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Effective January 1, 2007 the Board of Granville Township
Trustees assumed direct responsibility for operation of the
Granville Township Fire Department (GTFD). The GTFD serves
Granville Township, including the Village of
Granville and Denison University. It also serves 80% of McKean
Township and
20% of Union Township under contractual agreement. The
department is funded
by a total of 4.8 mills of fire levy property taxes, as
well as contract fees from
McKean and Union Townships and other miscellaneous sources of
revenue.
Jeff Hussey is the Granville Township Fire Chief, a 24 year
career firefighter/paramedic, who was appointed by the Township
Trustees in December 2006. The GTFD is staffed with a
combination of career, intermittently scheduled and volunteer
members. Paid staffing is scheduled to maintain four personnel
on duty at all times.
There are currently nine career firefighter paramedics, fifteen
intermittent firefighter/ paramedics, and twenty volunteer
firefighter/ EMTs and paramedics. Fire code enforcement is
handled by a part-time fire inspector working under the
direction of the Fire Chief.
The department fleet consists of a 1500 GPM
compressed air
foam system (CAFS) pumper,
a 1500 GPM
CAFS rescue/ pumper, a 93' aerial platform,
and an 1800 gallon tanker. Additional apparatus consists
of two advanced life support ambulances, a
grass fire truck, and one staff vehicle.
The GTFD
delivers an array of emergency services. In 2009, the Fire
Department responded to 1155 fire and EMS calls. In addition to
fire suppression and emergency medical services, the Department
provides technical rescue and hazmat responses to the
community. Upon request, Department members will provide fire
safety presentations, fire extinguisher training and CPR
training classes to local residents.
The GTFD
operates from a single facility at 133 N. Prospect St. in
Granville. The fire station was constructed by the Village of
Granville in 1974, and is leased to the Township at ten year
intervals for one dollar per year. Granville Township owns an
adjacent building at 135 E. College, which is used for
firefighter dormitories. The Township also owns the historic
structure at 133 E. College in which the Fire Department
administrative offices are located.
Chief Hussey may be reached by calling the business telephone
number for the fire department - 740-587-0261. His e-mail
address is
JHussey@GranvilleTownship.org
Updated 1/2010
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