant financial and operational documents to our site as they become available.