On Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, the Reed City Fire Department along with the Hersey Township Fire Department were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 18000 block of Craft Road north of Hersey.

The fire started sometime around or before 7:00 p.m and inital reports said that an occupant was trapped in the basement. Upon arrival, fire department personnel found the occupant had escaped the structure via an egress window and was with Osceola County EMS personnel. Firefighters then advanced into the structure and fought the fire for approximately two and a half hours, performing fire suppression and extinguishment.

Reed City Fire was assisted by Hersey Township Fire, Osceola County EMS, Big Rapids Fire, Lincoln Township Fire, Osceola County Road Commission, and Meceola Dispatch.