Fire Department
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Butler Township Fire Department 3780 Little York Rd. Dayton, Ohio 45414  Non-emergency dispatch number: (937) 233-2080 Emergency Number: 911 Office Number: (937) 890-2491 |
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| Chief Daniel Alig |
The Butler Township Fire Department operates from two staffed fire stations. The department provides fire suppression, emergency medical, rescue, fire prevention, and other services for the community. The department is committed to providing township residents with quality services and modern equipment. New technologies and techniques are continually evaluated – and instituted, when appropriate – to maintain a thoroughly modern department. Successful completion of ongoing training is required for all personnel.
History
The fire department of Butler Township was founded in 1895. The department consisted of a ladder truck that was a converted buggy with four homemade ladders and about 20 buckets. The department added a hand drawn chemical truck to the fleet in 1910.
Motorized apparatus began to be added to the fleet in 1941, the first being a four cylinder Dodge pumper which carried 300 gallons of water. Today the fire suppression fleet consists of four engines, one heavy rescue, one ladder truck, and one grass truck.
Members became involved in the early EMS in 1948 through the Morton Whetstone Funeral home ambulance service. The Rescue Squad became part of the fire department in 1965 with the purchase of two Cadillac ambulances. Today’s EMS portion of the fleet consists of three Advanced Life Support (ALS)-equipped ambulances and two ALS equipped fire engines.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
In addition to fire suppression, the Butler Township Fire Department also provides emergency medical services, responding with a combination of full-time and part-time personnel. The EMS response area includes Butler Township and a small contracted portion of the city of Vandalia. The department also provides EMS transport services to the Dayton International Airport. In 2009 the department responded to 1502 calls for emergency medical services.
All EMS units are equipped with state-of-the-art cardiac monitoring equipment, capable of acquiring and providing to the receiving hospital “cardiac alert” information regarding a patient with a potential coronary artery blockage. This allows hospital personnel to be prepared to respond immediately, thus saving precious minutes in transferring the patient to the cardiac catheterization lab.
Fire Suppression Services
The department is staffed by 9 full-time and approximately 60 part-time personnel, all dedicated to the community’s safety.
The fire-suppression fleet consists of four engines, one heavy rescue, one ladder truck, and one grass truck. In 2009 the department responded to 800 calls for fire suppression services.
Technical Rescue
The Butler Township Fire Department participates in the Miami Valley Fire/EMS Alliance North Regional Rescue Zone. This cooperative effort spreads out the skills throughout multiple communities for response. Butler Township members participate in; water rescue, vehicle extrication, trench and building collapse.Technical Rescue
The Butler Township Fire Department participates in the Miami Valley Fire/EMS Alliance North Rescue Zone. This cooperative effort spreads out the skills throughout multiple communities for response. Butler Township members participate in; water rescue, vehicle extrication, trench and building collapse.
Fire Prevention
The Butler Township Fire Prevention Bureau works year-round to educate the public on how to prevent life-threatening hazards. Fire prevention, CPR and general safety programs are presented routinely to community groups, school children and businesses. As for businesses in the community, fire department personnel help to instruct adults in areas of risk analysis and prevention, as well as how to respond to emergencies.
Fire station tours are popular among special groups such as scout troops and civic organizations. Call 890-2491 to arrange a tour for your group or for additional information regarding programs offered.
Personnel
Without personnel there would be no fire department. It is not just a cliché to say “people are our most important resource.” Despite literally millions of dollars of vehicles and equipment there would be no safety services to the citizens of our community without people. It takes a special group of people to dedicate themselves to the discipline of the fire service.
These people must train their entire “career” with the fire department whether they are full time or part time. They spend hours of preparation for periods of intense mental and physical activity. They must be willing to perform their duties anytime, day or night, hot or cold, wet or dry. When everyone else gets a day off for a bad winter storm the fire department is still open for business. They must routinely place themselves in harm’s way in burning buildings, on busy interstates, with infectious diseases, and unpredictable situations.
The dedicated men and women of the Butler Township Fire Department work hard to serve our community with not only good emergency services but also with public education, community service, and by just being a good neighbor. Many times it seems that when people don’t know who else to turn to they call the fire department. We do our best to help them even if it’s only directing them to the right place.
Forms:
Permits:
Open Burning Notice (anyone interested needs to contact the Fire Department.)
Fire Links of Interest:
U.S. Fire Administration, Kids’ Page
Coloring pages, safety checklists, and general information for
kidsU.S. Fire Administration, Citizen Safety
Ohio Department of Public Safety, Kids’ Page
EMS Links of Interest:
HIPAA Notice
The Department’s HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
