Ferndale Fire Department's headquarters has two units of the four that operate in the city. The headquarters is located on Livernois Street, next door to the Ferndale Historical Museum, just south of west Nine Mile Road. (The other two units are at Station 2 located at 1070 East Nine Mile Road.)
Ferndale Fire Department offers fire protection services to Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge and Royal Oak Township. They also offer emergency medical services to Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge only.
The department is also involved in a mutual aid pact, called OAKWAY, with a handful of surrounding Oakland County cities.
The municipal offices for Grosse Pointe Shores, housing offices for elected officials, police, fire and other city departments. Grosse Pointe Shores is the smallest city of all the Pointes serving about 3,000 residents. Residents may obtain park passes, pay taxes, water and other city bills here. This is also the location where city council meetings are held.