West Chester Township residents, businesses and visitors benefit from a full-time professional Fire Department providing fire suppression and emergency medical services while focusing on prevention and education in the community.

The Township is served from five fully operational fire stations located throughout the community to provide efficient response times to all residents of the community.

Comprehensive mutual aid agreements with regional communities further enhance service to our own community. Mutual aid partners respond when added resources are required here and West Chester provides support to our neighboring communities. 

The West Chester Fire Department was organized in 1963 (then Union Township Fire Department). First served by a volunteer force, the Fire Department grew, along with the Township, into a well-trained and equipped professional department offering all-hazards response to the community.

Fire Chief Rick Prinz was appointed by the West Chester Board of Trustees in 2015. Chief Prinz and his team are committed to building and maintaining an elite team of professionals to offer the community exceptional service through thoughtful, deliberate and responsible allocation of resources.  

The West Chester Fire Department is funded by a voter-approved levy specifically for Fire & EMS.

The Fire Department responds to approximately 7,000 calls for diverse service annually.

There are five bureaus: Administrative Bureau, Operations Bureau, Risk Management Bureau, Emergency Medical Services and Loss Prevention. 

Location - Fire Headquarters

9119 Cincinnati-Dayton Road
West Chester, OH 45069

(513) 777-1133 (non-emergency)

Office Hours

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday-Friday