The Birmingham Fire Department is a rescue and emergency response department that provides a wide range of services for the community. The department responds to thousands of emergencies every year, including fires, medical service calls, motor vehicle accidents and much more. Some service offered by the department include building inspections, apparatus maintenance, emergency management, fire hydrant flow testing, emergency medical services, and fire investigation, suppression and prevention. The department uses numerous types of equipment, including life trucks, utility vehicles, three pumpers, and one aerial and three staff cars.
This administration building houses the training center for the West Bloomfield Township Fire Department. It is located on the south side of Maple Road between Orchard Lake and Middlebelt roads in the same building as Station #5. In 2009, the West Bloomfield Fire Department responded to 6,065 calls for service. Its chief is Jay Wiseman.
Henry Ford Medical Center provides a broad variety of medical services. These include primary care, pediatrics, diagnostic medicine, gastroenterology, immunology, audiology, oncology, cardiology, urology, endocrinology, radiology, otolaryngology, hematology and internal medicine. Additionally, it provides after-hour care, urgent care, pharmaceutical services, an emergency room and surgical services.