Warsaw-Gallatin Fire & Rescue

10/25/2026

Congratulations to GCXC!

10/23/2026

Continuing from our informative post yesterday, we’ll add to more of our volunteers special operations abilities.

The Gallatin County Fire Department is proud to be a multi-hazards department , fully vested in multiple special operations to serve our community and surrounding communities at the highest level.

One of our special operations capabilities is water operations. Our fire department covers and responds to roughly 20 miles of the Ohio River. Whether it’s stranded vessels, medical runs on vessels, surface rescue/recovery, responding to rising flood waters, GCFD members stand ready. All of our members are required to be trained to our SOPs/SOGs on water operations. Our zodiac is an asset of the Northern Kentucky TRT Team, an elite team of specialists throughout our NKY region, our zodiac boat can support swift water rescue technicians from NKYTRT. Our members are trained and certified, ensuring we can respond safely, efficiently, and professionally to any waterway emergency.

This program represents a significant investment by our organization. GCFD & GCEM has committed resources to ensure we are not only serving our communities , but also providing support throughout Northern Kentucky. We believe our community deserves the very best — and we’ve built this program to deliver exactly that. Along with local Emergency Management and mutual aid partners such as dive rescue/recovery from Jeff-Craig Volunteer Fire (Vevay, In), our organization can assist with many water operations along the Ohio River, its tributaries, and Eagle Creek, a creek very susceptible to rapid swift water and flash flooding.

Our department’s equipped with resources to sustain and support many different water operations. Examples are equipment such as:

Fire Boat 1 - A 1999 Parker Fire boat, twin 250hp Yamaha outboards with a CET fire pump on board with 300-gallon-per-minute drafting capabilities. Measuring at 25.5 ft long, FB1 is also equipped with side scan sonar and other equipment for surface rescue/recovery.

Zodiac 1 - A 2014 Inmar inflatable zodiac boat rated for rapid and rough water conditions.
Equipment such as PFDs and ropes
Providing stranded citizens with necessities after major flooding.
In the process of buying members more PPE for water rescues.

GCFD & GCEM remains committed to preparedness, professionalism, and protecting our community in every environment. Land- or water,
When the call comes in, we’re ready.

10/22/2026

Did you know ?

The Gallatin County Fire Department is proud to be a multi-hazards department , fully vested in multiple special operations to serve our community and surrounding communities at the highest level.

One of our special operations capabilities is Hazardous Materials. Whether it’s fuel spills, hazardous materials leaks, or decontamination, GCFD & GCEM volunteers stand ready. All of our members are required to be trained to the HazMat Operations level, with 5 as HazMat Technicians. A member of the Northern Kentucky HazMat Team, an elite team of specialists throughout our NKY region. Our members are trained and certified, ensuring we can respond safely, efficiently, and professionally to any Hazardous Materials emergency. Fire Chief Brandon Terrell is also the Vice President of the Northern Kentucky HazMat Team!

This program represents a significant investment by our organization. GCFD & GCEM have committed resources to ensure we are not only serving our communities , but also providing support throughout Northern Kentucky. We believe our community deserves the very best — and we’ve built this program to deliver exactly that. Along with local Emergency Management and other HazMat teams, our organization is on the deployment list for the state for any HazMat related incidents that require multiple teams and resources.

Our department’s equipped with resources to the Operations level. Examples are equipment such as:
HazMat 1 - An operations support truck to the Northern Kentucky HazMat team.
Equipment for recognition and containing of leaks.
Gas Meters for air monitoring and detecting leaks
Personal Protective Equipment
Leak containment kits

GCFD remains committed to preparedness, professionalism, and protecting our community in every environment.
When the call comes in, we’re ready.

10/01/2026

During the month of September, your Warsaw volunteers responded to 22 calls for service, with two being working structure fires.

September Run Totals
Fire - Vehicle - 2
Fire - Structure - 3
Fire - Brush - 1
Traffic Accident - Injuries - 6
Fire Alarm - 2
Gas Odor - 1
LZ Setup - 1
Lift Assist - 2
Back Pain - 1
Difficulty Breathing - 1
Mental Status Change - 1
Stroke - 1

Apparatus with responses
Engine 803
Engine 809
Ladder 1
Tanker 802
Rescue 807

09/29/2026

Early this morning @2:34AM, GCFD and Glencoe Fire were dispatched to 40 Sayreville Rd for a reported house fire. First arriving units found fire through the roof. Engines 811 and 803 responded along Tanker 802, Glencoe Tanker 903 and SQ1 and SQ2 from GCEMS. Jonesville Tanker 61 and Brush 61 responded for water supply and extra manpower. Units operated on scene for approximately 2 hours. No injuries were reported.

09/28/2026

As we are one year away from the 75th anniversary of the Gallatin County Fire Department, we’ll start taking a look at our past! Here’s a little insight of the GCFD in the early 2000s! A lot of good things happened in early Y2K! In 2000 we took delivery of two brand new engines, 809 and 811! Below are some pictures during that time frame!

09/26/2026

Today, we participated in the Fire and Flight Softball Tournament! Our team went 3-1 defeating Independence Fire, Hebron Fire and CVG Fire while finishing in Third Place after falling to Newport Fire. Two of our wins were walk off wins!

09/26/2026

Thank you Blake and Jenna for making these shirts come to life! Wish us luck today!

Thank you Warsaw Fire Softball for allowing us to make these!
You’ll do great tomorrow 🥎🥎

09/20/2026

🚨🚨 Traffic Alert 🚨 🚨

US42 East is closed in the 5800 Block, for a serious motor vehicle accident. Law Enforcement reconstruction is in process but will take several hours. KYTC will be placing detour barricades at 127/42 and 562/42. Please use caution and plan alternate routes.

09/11/2026

Twenty Five Years Ago, September 11, 2001. A day that changed everything. We remember the 2,977 lives lost. We remember the 344 FDNY & New York Fire Patrol, the NYPD, PAPD, and federal agents, EMS personnel, the Department of Defense employees, and ordinary citizens who were lost that fateful day. We remember those lost to 9/11 related illnesses and those still battling those illnesses.

In 2012, Ladder 1 is seen here pictured with FDNY Rescue 5, one of New York City’s 5 elite rescue units. Rescue 5 serves Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn alongside Engine 160 and the 8th Division. When a 5th alarm, 10-60 (major emergency) was transmitted by FDNY chiefs for the North Tower, four of the five rescue companies were assigned to the “box.” Rescue 5 then relocated to cover Rescue 1 in Hells Kitchen, Manhattan. When the south tower was struck, FDNY chiefs automatically transmitted a 5th alarm for that tower, assigning Rescue 5 to the “box” and to the towers they went. Due to the call coming in at shift change, Rescue 5 rode heavy with 11 members. Rescue 5 lost 11 members that day, FDNYs elite rescue companies were one the hardest hit amongst the fallen 343. The Rescue 5 rig pictured below has since been retired from service and now travels the country as a rolling museum to honor their fallen brothers and sisters. Rescue 5 members who made the ultimate sacrifice:

* Battalion Chief Louis Modafferi
* Lieutenant Harvey Harrell
* Fire Marshal Andre Fletcher
* Firefighter Allan Tarasiewicz
* Firefighter Nicholas Rossomando
* Firefighter Jeffrey Palazzo
* Firefighter Douglas Miller
* Firefighter Joseph Mascali
* Firefighter Michael Fiore
* Firefighter Carl Bini
* Firefighter John Bergin