Firehouses

Firehouses

Serving Sugar Creek Township with Pride and Dedication

The Sugar Creek Township Fire Department operates from two firehouses strategically located to best serve our residents. Each station is staffed 24/7 by highly trained professionals ready to respond to emergencies across our 36-square-mile service area. Learn more about the unique role each firehouse plays in protecting our community.

Firehouse 45

Station 45, our headquarters, is the hub of Sugar Creek Township Fire Department. Built with modern facilities and state-of-the-art equipment, it houses administrative offices, leadership teams, and frontline crews. From here, our firefighters, paramedics, and specialists respond to a wide variety of emergencies — fire suppression, advanced life support, technical rescues, and hazardous materials incidents. Station 45 is also home to our fire prevention and public education programs, reflecting our commitment to safety both before and after an emergency.

Quick Facts

  • Location: 3545 S. 600 W., New Palestine, IN 46163

  • Houses administrative offices and Fire Department leadership

  • Hosts community fire and life safety education programs

  • Houses Engines, Rescue units, and Advanced Life Support ambulances

  • Staffed by career firefighters and EMS personnel across rotating shifts

Leadership Contacts

  • Fire Chief: Brandon Kleine

  • Assistant Chief: Charlie Brown

  • Division Chief of Prevention/Inspection: Will Friedericks

  • Division Chief of EMS: Greg Hunt

  • Administrative Assistant: Michelle Murphy

  • Fire & Life Safety Educator: Captain Beth Gulley

Station Contact Info

Station 45 Apparatus

Firehouse 42

Station 42 provides critical coverage to the western side of Sugar Creek Township. Officially dedicated in 2018, this firehouse was designed to improve response times and bring advanced fire protection and emergency medical services closer to neighborhoods and businesses in the area. The crews here respond daily to calls ranging from residential fires to vehicle extrications, and they frequently work side-by-side with surrounding agencies as part of our mutual aid network.

Quick Facts

  • Location: 473 S. 500 W., New Palestine, IN 46163

  • Opened in June 2018 with a modern facility

  • Houses engines, ambulances, and specialty response vehicles

  • Strategically positioned to reduce response times to western township areas

  • Integral part of Sugar Creek’s mutual aid efforts with surrounding towns

Shift Command Contacts

  • A-Shift Battalion Chief: Tony Bratcher

  • B-Shift Battalion Chief: James Wolsiffer

  • C-Shift Battalion Chief: Andy Neumeister

Station Contact Info

Station 42 Apparatus