General Information

The Jefferson Township Fire Department was established as a volunteer department in 1967.

The Jefferson Township Fire Department provides professional medical and fire service utilizing a combination of full time and part time firefighters. This enables us to provide the staffing necessary to serve our community.

Your Fire Department currently staffs one station 24 hours per day, seven day a week, 365 days a year. On a typical day, we are staffed with six firefighter/paramedics on a 24-hour shift. The Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief are available during business hours Monday through Friday.

Our Fire Prevention Officer works part time from 8am - 12pm Monday through Friday. We have a fleet of vehicles, including two medics, one Compressed Air Foam pumper engine, one custom ladder, station car, chief's car and two special trailers one is for mass casualty events the other carries a large amount of foam for fighting special types of fires. All of our equipment is capable of providing Advanced Life Support to handle any crisis or emergency.

The Jefferson Township Fire Department responds to nearly 1300 fire and emergency medical calls each year, with approximate yearly increases of 10%. Our service area is approximately 14 square miles, which includes parts of Reynoldsburg, with population of around 5,000 residents.

We participate in Mutual Aid contracts with all surrounding fire departments. We are classified by the Insurance Services Office with a class 4 ISO rating. Our staff is highly trained, with our department logging over 10,000 hours of training a year.

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Additional Services

The Jefferson Township Fire Department provides inspection, public education, and life safety programs designed for preschoolers through senior citizens.

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Contact Information

Emergency Phone: 911

Fire Chief:
Dale Ingram Phone 614-861-3757
Email dingram@jeffersontownship.org

Asst. Fire Chief
Crystal Dickerson
Phone 614-861-3757
Email cdickerson@jeffersontownship.org

Fire Prevention Officer
Bill Greenwalt
Phone 614-861-3757
Email bgreenwalt@jeffersontownship.org

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Emergency Medical Services

In an effort to keep up with the increasing changes within the fire service, the Jefferson Township Fire Department has been increasing their involvement in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Although changes have been occurring for several years, the fire department has seen the most dramatic increase in the past 5 years, continuously adding EMS personnel, equipment and supplies during that time.

There are different levels of training for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT's) ranging from EMT-Basic up to the highest level EMT-Paramedic. The majority of the personnel are certified paramedics. All personnel are required to maintain a certain amount of training in order to keep their certification. A detailed medical protocol set forth by the medical director details procedures, policy and techniques that each EMT must follow addresses each level of certification. The medical director for the Jefferson Township Fire Department is Dr Paul Zeeb; a board certified physician with over 20 years experience in emergency medical services.

The procedures and equipment required to perform patient care has become extensive over the years. Each year the State of Ohio, Division of EMS hands down the newest procedures that EMT's can perform at each level of certification. As a result, the training has increased from 65 hours to approximately 1000 hours in the past 20 years. The changes have substantially increased the costs to maintain training, purchase equipment and stock supplies. Obtaining grant money provided by the state has helped offset some of the expenses. 

Responding fire equipment is stocked with advanced life support equipment. Not only are we here to provide fire protection, it is also the goal of Jefferson Township to be prepared during any medical or traumatic emergency.

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