Granville Township Fire Department

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The GTFD serves Granville Township including the Village of Granville and Denison University.

Granville is served by the Granville Township Fire Department (GTFD), which is a municipal fire department operated by the Granville Township Board of Trustees. It also serves 80% of McKean Township under a contractual agreement. The department is funded by a 4.8 mill Granville Township fire levy as well as contract fees from McKean Township. 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, twenty-four hours a day. There are currently ten career firefighter/paramedics, fifteen intermittent firefighter/paramedics, and twenty-five 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 Gallons-Per-Minute (GPM) Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) pumper, a 1200 GPM rescue/pumper, a 93-foot 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 operates from a single facility at 500 South Main Street in Granville. The fire station was opened at this new location in October of 2020!

10/23/2026

“𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲!”

We hear this a lot, and we understand. When you’re in an emergency, every second feels like forever. Here’s what’s happening on our end while we talk with you:

📍 Where are you? This always comes first. We can’t send help if we can’t find you.

❓ What’s happening? Your answers tell responders what to bring and how urgently to respond.

🚑 Help is often already on the way. Once we know where you are and what’s happening, responders can be sent while we keep talking with you.

🗣️ We stay with you. We can walk you through what to do until help arrives, like how to control bleeding or perform CPR.

Stay on the line, stay as calm as you can, and answer the best you’re able. Every question has a purpose. 🧡

10/17/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to our 2026 Fire Prevention Open House! We appreciate you taking the time to stop by. Here are a few photos from the day!

10/10/2026

Grease fire demonstration at our open house. Stop by and see us- 10:00-2:00 today!

07/22/2026

⚠️ Follow-Up: Permanent Generators Need CO Protection Too ⚠️

As we contined to respond on carbon monoxide (CO) emergencies into the night and morning. We wanted to share an additional reminder.

A permanently installed standby generator is a great investment during power outages, but it does not eliminate the risk of CO.

Under certain weather conditions, changing winds, or if doors, windows, or vents are open, CO can still enter your home—even when the generator is installed correctly and operating as designed.

✅ Every home with a standby generator should have working carbon monoxide detectors on every level and outside sleeping areas.
✅ Test your CO alarms regularly and replace batteries as needed.
✅ If a CO alarm sounds, leave the home immediately, move to fresh air, and call 911.

Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, and can become life-threatening in minutes. The best defense is a properly installed generator and working CO detectors.

Please help keep your family and neighbors safe by sharing this reminder.

07/22/2026

⚠️ **Generator Safety Reminder** ⚠️

If you're without power following yesterday's storms and using a generator, make sure you have working carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in your home.

Remember:

• Never run a generator inside a home or garage.
• Generators should be at least 20 feet from your home, with the exhaust pointed away from doors, windows, and vents.
• If your CO alarm sounds, get outside immediately and call 911.

In the last 12 hours, crews have responded to multiple CO incidents involving generators.

Stay safe, and please check on your neighbors during the outage.

05/20/2026

We are creating at list for current and future full-time & part-time positions! Accepting applicaitons in person, by email or by USPS until 1700hrs on May 29th.

05/12/2026

You may have seen our crews conducting rope rescue training last week with our partners at Monroe Township and West Licking. Thanks to Owens Corning Granville for the use of their facilities.

Special shout-out to Firefighter Tommy Klein (photo 1) who is currently halfway through a six month multi-discipline technical rescue training. Tommy will be the eighth full-time firefighter to complete this valuable training.

Address

Granville, OH

Telephone

+17405870261

Website

http://www.granvilletownship.org/

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