The Village of Lodi and Harrisville Township are serviced by a single Combination Fire Department, centrally located in Lodi. The force is authorized for 30 persons, with the force usually being approximately 20 to 25 persons, including the Chief and a first and second Assistant Chief.
The Chief position is full time, along with one Assistant Chief and one firefighter position being full time. The rest of the department is considered part time paid-on-call.
The fire department staffs two personnel seven days a week from 7:00 am until 9:00 pm. Staffing is covered by the three full time personnel and supplemented with the part time personnel. Emergency calls after staffing hours being considered volunteer and covered by volunteer fire and EMS staff.
The fire protection facility, which houses all fire apparatus, is located north of the Lodi downtown area on S.R. 421. The facility is fire-resistant and has five bays.
The fire department has two pumpers, one tanker, two ambulances and one fire prevention vehicle.
Fire Chief
Chris Ridenour