In 1994 the transition was made to that of a combination department. Liberty Township Fire Department was staffed entirely by paid per call (volunteers who receive a small stipend per response) personnel from it's beginning through 1994. Liberty Township Fire Department is dispatched by The Butler County Sheriff's Office on the Butler County Fire Band Frequency, 154.370. Donations and fund-raisers conducted by the Liberty Township Firefighter's Association have allowed the purchase of additional equipment over and above the budget. Additional funding is provided by "soft" billing of EMS transports. The Liberty Township Fire Department is funded primarily by property tax levies.
Its bays house the following apparatus: 2008 4WD Paramedic Response Unit, a 1999 1000 GPM Sutphen Rescue Pumper and the 2004 110 feet Sutphen tower truck (quint). This station is located at 6682 Princeton-Glendale Road. Its firefighter, medics and EMTs serve the Southwestern quarter of Liberty Township. 113 was then built to serve as a functioning firehouse and administrative headquarters. 2 currently houses: a 1994 Sutphen 1500 GPM Pumper, a 2009 Sutphen 1500 GPM Pumper, a 1999 Horton Ambulance, 1987 1550 gallon Tanker. This station underwent renovation in 1999 to add a dormitory area, additional offices and an apparatus bay for the paramedic response unit. In 1974 a second fire station was built at 6957 Yankee Road. 111 now houses: a 1995 Horton Ambulance, 2008 Sutphen 1500 GPM Pumper, 1984 4 wheel drive Grass Fire Unit, as well as a reserve ambulance and the original 1953 Howe 500 GPM Pumper. Liberty Township Fire Department Station No. This station was built at 5763 Princeton-Glendale road (State Route 747), it was then further expanded in 1969 to include a meeting room and additional equipment bays in the rear.
The Board of Township Trustees placed a bond issue on the ballot for the construction of a firehouse and the purchase of a fire pumper. The Liberty Township Fire Department was organized in Liberty Township in the early 1950's by a group of residents in the Maustown area.
Liberty Township Fire Department History / Overview
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