Fire/EMS
The Perrysburg Township Fire Department is charged with providing fire and rescue operations throughout the Township. Through mutual aid agreements, the department also provides protection on an as-needed basis to other municipalities throughout Wood County. The full-time firefighters are represented by International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4170.
The Perrysburg Township Fire and EMS Department consists of the following:
Fire Chief
Tom Brice
Phone: 419.887.6926 Fax: 419.872.9345
E-mail: fire@perrysburgtownship.us ems@perrysburgtownship.us
Chief Brice has been a member of the department since 1993. At that time he joined the volunteer ranks of the Perrysburg Township Fire Department. Subsequently he was hired as a part-time employee and eventually hired full time in 1996. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Bowling Green State University in 1995. He has been a paramedic for twelve years and active in EMS education. In January of 2004 he was promoted to Deputy Chief. Upon Chief Dimick’s retirement in March 2011 he was promoted to Fire Chief. He is also an active member of the Wood County Local Emergency Planning Commission, the Wood County Pandemic Influenza Planning Committee, the Wood County Fire Chiefs Hazardous Materials subcommittee, and he sits on various advisory boards for Owens Community College, Penta Career Center, and St. Luke’s Hospital.
Fire Operations
- Fire Extinguishment
- Fire Prevention and Inspection
Please refer to the State of Ohio’s website to access the Ohio Fire Code®
Fires still occur and remain the principal task, however, fire prevention efforts have facilitated the decrease of frequency and deadly effects of fires.
All Perrysburg Township businesses are subject to routine fire inspections.
Please contact Keith Feeney Sr., Perrysburg Township Fire Inspector, for more information. fireinspector@perrysburgtownship.us
- Fire Investigation
EMS Operations
Emergency Medical Services in Perrysburg Township is supported by professional paramedics and EMTs. Fifteen full time employees are assigned to one of three 24 on/48 off crews (A, B, or C Shift), one of which is the shift captain.
Statistics
Billing
As of January 2011, Perrysburg Township contracts with Medicount Management, Inc to provide EMS billing.
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