Welcome to Fire and EMS
Annual Pancake Breakfast
May 27, 2013
Fire Station #1
153 N. Lyman St.
Time: 07:00 till 12:00
Adults $8.00
Seniors $6.00
12 and under $4.00
WADSWORTH FIRE DEPARTMENT and EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
153 North Lyman Street
Wadsworth, Ohio 44281
Non-Emergency After Hours phone 330-334-1511
Business #: (330) 335-2849 FAX #: (330) 335-2848
08:00 04:30
(Station 1)
Business #: (330)335-2849 FAX #: (330) 335-2811
(Station 2)
Fire Chief Carl Rommel (330) 335-2851
Administrative Asst. to Fire Chief, Arlene Buie - (330) 335-2849 abuie@wadsworthcity.org
Assistant Chief Ron Likley - (330) 335-2850 rlikley@wadsworthcity.org
Fire Inspection Bureau - (330) 335-2810 or (330) 352-7240
The Wadsworth Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service provides fire and emergency medical care for the City of Wadsworth and Wadsworth Township. The department serves a 25 square mile area from two locations, 153 North Lyman and 338 Weatherstone Drive.
The fire department, which was organized in 1896, is made up of 60 members of that fifteen personnel are fulltime. These consist of a fire chief, asst. chief, six fire inspectors / firefighter medic, four fire/medics, one paramedic, emergency vehicle maintenance person, one part time maintenance person, and department administrative assistant. The remainder of the force is paid on call. The fire department answered 249 fire calls in 2012.
The equipment available in Wadsworth for firefighting include: Three modern pumping engines, a 100 foot aerial platform truck, a 3000 gallon tanker, a 1999 combination heavy rescue truck / hazardous materials containment truck, and a AMC General Hummer quick attack unit. A 1975 pumper engine was replaced with a 2005 pumper in Feb. 2006. The E.M.S. maintains four modern ambulances equipped with twelve lead external defibrillators and other state of the art life support equipment.
Station 2 is staffed with firefighters/medics 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The average response time for Fire in 2012 was 5.78 minutes and for E.M.S. was 3.38 minutes.
You can pick up your LIFE POUCH to store important medical information on site and to provide easy access to emergency personnel in time of crisis. You can pick up your FREE LIFE POUCH by calling or stopping by the fire station at (330) 335-2849 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
To arrange for a fire safety inspection, contact the Fire Prevention Bureau at (330) 335-2820 or (330) 335-2852. The fire department's business office is located at 153 N. Lyman Street and can be reached at (330) 335-2849. All Fire and Emergency Medical calls are handled through the Wadsworth Police Department dispatcher. Emergency calls can be made by calling 911 or by dialing (330) 334-1511. Additional numbers for fire and EMS all have voice mail capabilities;
Administrative Asst. to Fire Chief, Arlene Buie - (330) 335-2849 abuie@wadsworthcity.org
Fire Chief Carl Rommel (330) 335-2851
Asst. Chief Ron Likley - (330) 335-2850 rlikley@wadsworthcity.org
Fire Bureau (330)-335-2810 or (330)-3357240
Activity Reports
Fire Department Re-cap
March 2013 Year to Date
Total Fire Calls: 17 49
Within the City: 11 33
Within the Township 3 9
Mutual Aid Given: 2 6
Mutual Aid Received: 0 0
Out of Jurisdiction: 1 2
Avg. Response Time: 04:59 minutes 5:18 minutes
Avg. # of Firefighters 11 11
Time in Service: 04:27 (hrs/min) 20:28 (hrs/min)
Fire Officer Requested: 7 40
Emergency Medical Service
March 2013 Year to Date
Total Calls: 159 477
City Total: 145 429
Twp. Total: 14 48
Avg. Response Time: 03:15 minutes 03:29 minutes