Sylvania Township Fire Department

Sylvania Fire-EMS is a suburban fire department nestled in the northwest corner of Lucas County in Northwestern Ohio. We are a Township-based fire department that serves both Sylvania Township and Sylvania City residents, with an estimated population of 69,000 (US Census). We are a career, full-time department with sixty-eight (68) line personnel and twelve (12) Administrative staff, for a total of eighty (80) personnel. All line personnel are certified as Paramedics, Firefighter II and Fire Safety Inspectors. All of our Fire Officers are State Certified Fire Instructors, including NFPA 1403 Live Fire. We have auto- and/or mutual-aid agreements in place with all of our surrounding municipalities, including Toledo, Springfield Township and Richfield Township, adding an additional population of over 300,000 residents and an additional 400+ sq. miles to our response area. Several major expressways run through the heart of our jurisdiction, including US-23 and I-475, accounting for annual average daily traffic in excess of 64,000 vehicles per day (ODOT). Traffic on this section of the highway has increased nearly 17% compared to 2021 (ODOT).