FERRY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A new ambulance station is now open, aiming to better serve a largely rural swath of West Michigan.

Life EMS announced the location on M-20 near Ferry in Oceana County is staffed and at the ready for emergency responses. The ambulance service hopes the new station will shorten the amount of time it takes crews to answer 911 calls in eastern Oceana County, including Hesperia, Elbridge, and Walkerville.