Who We Are

The Washington Township/Avon Fire Department employs 66 members assigned to various areas of the fire department. 57 members are currently assigned to the operations division and work a 24 hour on 48 hour off shift, responding from one of three firehouses.
Each shift is commanded by a Battalion Chief, with a Lieutenant assigned to each station on each shift. We currently operate two engine companies, one ladder company, one hazardous materials response truck, two transporting medic trucks, and an incident command vehicle.
24 of our personnel are certified at the paramedic level and all remaining members are EMT’s. The department currently has 56 hazardous material technicians. The department averages 12.35 runs per day.
We currently provide fire suppression, advanced life support ambulance transport, auto extrication, ice rescue, and hazmat technician level entry decontamination. The department responds as mutual aid to all surrounding departments. Our department also participates in the Hendricks County Tactical Rescue response team. This team responds county wide on water, collapse, trench, and confined space rescue calls. They also assist surrounding counties with these disciplines.

The fire department is supported by an administration staff of 9. The department is led by Fire Chief Dan Smith. There is one Assistant Chief and 3 Division Chiefs. (Training, EMS, and Fire Prevention/Investigations)

We have two directors of programs, Director of Public Education and Director of Support Services. The Fire Prevention and Investigations Division employs one part-time fire inspector and is overseen by the Fire Marshal.