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CONTACT
INFORMATION
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Emergency calls for fire and EMS dialed within
Licking County should be made to
911.
Emergency calls made from outside Licking County,
external or central alarm systems should call
740 345 1177
Non-emergency calls
Business Line -
740 587 0261
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Note: In late 2010 the Board of Township Trustees engaged
the services of a consulting engineering firm to study possible
locations for a new fire station based upon distribution of emergency
runs and future needs. The study was expanded to cover the
possible creation of a Public Safety Complex to include the Village of
Granville Police Department.
Click
here to link to a copy of this study which has just been released.
The study is a 4MB file which may take a short period of time to
download.
4/9/11
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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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