Welcome to the F.C.F.D. Website

Thank you for visiting the Internet home of the Fredericktown Community Fire District. Our all-volunteer Central Ohio department serves an estimated 8700 citizens in 115 square miles of rural Knox County. We trace our Fredericktown firefighting roots back to the year 1854 when the first volunteer firefighting company was organized. We started as 11 men armed with speaking trumpets, wool hats, fire buckets, and hand pumps we have evolved. Today we stand together as 23 men and women operating from a single firehouse with some of the finest equipment in the area.

Third Annual Toy Drive

UPDATE.... December 11, 2009 - The toy drive is nearing the close of fundraising for this season, but there is still plenty of time to give. What looked to be slowgoing this year quickly took off in the last week with several major cash donations, including a significant check from Angel Medflight of Scottsdale, AZ. Angel Medflight is operated by President/CEO Jeremy Freer, formerly of Fredericktown. Thank you Angel Medflight and all others who have stepped up in their donations this year. Without your help we would not be able to help make Christmas possible.

The members of the Fredericktown Firefighters Association have kicked off their third annual firefighters toy drive to benefit the Fredericktown area. In conjunction with the Fredericktown Area Interchurch, the firefighters will be collecting new and unwrapped toys along with monetary donations to help fund the purchase of toys. This year as the economy looks worse, we have braced for what could be a difficult time with the additional need in our area.

During the 2008 Christmas Toy Drive several large appliance sized boxes full of toys were donated by people in the community along with nearly $3500 to purchase additional toys. Over 100 children in the local area were able to open presents under the tree because of your generosity.

Our fire boots are out in the community right now to collect monetary donations, change, cash, and checks (made out to the Fredericktown Firefighters Association) are all accepted. All donations go directly toward the toy drive and not overhead costs. Large toy collection boxes are also at several businesses to take your toy donations. No donation is too big or small, every single one helps.

In addition, we will be having two toy drop off dates, November 28 and December 5 at the firehouse located at 139 Columbus Road. Firefighters will also be cooking chili over the fire during the 2009 Fredericktown Christmas Walk. The chili will be cooked and served up on the village square on December 5 with all proceeds going to the Toy Drive.

For more information about this year's toy drive you can contact Bernadette Smith at 694-2128 or Jason Bostic at 627-1664.

Fire Department Videos online!

Videos produced by the F.C.F.D. are available online through Youtube. To take a look and see some of what we do here at the station and what we are involved with click here to browse the video files. Please note that by clicking on this link you will be transported away from the FCFD website. We have no control over other material, videos, images, or audio from other users.

Representing You...

The following are representatives from each of the townships that we provide coverage to in Knox County. At their request, we have also placed their contact information online.

How to Contact your Fire Department

In case of an emergency you should always dial 911 for the fire department. If it is a non-emergency our station can be reached by dialing 694-9701, please leave a voice mail if no one answers. For those who prefer to contact us through the Internet, you can fill out the form below and a member will respond typically within 24-48 hours.

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