Coshocton Fire Department

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THE COSHOCTON CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A FULL TIME PAID DEPARTMENT IN 1908, TO PROVIDE FIRST LINE FIRE RESPONSE TO INCREASING DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRY. THE DEPARTMENT STARTED OPERATIONS ON JANUARY 01, 1908, HOUSED IN PERMANENT QUARTERS IN AN HISTORICAL LANDMARK AND A BUILDING STILL IN SERVICE TODAY AS A BUSINESS. <img src="images/scan0009.jpg" width="400" height="350" alt="scan0009 (543K)" THE DEPARMENT AND FACILITIES GREW TO ADAPT TO CHANGING TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. IN 1989 THE DEPARTMENT MOVED TO A NEW FACILITY PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ITS STAFF CONSISTING OF FIRE CHIEF, INSPECTOR, FOUR CAPTAINS, TWELVE FIREFIGHTERS, WITH FOUR ENGINES AND AN AERIAL LADDER. THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IS ON DUTY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 AM TO 4 PM. THERE ARE FOUR SHIFTS COMPRISED OF ONE CAPTAIN AND THREE FIREFIGHTERS. EACH SHIFT WORKING TWO 10-HOUR DAYS FOLLOWED BY TWO DAYS OFF THEN TWO 14 HOUR NIGHT SHIFTS FOLLOWED BY TWO DAYS OFF WITH ALL OFF DUTY PERSONNEL ON CALL. THE COSHOCTON COUNTY HAZMAT TEAM IS HOUSED AT THE COSHOCTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. ALL 18 MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE TRAINED TO TECHNICIAN LEVEL. UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THE OHIO HAZMAT TAC, THE COSHOCTON COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TEAM WAS THE FIRST TEAM IN THE STATE OF OHIO TO RECEIVE VERIFICATION FOR TEAM TYPING. THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY A TYPE III TEAM, BUT EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN ORDERED AND AS OF FEBRUARY 22, 2008, THEY WILL SOON BE A TYPE II TEAM.

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