Fayette Township Fire Department

10/15/2026

🚒🔥 ANSWER THE CALL. JOIN THE BROTHERHOOD. MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 🔥🚒

FAYETTE TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT IS RECRUITING!

Have you ever wanted to make a difference in your community?

Are you ready to challenge yourself, learn new skills, and become part of something bigger than yourself?

💪 WE WANT YOU!
The Fayette Township Fire Department is looking for dedicated, motivated individuals who are ready to step up and serve their community.

🚨 WHY JOIN FAYETTE TOWNSHIP FD?
✅ Make a real difference in your community
✅ Gain valuable firefighting and rescue experience
✅ Receive training and opportunities to develop your skills
✅ Build lifelong friendships and become part of a fire department family
✅ Experience the pride of serving others when they need you most

🔥 NO EXPERIENCE? NO PROBLEM!
You don't have to be a firefighter to take the first step. All you need is dedication, a willingness to learn, and the desire to help others.
When the tones drop, someone is having one of the worst days of their life. Will you be the one who answers the call?

🚒 YOUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU. YOUR FUTURE CREW IS WAITING.
📩 Interested in joining? Send our page a message to learn more about becoming a member of the Fayette Township Fire Department!

Not everyone is willing to run toward the danger. Are you?

🔥 FAYETTE TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT 🔥
Pride. Dedication. Brotherhood. Service.

10/12/2026

🔥 INCIDENT RESPONSE — STRUCTURE FIRE

Our crews with Chesapeake-Union Township Fire Department, Proctorville-Union Township Fire Department, Rome Volunteer Fire Department, and Windsor Township Fire Department, as well as numerous other agencies are currently responding to a working apartment fire in the 80 block of Childers Way in Altizer, Huntington WV.

Dispatch advised that Cabell County 911 is requesting the Lawrence County Eastern Tanker Task Force to respond for a working apartment fire.

⚠️ Please use caution in the area while crews are responding and working on scene.

10/12/2026

🍂 FAYETTE TOWNSHIP FALL CLEAN-UP 🍂

Ready for a fall cleanout? Bring your eligible items to the Burlington Fire Station!

📍 7681 County Road 1, Burlington, Ohio 45680

📅 Friday, October 16, 2026
⏰ 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
⏰ 8 a.m.–noon, or until dumpsters are full.

🚛 LOAD LIMIT
One pickup truck bed load only, filled level with the bed sides. No trailer loads.

☎️ SENIOR ROADSIDE PICKUP
Roadside pickup is available for seniors only. Please call ahead to arrange pickup.

✅ Scrap tires and a limited amount of building material will be accepted.

🚫 NOT ACCEPTED
Batteries, paint, oil, refrigerators, freezers, household garbage, or hazardous waste.

For information or pickup arrangements, call:
• Travis Wise: 304-690-1973
• Mike Jones: 304-638-0003
• Justin Gibson: 740-646-6130

Donations to the Fire Department would be appreciated!

Please share this post to help spread the word throughout our community. 🍁

10/08/2026

🚨🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FIREFIGHTER Kane LeBlanc! 🎉🚒

Today, the Fayette Township Fire Department would like to wish Firefighter Kane LeBlanc a very Happy Birthday! 🥳🔥

Kane may be getting older, but don’t worry, he’s still in his prime… at least that’s what he keeps telling himself.

We’re not saying Kane is getting old, but we’re starting to think his next piece of issued equipment should be a Life Alert instead of a PASS device.

All jokes aside, we’re lucky to have Kane as part of our department. His dedication, hard work, and willingness to serve our community never go unnoticed.

Help us wish Kane a Happy Birthday! 🎂🎈

10/08/2026

10/07/2026

Fayette Township Fire Department would like to give a huge THANK YOU to Burlington Elementary, Burlington Wesleyan Independent and Sybene Head Start for continuing to be a beacon for fire safety in our community! 🚒❤️

Year after year, they welcome our firefighters and give us the opportunity to spend time with students, teach important fire-prevention lessons, and help kids learn what to do during an emergency.

Fire prevention is about more than smoke alarms and escape plans—it’s about building good habits early, helping children feel comfortable around firefighters, and giving them knowledge they can take home and share with their families.

We’re incredibly grateful to the teachers, staff, and administrators who make fire safety a priority and allow us to be part of their students’ education.

Thank you for helping us build a safer community—one child at a time. 🚒🔥

10/07/2026

Thank you, Burlington Elementary!

We had a great time with your students. They asked good questions, paid attention, and a few of them probably know more about fire safety now than some adults do.

What kids learn in a visit like this sticks, and we've seen proof. Just a few years ago, one of your own students used what they learned in fire safety class to get themselves and their family out of their home during a fire. They even shut the doors behind him, which kept the fire contained until we arrived. That's a Burlington kid who listened, remembered, and did exactly the right thing when it counted.

That's why these visits matter so much to us. Our firefighters look forward to them every year, and the kids' excitement is the best part. Thanks for having us, and for helping us keep Burlington's youngest residents safe!

10/06/2026

Putting Burlington Back on the Envelope

Burlington was Lawrence County's first county seat and home to its first post office. It was also a place where people crossed the Ohio River toward freedom. The Macedonia Church, built in 1849 on the ridge above town and believed to be the first African American church in Ohio, was part of the Underground Railroad, and the Burlington 37 are still remembered here today.

That's a lot of history for one small community, and it's worth holding onto. So we're doing our small part by using Burlington in our mailing address:

Fayette Township Fire Department
7681 County Road 1
Burlington, Ohio 45680

Nothing else is changing. We haven't moved, and mail addressed to South Point will still reach us just fine. This is simply our way of paying respect to the community Station 1 has always called home.

It also has us thinking about the people who got us here. Long before we were one department, there were two, and each was built from scratch by neighbors who decided their community deserved protecting. In Burlington and in Sunrise, they raised the money, built the stations, kept the trucks running, and answered the calls, often with very little to work with. Their families gave up plenty of dinners, holidays, and nights of sleep right along with them.

That history belongs to both districts equally. A name on an envelope doesn't change that, and it was never meant to. Every member who served out of either station is part of the foundation we stand on today, and we carry both traditions with us on every call.

So to our past members and their families, from District 1 and District 2 alike: thank you. We're still here because of what you built.

From Burlington to Sunrise and everywhere in between, we're proud of where we came from and proud to serve you.

10/01/2026

📢 FAYETTE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS — FIRE LEVY INFORMATION

We want to make sure our residents have clear, factual information regarding the Fayette Township Fire Levy renewal.

The Lawrence County Auditor lists Fayette Township’s levy as a 2.00-mill fire levy. A renewal asks voters whether to continue the existing levy rather than create a new one.

The revenue from this levy is designated for fire protection services. Township financial records identify a Special Levy Fire Fund used for fire-related expenditures.

🚒 What does that mean in practical terms?

A simple example: when a fire engine responds to a structure fire, the department needs functioning apparatus, hose, SCBA equipment, protective gear, tools, fuel, maintenance and other operational resources. Levy funds help support the fire protection system that keeps those resources available and ready for emergency response.

In other words, the levy helps support the equipment and operational needs required to provide fire protection services throughout Fayette Township.

The attached letter from the Lawrence County Auditor’s Office provides additional information explaining what a renewal levy means and how the effective rate is handled.

We’re sharing this information so residents can better understand the purpose of the existing fire levy. We encourage everyone to review the information, stay informed, and make their own decision at the ballot box.

🚒 Fayette Township Fire Department
Proudly serving Fayette Township.