Smoke Detectors Save Lives!

Move to the Right for
Sirens and Lights!

If you or someone you love is in need of emergency assistance, you want help to get there right away. Did you know that there’s one thing everyone can do to help the firefighters provide this emergency assistance as quickly as possible? It’s as simple as Moving to the Right for Sirens and Lights! For more information on what to do when you encounter an emergency vehicle click here.

The Decatur Township Fire Department provides public safety services to approximately forty thousand township residents, in a thirty-three square mile area. In providing these services, Decatur Township Firefighters and Paramedics respond to over six thousand emergency runs each year.

The department is staffed with 70 career firefighters, emt's and paramedics. These members are also supported by a reserve staff of 13 that work along  side all career personnel that respond from three stations distributed throughout the township.

Emergency apparatus includes three front line fire engines, one ladder, three ambulances, a tanker truck and various other support and reserve vehicles.

Department personnel are supported by a staff consisting of a fire chief, two deputy chiefs, three battalion chiefs and one administrative assistant, at our headquarters in the Decatur Township Government Center located at 5410 S. High School Rd.

In addition to emergency response, the department is very active in numerous public education and community service events throughout the township. We take great pride in being able to reach all school age children in the township with fire safety talks at least one time each year.