Fire & EMS

The Fairlawn Fire Department was established in 1982 to provide fire 
and EMS services to thFFD Logo NO Backgrounde citizens and visitors of the City of Fairlawn.  The Fairlawn Fire Department is currently under the leadership of Fire Chief Rich Dobson, Deputy Chief Steve Brant, and Deputy Chief Dave Lesher.

The department has grown immensely through the years to its present force of 17 full-time and 30+ part-time members. 

All of our full-time members are State Certified Paramedics with ACLS training and hold a State of Ohio Firefighter II Certification. In addition, many possess a wide variety of special training and education which meet the needs of our growing community.

Today the Fairlawn Fire Department has an ISO Class-2 community protection rating.  

Vision

Through our commitment to service, excellence and professionalism, the Fairlawn Fire Department will engage our community in our mission through community outreach and prevention. The Fairlawn Fire Department, being mission focused, will maintain a constant state of readiness to respond to all requests for service through training, maintenance of equipment, and a desire to serve the community. 

Mission 

To Save Lives and Protect Property

We, the members of the Fairlawn Fire Department, are committed to the following core values in our interactions within our department and our community: Professionalism, integrity, compassion, responsibility, accountability, respect, diversity, commitment, dependability, skill, teamwork, selflessness, health and safety. 

The City of Fairlawn built our fire station in 1977. Mayor Joseph Hartlaub applied for and received a Federal Grant of $475,000 to assist in building the facility. The fire station was dedicated on May 29, 1979.station Over the years, the station has been remodeled and updated to reflect the growing needs of our city, the department and our citizens. The fire station is located at the corner of Bicentennial Boulevard and South Smith Road.