Washington Township VFD

Founded in 1969, the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department is a 100% volunteer organization for both administrative and operational functions of the fire company. We do not have anyone staffing our stations and we respond to emergencies when dispatched.

The department is a stand-alone organization primarily funded by donations and the fundraising efforts of our dedicated volunteers.  This includes funding for everything including structures, equipment, vehicles, and any other materials needed to operate daily.

A call is placed to 911.

Once the dispatcher determines you need our fire company to respond, they activate our pagers telling us the emergency and location. They also send out a notification to our phones via an application called Rover. Rover allows responders to click a notification that they are responding to the station, so our officers know if we have enough responders or if we need to call for more assistance. After we receive notification, any available volunteers will begin to respond.

Our Chief may respond to the scene while other Line Officers and firefighters will respond to the station. 

Depending on the severity of the emergency, some volunteers may use blue courtesy lights in their vehicles to ask other cars to move to the side so they can pass and get to the station quicker. Once at the station, our firefighters will put on their gear, get in the trucks, and respond to the scene. 

We won’t always use the lights and sirens; it just depends on the severity of the emergency.

As you can see, we rely solely on volunteers being able to respond at a moment’s notice. This is why we are always looking for more volunteers. The more volunteers we have, the more likely we are to have enough volunteers able to respond. We are also extremely grateful to any employers who allow our volunteers to leave for emergencies.