Fire Department

FIRE CHIEF SHAWN DAVIDSON

ASST. FIRE CHIEF COLT CLINE

CHAPLAIN KEVIN PEES

PIO STEVE SABINE

EMERGENCIES DIAL 911

3625 State Route 752

Ashville, OH 43103

Non-emergency phone: (740) 983-4115

Fax: (740) 983-8114

Mission Statement

Committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve.

Vision Statement

The Harrison Township Fire Department is committed to providing safe, professional, and courteous team that strives to exceed the community’s expectations of our organization. This mission requires our members to be part of a capable, aggressive, all-risk fire department that focuses on “Preserving the Past and Protecting the Future” of those we serve.

The Harrison Township Fire Department aims to provide a high level of customer service by protecting life, property, and the environment through the delivery of innovative, fiscally responsible firefighting, rescue, fire prevention and emergency medical services. As a core service of the Township, we are committed to protecting citizens, families, our colleagues, and the preservation of our profession in the delivery of these services.

Purpose

The Harrison Township Fire Department is charged with the responsibility of providing professional, efficient fire protection, fire prevention, emergency medical services, rescue, and other general emergency and educational services to the citizens it serves, with the goals of constantly safeguarding and preserving life and property against the elements of fire and disaster.

The basic objectives of the Fire Department center around the maintenance of continuous, comprehensive training in addition to administering realistic fire safety, inspection, and educational programs for the benefit of the general public, with the ultimate objective of preventing and minimizing loss of life and property when fires do occur, and confining and extinguishing those fires by utilizing the latest methods and scientific resources with the greatest degree of proficiency possible.

Area Served with Fire and EMS

100% of Harrison and Walnut Townships and large parts of Jackson, Madison, and Muhlenberg Townships
127 square miles
Mutual aid is provided to all surrounding Fire and EMS agencies.

Statistics

In addition to the Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief, the Fire Department employs 18 Full-Time personnel, 18 Part-Time personnel, 1 Part-Time Fire Safety Inspector, a Public Information Officer, Chaplain and Township Clerk.
Each 24-hour shift is staffed with 6 full-time and three part-time firefighters
In 2025, the Fire Department responded to nearly 2900 calls for service.

Fire and EMS Equipment

2017 Spartan Engine
2020 Rosenbauer Engine
2025 Rosenbauer Tanker
2017 Horton Medic
2020 Horton Medic
2022 Horton Medic
2024 Chevrolet 3500 Grass/Brush Truck
2020 Ford F-150 Fire Prevention Truck
2020 Chevrolet Tahoe Command/Shift Captain Vehicle
2025 Chevrolet Tahoe Chief’s Vehicle
2025 Chevrolet Tahoe Assistant Chief’s Vehicle
Polaris 6×6 UTV
Inmar Rescue Boat with 30 HP Mercury Motor