The North Oakland County Fire Authority (aka: NOCFA) was formed in 1984. Our department is located in Holly, Michigan. Our primary response area is 69 square miles consisting of Holly and Rose Township. Our area is rural and zoned primarily residential and agricultural. Our current population is 10,112. On average we respond to about 700 calls including mutual aid calls to other departments. We provide 24/7-Fire Suppression, Rescue Services, Hazmat Operations/Technical services; and ALS Medical Transporting. Our department has a full-time Fire Chief and Training Officer, along with 49 active paid-on-call members, including medical only personnel and scene support members.
Beyond the residential population, services are delivered to nonprofit day/overnight camps, several state parks and recreation areas, 3 schools and the Great Lakes National Cemetery. Significant exposures within our township include 15 miles of CSX Railroad and 10 miles of Canadian National Railroad that run the complete length of our area as well as a 60,000 gallon LPG storage facility, a central distribution natural gas routing hub and a large diameter high pressure natural gas transmission pipeline. Our service area also covers over 5 miles of Interstate 75 and a full service truck stop.
Our county company and radio designation is station 8.
N.O.C.F.A. Current Events
The Start of Grass Fire Season Has Begun
A grass fire differs from other fires by its size, the speed at which it can spread from its original source, its potential to change direction unexpectedly and its ability to jump gaps such as roads, rivers and fire breaks. To prevent dangerous grass fires, always call the NOCFA burn permit line at 248-634-2620 to see if current weather conditions will permit burning. You must have a burn permit to burn in Holly Township and Rose Township. NOCFA personnel will be happy to explain our areas burning rules to you, in addition follow these important safety rules……
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Posted on 11 Mar 2012
A grass fire differs from other fires by its size, the speed at which it can spread from its original source, its potential to change direction unexpectedly and its ability to jump gaps such as roads, rivers and fire breaks. To prevent dangerous grass fires, always call the NOCFA burn permit line at 248-634-2620 to see if current weather conditions will permit burning. You must have a burn permit to burn in Holly Township and Rose Township. NOCFA personnel will be happy to explain our areas burning rules to you, in addition follow these important safety rules……
NOCFA Firefighters and Families Help Community
Posted on 17 Dec 2011
Not only do NOCFA Firefighters and their families help during an emergency, they help year round. NOCFA annually helps with Reunion with a Cause, Jacobson-Quinn Toy Project, and the Kiwanis Food delivery just to name a few.
