Miami Township Firefighters' Association

05/30/2025

Join us tomorrow to honor and celebrate the life of Chief Denny Powell. All are welcome; 2 PM Saturday, Greene County Expo Center, 120 Fairgrounds Road, Xenia.

12/19/2024

Come One Come all, Down to the Miami Township Fire Department located at 101 E. Herman St for a night of Fun, Raffles, snacks and a Movie. Hosted by the Miami Township FireFighters Association. Bring your comfy clothes and something to relax on!

Info on the flyer below!

09/05/2023

06/10/2023

Come see us downtown today! We are at the corner of Xenia Ave and Short St.
We are selling ice cold bottled water for $1.00 and pride shirts!

11/10/2022

The unofficial results show that the levy passed! Thank you all for the support and trust you have put in MTFR.

11/04/2022

Thursday night was a busy night for our crews! Thank you for being there to help members of our community and our neighboring jurisdictions.

19:35 - Mutual aid medic response
20:04 - Medic crews took a minor to the Children's Medical Center
21:37 - Motor vehicle crash, no injuries
22:28 - Crash with entrapment (Careflight called)
02:03 - Injuries from a fall
02:12 - Diabetic emergency
03:17 - Commercial fire alarm response
07:10 - Head-on motor vehicle crash with injuries

10/31/2022

On November 8th, 2022, Miami Township residents will vote on an additional fire levy.

10/26/2022

Miami Township Trustees will be forced to LAY OFF up to half of YOUR local Firefighters, Paramedics, and EMTs if Issue 25 does not pass. The failure will result in Miami Township being unable to have enough staff to handle your 911 call for help adequately! Visit our site or send us a message if you have questions.

On November 8th, 2022, Miami Township residents will vote on an additional fire levy.

10/12/2022

We got our new levy yard signs in! If you live in Miami Township, swing by the Fire Station on Herman Street to pick one up for your yard. We sure appreciate you sharing your support!

On November 8th, 2022, Miami Township residents will vote on an additional fire levy.

08/29/2022

There was a recent article posted in the YS newspaper about MTFR that seems to have caused some confusion. The following points are the facts about what was posted in the paper:

1. "A shift is 7am-3pm, B shift is 3pm-11pm, and C shift is 11pm-7am"

All 3 shifts, A, B, and C are 24 hour shifts from 7am-7am. Part time staff either work 12 or 24 hour shifts on a 6 day rotation. This means they work one 24 hour shift (1 full day), every 6 days. Full time staff work 24 hour shifts on a 3 day rotation. This means they work one 24 hour shift (1 full day) every 3 days. Or put another way, 1 day on, 2 days off.

2. "Part time staff make $17/hour"

This is not true at all. Part time EMT's are currently paid between $12.48-$14/hour with supervisory EMT's being in the $14 range.

3. "They have approximately 15 volunteers"

MTFR began as a purely volunteer department, where members would respond from home to emergency calls. However, with the natural increase in population, call volumes increased as well. Call volume overwhelmed the solely volunteer response, creating a need for paid staff at the firehouse 24 hours a day. As the volunteer base began to dwindle, the need for paid part time and full time staff increased. This follows a trend of the decreasing amount of volunteers, that is present nationwide. As economic need to work has increased, people have less time to volunteer due to having to work more hours to support their families. While, MTFR was a purely volunteer department, it is true that we had upwards of 20, even 30 volunteers, on call, ready to respond to emergencies. But that is simply not the case anymore. MTFR is a part time/full time department, with supplemental volunteers only. And there are only 4 of those supplemental volunteers on the active roster.

We hope these corrections help the community understand a little more about how Miami Township Fire Rescue operates . Those of us at MTFR are proud to serve your community.

03/01/2022