| Falls Township Volunteer Fire Department, INC.
was established in 1963, Before that time the township was protected by the
Zanesville Fire Department, The National Trail Fire Department, and Frazeysburg
Fire Department. The first fire station was built next to the township hall on
Dillon Falls Rd. which is still the current station 1. The pole barn
construction was a 2 bay building housing a fire engine and a tanker truck. The
first fire engine was a 1962 John Bean on a Ford chassis and it was numbered
Engine # 1. That truck was in service till 1999 when it was replaced by Engine
311. The tanker truck was numbered Tanker # 2 which was built from an old fuel
truck. As the township grew the station had to be added on to, in the early
1970's 2 more bays were added to the back of the original 2 bay building and in
1972 Engine # 5 was purchased. In 1981 the Muskingum County Commissioners had
the need to start an EMS program in the county so they depended on the county
fire departments to provide that service. The county purchased ambulances for
Falls, Dresden, Harrison, and Washington Fire Departments. So once again we had
the need to build on. A lean to was constructed on the side of the original 2
bay building and as long in length as the original and first addition to house
the ambulance, which today is the bay for the grass fire truck and offices and
the day room/ training room. In the mid 1980's there was a need in the township
to build a station 2 in the northeastern part of the township. Well we got that
accomplished, Station 2 is located at 525 Richey Rd. next to Richey school. Station 2 houses 2
fire engines one which is a dedicated engine/ rescue, 1 grass fire truck, and 1 ALS ambulance. Station 1 now houses 2 engines one being a dedicated engine
rescue, 1 aerial ladder platform, 1 grass fire truck, 2 boats, and 1 ALS
ambulance. |
