Basil Joint Fire Dist

What Basil Joint Fire Dist does

Basil Joint Fire District (BJFD) is a public joint fire district organized under Ohio law to deliver fire protection and paramedic-level emergency medical services to Liberty Township and the Village of Baltimore in Fairfield County, Ohio. The district operates two fire stations — Station 610 (headquarters, 410 Washington Street, Baltimore) and Station 611 (11980 Stoudertown Rd) — covering more than 48 square miles of predominantly rural and residential territory, with a three-person paramedic crew on duty at each station 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The workforce is a mix of full-time, part-time, and volunteer personnel.

The core service offering is statutory emergency response (fire suppression and EMS), supplemented by a portfolio of community programs: the Vial of Life program (medical information kits for residents unable to communicate in emergencies), Reflective Green Address Signs sold at $15 each at cost to improve emergency address identification, AED distribution and mapping in partnership with the Fairfield County Healthcare Coalition and Community Heart Watch, public meeting room rental at Station 610, and emergency alert participation via Alert Fairfield. The organization is governed by a five-member Fire Board composed of representatives from Liberty Township, the Village of Baltimore, and one at-large member, plus a part-time Fiscal Officer. Leadership comprises Chief Rob Cooley, Assistant Chief Kasey Farmer, and Fiscal Officer Natalie Clum.

As a government entity, BJFD is funded primarily through public taxation administered by its governing jurisdictions, with supplemental recovery via soft EMS billing processed by third-party partner Medicount. Public transparency is maintained through monthly Fire Board meetings (third Thursday of each month at Station 610) with posted agendas and minutes. There is no private equity, venture, or external investor ownership; the entity is not a commercial enterprise and is not an M&A or investment target in the conventional sense.

Name

Basil Joint Fire Dist

Legal name

Basil Joint Fire District

Website

https://basilfire.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Basil Joint Fire District is an Ohio public joint fire district providing 24/7 paramedic-level fire and EMS response across 48+ square miles of Liberty Township and the Village of Baltimore in Fairfield County, operating two stations under a citizen Fire Board.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Fire and Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAGAB

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

SECONDARYBPAIACAL

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Fire protection services
• Paramedic emergency response
• Emergency medical services
• Community safety programs
• Public fire district

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. EMS Billing Services: The BJFD participates in soft EMS billing through their billing partner Medicount. They contact patients for insurance information and process claims through their third-party billing partner.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Basil Joint Fire District is a public safety agency delivering fire suppression, rescue, and paramedic-level emergency medical services across more than 48 square miles in Fairfield County, Ohio. It staffs two fire stations (610 and 611) with three-man paramedic crews around the clock and runs community safety programs such as Vial of Life and Reflective Green Address Sign distribution.

Product overview

Basil Joint Fire District is a public safety organization providing integrated fire protection, emergency medical services (EMS), and community safety programs to Liberty Township and the Village of Baltimore in Fairfield County, Ohio. The District operates two stations (610 and 611) with 24/7 paramedic-level EMS coverage and various community engagement programs including the Vial Of Life Program, Reflective Green Address Signs initiative, and meeting room facilities. The organization is governed by a Fire Board and regulated by public meeting requirements, with administrative contact through Chief Rob Cooley, Assistant Chief Kasey Farmer, and Fiscal Officer Natalie Clum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Protection and Emergency Response Round-the-clock fire suppression, rescue, and emergency response service provided to residents and visitors across the district's 48+ square mile jurisdiction in Fairfield County, Ohio.
• Paramedic Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Paramedic-level emergency medical response, treatment, and transport available 24/7/365 to residents within the district's service area, with billing handled through Medicount.
• Vial of Life Program Community program that equips residents with a vial to store personal medical information for first responders during emergencies, aimed at improving outcomes when patients cannot communicate.
• Reflective Green Address Signs Reflective green address signs sold to residents and property owners at $15 each to improve visibility of property addresses for first responders during emergencies.
• Meeting Room Use Use of the district's meeting room facilities made available to community groups and organizations for gatherings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 48+ square miles of coverage area protected
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MedicountcoreOthersBJFD participates in soft EMS billing through Medicount. Patients can contact Medicount at 888-410-6986 or visit www.medicount.com/patient to make payments or complete insurance information forms. Customer service available 24 hours, 8am-5pm EST M-F.
• Fairfield County Healthcare CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBJFD participates in the Healthcare Coalition AED program to distribute and map automated external defibrillators throughout the community.
• Fairfield Medical Center - Community Heart WatchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Heart Watch aims to save lives by increasing community education and awareness, distributing and mapping AEDs, and empowering bystanders to respond to sudden cardiac arrest.
• Alert FairfieldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency alert notification system for Fairfield County. BJFD participates in community alerts for emergency notifications.
• Fairfield County Health DepartmentminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBJFD refers community members to the Fairfield County Health Department (1550 Sheridan Dr. Ste 100, Lancaster, OH 43130, 740-652-2852) for car seat installation and checks, as BJFD no longer provides this service in-house.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Columbus Division of Fire: Largest fire service provider in central Ohio and a much broader incumbent in the same region; operates fire suppression and EMS at city scale for Franklin County municipalities adjacent to BJFD's service area.
• Lancaster Fire Department: Fire department serving Lancaster, the Fairfield County seat; provides combined fire and EMS at city scale and is the larger incumbent within the same county as BJFD.

Direct peers

• Pickerington Fire Department: Fairfield/Franklin County-area fire department serving a similar suburban community close to BJFD's service area; comparable combined fire/EMS scope and township-style operating footprint.
• Violet Township Fire Department: Ohio joint township fire district providing combined fire and EMS services to a similar suburban/rural community; closest analog in structure (joint township fire district) and service mix (paramedic-level EMS with dual stations).
• Westerville Division of Fire: Suburban central Ohio fire division delivering paramedic-level EMS and fire suppression to a residential community of comparable demographic profile; same integrated fire-and-EMS delivery model.
• Reynoldsburg Division of Fire: Central Ohio municipal fire division providing combined fire suppression and paramedic EMS to a residential/suburban service area of comparable scale to BJFD.

Others

• Medicount: EMS billing services partner used by BJFD for soft patient billing; adjacent ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor in fire/EMS service delivery.

Regional players

• Fairfield Medical Center EMS: Hospital-based EMS provider operating within Fairfield County and overlapping BJFD's broader response footprint; serves as an adjacent rather than direct competitor for transport-level EMS calls.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/basil-joint-fire-dist

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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