Fire Department History
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Fire Chief
Chief William Strubbe –
Bill joined the department as a cadet/volunteer firefighter in 1980. He was appointed by the township trustees as the fire prevention officer in 1991 and he became Chief of the Plymouth Volunteer Fire Company in 1996. Following the restructuring of the department in October of 2020, Bill was then appointed as the new Part-time Fire Chief of the Plymouth Township Fire Department. Since Joining the Department he has obtained his Firefighter 2, EMT-Basic and former EMT-Advanced, Fire & EMS Instructor, Fire safety Inspector, Hazardous Materials Technician, Hazardous Materials Incident Command, Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness Level Instructor, Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Operations Level Instructor, Emergency Vehicle Driver Trainer Instructor, National Incident Management System Certified, Incident Safety Officer, Unified Command for Multi-Agency & Catastrophic Events, Radiological Monitoring, Trench & Excavation Rescue Awareness Level and Basic Wildfire certifications.
Lieutenant’s
Plymouth Township currently has three Lieutenant’s that operate under the Fire Chief. These Lieutenant’s serve on a part-time level and perform various tasks throughout their shifts such as but not limited too – Report entering and QA, Employee management, Organize Department trainings, Submitting reports for state and federal records, Generate yearly and monthly statistics, Inventory and Ordering of operating supplies, Grant writing and researching, Etc.
Pay Rate: $17.75-$19.25 per hour
Lt. Jonathon Richardson –
Jonathon joined the department as a Volunteer in 2008. Jonathon was promoted to lieutenant in 2012 and again during the restructuring of the department in 2020. Since joining the department he has obtained his Firefighter 2, Paramedic, National Incident Management System Certified, CPR & First-aid Instructor, Fire & EMS Instructor, Fire Inspector and Rope Rescue certifications.
Lt. Anthony Welker –
Aj joined the department as a Volunteer in 2012. AJ was promoted to lieutenant in 2014 and again during the restructuring of the department in 2020. Since joining the department he has obtained his Firefighter 2, EMT-Basic, National Incident Management System Certified, CPR & First-aid Instructor and Hazmat Technician certifications.
Lt. Greg Strubbe –
Greg joined the department as a Cadet/Volunteer in 2012. Greg was promoted to lieutenant in 2023. Since joining the department he has obtained his Associates Degree in Fire Science Technologies Firefighter 2, Paramedic, National Incident Management System Certified, CPR & First-aid Instructor, Fire & EMS Instructor, Hazmat Technician and Rope Rescue certifications.
Part-Time Firefighter’s
Plymouth Township currently has 18 Part-time firefighters on its roster and is always looking for great candidates to add to its ranks! These Part-Time Firefighter’s are Required to be certificated to the Firefighter/EMT/Advanced or Firefighter/Paramedic Levels. Minimum qualifications for our Part-time positions are a valid State of Ohio drivers license and a State of Ohio Firefighter 1 and EMT-Basic Certification. Continuing Education for Firefighter and EMS Certifications is provided during employment. Flexible eight and sixteen hour shifts are available, seven days a week from 7am-11pm.
Benefits for Part-Time employees include Bi-weekly Direct deposit pay, 13 paid Holidays at “time and one half” rate, Quick Call pay at “double time” rate and Night Shift standby pay to cover the night shift when the department is not staffed 11pm-7am. Further benefits include Yearly Uniform allowance, further pay steps for advanced training in areas such as (Rope rescue, Hazmat Tech., Water/Ice rescue, Fire Officer Training, Fire Instructor and Inspector Training, and More!) Sponsored/Paid State Certification Training and a free subscription to an online Con-Ed site to maintain certifications. Benefits are subject to certain parameters.
Pay rates are:
FF1/EMT – $16.75-$17.25 per hour
FF2/EMT – $17.25-$17.75 per hour
FF1/Paramedic or FF2/EMT-Advanced- $17.75-$18.25 per hour
FF2/Paramedic – $18.25-$18.75 per hour
Paid-Per-Call “Volunteer” Firefighter’s and EMT’s
Plymouth Township currently has 8 Paid-Per Call “Volunteer” firefighter and EMTs on its roster and is always looking for great candidates to add to its ranks! The Paid-Per-Call “Volunteer” Firefighter’s are required to be certified to the Firefighter and/or EMT/Advanced and/or Paramedic levels. Minimum qualifications are that you must have a valid driver’s license and a minimum of State of Ohio Volunteer Firefighter and/or EMT/Advanced and/or Paramedic Certification, or be able to obtain one of the above certifications within 12 months of employment. Candidate must reside within a seven-mile radius of the fire station. Continuing Education for Firefighter and EMS Certifications will be provided during employment. The Paid-Per-Call Position is used to cover for second out 911 calls while the Part-time duty crew may already be out on a 911 call; respond to emergencies that require additional personnel to assist the duty crew, such as major medical, fires, crashes, and rescues calls; and to cover all calls during the night time hours when the station is not manned with part-time personnel. The Paid-Per-Call employee will be required to be available/sign up for an agreed number of minimum hours per month.
Benefits and Pay rate will be $20.00 per call from 7am-11pm and $30.00 per call from 11pm-7am, Night Shift Standby $20 per shift, and Fill-In EMT pay, Bi-Weekly Direct deposit Pay, Uniform Allowances, Sponsored/Paid State Certification Training and a free subscription to an online Con-Ed site to maintain certifications.
Applications to Join the Department are available at:
- Ohiomeansjobs.com, 2247 Lake Ave., Ashtabula, OH 44004, phone 440-994-1234.
- The Plymouth Fire Station located at 1001 Plymouth Rd. Ashtabula, Ohio 44004, Phone 440-993-4350. You can also check us out on Facebook @Plymouth Twp. Fire Department!
2024 Run Statistics
Total Incidents – 516 calls for service
Medical Calls – 306 calls for service
- 199 Total Transports to the Hospital
- 107 Total Refusal/Non-Transports to the Hospital
- 156 Transports to Ashtabula Regional Medical Center
- 28 Transports to Conneaut Medical Center
- 15 Transports to Geneva Medical Center
Motor Vehicle Accidents – 74 calls for service
Fire/Rescue Calls – 136 calls for service.
Community Programs
- Green Reflective Address Signs – Free for Plymouth Township Residents. $12 for Non-Plymouth Residents. Free Installation also available for Plymouth residents.
- BLS & Heartsaver CPR/First Aid classes – $30 per student, $25 per student for classes over 10 students.
- Smoke & CO Detectors – Free for Plymouth Township Residents. Free Installation also available for Plymouth residents.
- Fire Safety Inspections – For commercial buildings in Plymouth Township.
- Adoption/Foster Fire Safety Inspections
- Knox box / Lock Box – Used for fire department access in the event of an emergency.
- General Health Checks – (Blood Pressure, Spo2, Blood Glucose Level, 12-lead Electrocardiogram)
All Inquiries on our programs please contact the fire department on our Non-Emergency line at 440-993-4350.