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Holmes
Fire District # 1 is located in the rural Amish country of Holmes
County, Ohio. The Department is comprised of the Fire Chief, an
Assistant Chief, two Captains, three Lieutenants and our
Firefighter/EMT/Paramedics. The Fire District currently has 2
full-time career, 33 part-time and 21 volunteer/paid-on-call
personnel. The Fire District bases it operation out of two
stations: Station # 1 is located on State Route 39 just west of the
Village of Millersburg. The district bases it operation out of two
stations: Station # 1 is located on State Route 39 just west of the
Village of Millersburg.
Station 1
Station # 2 is located on State
Route 83 near Lake Buckhorn.
Station 2
The Fire District maintains at
least two personnel on-duty at Station 1 at all times. Staffing
beyond the first call and on alarms of consequence is filled by
volunteers and mutual aid.
Holmes Fire District # 1 serves
the Village of Millersburg, Monroe, Hardy and Mechanic Townships.
The department is a participant in the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System
(MABAS) which covers Holmes County and reaches into Coshocton and
Wayne counties and the Statewide Mutual Aid agreement. Automatic
aid is utilized for any structure fire within the county expediting
response of mutual aid departments. For any given structure fire
within the county, no less than three departments are dispatched to
provide pre-designated equipment.
The department responds to an
average of 900 runs annually.
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