Franklin Township voters face a November decision on a fire department levy after past failures forced cuts. COLUMBUS, Ohio — ...

Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 Block Party will take place Friday and Saturday at the fire department on ...

FRANKLIN TWP. – The fire department in the township's Frisco neighborhood, like many other departments, is struggling to get volunteers. Since the members provide emergency services, they must ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Franklin Township is among nearly half a dozen other fire departments that had levies fail last November. They are now asking voters to reconsider in May.

Emergency crews responded to smoke inside the Honeywell plant in Beaver County Tuesday morning. New Sewickley Fire District ...

Chief Bob Arnold, a 23-year veteran of the Franklin Township Fire Department, knows that all too well. "A fire doubles in size every minute," he said, "Minutes are torturous." ...

In Richland County, the Franklin Township fire department was awarded $10,000. Allowable equipment within the grant includes protective clothing, self-contained breathing apparatus, communications ...

Among the recipients is the Franklin Township Fire Department in Shelby, which was awarded $9,798 for wildfire personal protection equipment (PPE) and wildfire tools.

He said Lanesville Fire is seeking $12,000 annually for fire protection, which is an increase of $4,000 from what Franklin provided the fire department in 2023.

A huge fire destroyed two houses and damaged two more in the 6900 block of Torrington Drive in Franklin Township, according to Franklin Twp. Fire Chief Michael Hannigan.

If the fire company doesn’t sign the contract by June 30, it will have to turn over all its gear and trucks and cease operations, according to the Board of Commissioners of Franklin Township ...