GTFD Station 1 Rededication
GTFD was proud to rededicate it’s station 1 this past Saturday the 22nd. Family and friends all joined us in celebrating the opening of the firehouse to a 24/7 station. WLKY News was on hand and covered the celebration. Their link is below. http://www.wlky.com/article/rededication-ceremony-fire-station-staffed-24-hours-seven-days-georgetown-township-indiana/41743975
Notice To Bidders for SCBA’s
GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Fire Chief of the Georgetown Township Fire Department on behalf of the Georgetown Township Fire Protection District (“Fire District”) until the date and time of December 5th, 2022, at 5:00 p.m., at Fire District Headquarters, […]
GTFD Fire Prevention Week 2022
National Fire Prevention Week is celebrated this year October 9- 15. Fire Prevention Week was initiated by the National Fire Protection Agency in 1922 to commemorate the Chicago Fire of October 9, 1871. This October, therefore, marks the 100-year anniversary of Fire Protection Week. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the First Fire Protection Day in 1820. Fire […]
GTFD Drill School 2022
GTFD conducted its first-ever Drill School. Upon completion of the drill school and with existing staff GTFD was able to staff stations 1 and 2 24/7. Congrats to the new staff members and we look forward to providing Georgetown/ Georgetown Township with better service.
NOTICE OF QUARTERLY MEETING
NOTICE OF QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF FIRE TRUSTEES OF THE GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FLOYD COUNTY, INDIANA Date: July 6, 2022 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: 5610 Corydon Ridge Road Georgetown IN 47122 GTFPD Quarterly Board Meeting Wed, Jul 6, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT) Please join my meeting from your […]
NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE BOARD OF FIRE TRUSTEES OF THE GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FLOYD COUNTY, INDIANA Date: July 6, 2022 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: 5610 Corydon Ridge Road Georgetown, Indiana 47122 Purpose: The Board will meet to discuss matters as authorized under I.C. § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5). This executive session is not […]
GTFD’s Growing Future
Great leadership is essential for growth, and the future is bright under our current leadership. Let’s meet the leadership of the Georgetown Township Fire Protection District family. The Chief of GTFD is William Banta, a retired Battalion Chief with the Louisville Fire Department. Chief Banta entered the fire service in 1981 as a cadet. He […]
New Playground
Members of the Georgetown Township Fir Protection District teamed up with Louisville Metro Police Department to build a play set for fallen LMPD Officer Zachary Cottongim’s kids. GTFD and LMPD collected money from our staff to purchase the play set. It was installed today. (Not pictured is Chris Pellman and Logan Isenhower).
Potential for Rolling Blackouts this Summer
Harrison County REMC has warned of the potential of rolling blackouts this summer. Follow the link for what they sent out. https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/climate-change/2022/06/07/indiana-utility-companies-rolling-blackouts-worst-case-scenario/9942499002/?fbclid=IwAR07dtZpSwJ7ABmxgMg84Iw_RG21wQys7TubsHSfk1dmz8CvbhFj7l_I_fM
Applications Accepted for New Hiring List
GTFD is now taking applications to develop a six moth hiring list. Application deadline is July 3, 2023. Testing will be conducted July 10ht, 11th, and 12th, 2023 (Scheduled to your convenience). Please request an application or stop by our Headquarters at 5610 Corydon Ridge Rd., Georgetown, Indiana, 47122.
GTFD Training on a Beautiful Day May 2022
GTFD staff keeping their skills honed with some rope rescue training on a beautiful day. One more skill we train on to assist our community if ever needed.
Minutes of The Fire District Board Meeting year 2019
Minutes of The Fire District Board Meeting of year 2018
Minutes of The Fire District Board Meeting year 2017
The Fire District Board of Trustees minutes after they are approved.
October 2019 Training
The training division has been very busy Challenging the staff with a multitude of different training’s consisting of various online courses and challenging hands on training. In the past few months we have focused our training’s on several different topics that range from, Hazardous Material Operation classes, Extrication, Rescue Task Force and with the most […]
2019 March & April Training Update
The training division continues to strive to improve our staffs knowledge by keeping our staff busy with a multitude of different training’s consisting of various online courses and challenging hands on training. In the months of March and April we have focused our crew training’s on several different topics that range from, ladders, hose deployment, […]
February 2019 Training Update
The training division continues to strive to improve our staffs knowledge by keeping our staff busy with a multitude of different training’s consisting of various online courses and challenging hands on training. In the month of February we have focused our crew training’s on several different topics that range from, ladders, hose deployment, drivers training, […]
Training update January 2019
The training division continues to work hard in January by keeping our staff busy with a multitude of different training’s. We have completed our annual SIDS, Bloodborne Pathogens and Autism training, we have sent staff to an EMT class hosted by Scott Memorial Hospital and EMS. The crews have had training’s on cold weather pump maintenance, SOP/ SOG review, […]
November/December 2018 Training Update
The training division has been hard at work the past few months keeping our staff busy with a multitude of different training’s. Crew training’s have been on pump operations, water supply, engine company operations, SCBA’s, hose advancement, EMS, and drivers training just to name a few. Our training’s have been built around strengthening our basic […]
August/ September 2018 Training Update
The training division has been hard at work in August and September keeping our staff busy with a multitude of different training’s. We have sent staff to the Company Officer Academy, the Art of Reading Building Construction, as well as Truck and Engine Company Operations training with the Northern Ohio F.O.O.L.s. We also concluded a […]