Milton Township Fire Department

What Milton Township Fire Department does

Milton Township Volunteer Fire Department (MTFD) is a government-owned volunteer fire department established on January 1, 2000 to provide fire suppression, advanced life support (ALS) emergency medical response, water rescue, and related public safety services to Milton Township and, historically under contract, the Village of Craig Beach in Mahoning County, Ohio. The department was founded with 12 volunteers and a donated 1965 pumper truck purchased from Jackson Township for $1, and has since built a fleet of seven or more apparatus including a 2012 Rosenbauer engine, a 2008 HME/Ahrens-Fox tanker, a 1994 LTI 75-foot ladder quint, a brush unit, a rescue squad, and water rescue boats. Personnel comprise approximately 14 active volunteer firefighters supplemented by part-time Firefighter/EMT and Firefighter/Medic staff since 2023, under the direction of Fire Chief Kenneth Oles.

The department's operating model is anchored by a voter-approved permanent fire levy (approximately $95,000 annually) that replaced its initial $13,000 general fund allocation, supplemented by federal grants totaling over $855,000 from the US Fire Administration, FEMA, and the Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighter Program for equipment acquisition. Service breadth extends beyond emergency response to include CPR and first aid training (American Heart Association-certified, delivered through Salem Community Hospital's Training Center), fire inspections under the Ohio Fire Code, the Knox Box secure-access program, and open burning permitting and compliance. The department holds an ISO Class 4 (Hydrant) / Class 4Y (Non-Hydrant) rating achieved in May 2017, equivalent to or better than many full-time departments in Mahoning County, which directly lowers insurance costs for township residents and businesses.

Revenue is structurally limited to the township levy, ancillary training fees, and periodic grants rather than commercial billing. The department coordinates with Trumbull County 9-1-1 for dispatch and maintains mutual aid agreements with six neighboring fire departments to provide regional emergency response capacity. There is no evidence of AI/ML, software platform, or commercial product development; the entity is a public safety service provider whose competitive position rests on regulatory ratings, community backing, and operational capability rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Milton Township Fire Department

Legal name

Milton Township Volunteer Fire Department

Website

https://miltonfire.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Milton Township Volunteer Fire Department is a government-owned volunteer fire department in Lake Milton, Ohio, providing fire suppression, ALS emergency medical response, water rescue, and CPR training to Milton Township residents under a voter-approved fire levy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Evacuation, Shelter, Mass Care & Family Reunification (HLAJAGAG), Fire & Life Safety Services (Inspection/Testing/Sprinklers/Alarms) (IMAIAAAI), Natural Disaster Preparedness & Recovery (Storm/Flood/Wildfire) (BPABANAI)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical services
• Volunteer firefighting
• Water rescue operations
• CPR and first aid training

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Milton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Fire Levy Funding: Primary operating funds from a permanent fire levy approved by voters in November 2000, providing approximately $95,000 annually for operations.
2. Contract Services: Contractual agreement with the Village of Craig Beach for fire protection services, beginning January 1, 2008 through 2015 and subsequently renewed.
3. CPR Training Courses: American Heart Association certified CPR and first aid training courses offered to the public for fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Milton Township Volunteer Fire Department is a 100% volunteer public safety organization providing fire suppression, Advanced Life Support (ALS) emergency medical first response, water and ice rescue on Lake Milton, fire inspections under the Ohio Fire Code, open burning permitting, and CPR/first aid training to Milton Township residents. The department operates from a single fire station, dispatches through Trumbull County 9-1-1, and maintains mutual aid agreements with six neighboring departments.

Product overview

The Milton Township Volunteer Fire Department is a 100% volunteer organization that began operations on January 1, 2000, serving Milton Township and the Village of Craig Beach in Lake Milton, Ohio. The department operates as a single unified service offering and does not follow a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its portfolio consists of Fire Suppression and Rescue Services (structure fires, auto accidents, car fires, grass fires, water/ice rescue, and mutual aid), Emergency Medical Services at the EMT-Intermediate/ALS first responder level, CPR and First Aid Training (under AHA direction via Salem Community Hospital Training Center), Fire Inspections under the Ohio Fire Code, the Knox Box secure-access program, Open Burning permitting and compliance enforcement, and an ISO Rating Improvement Program that delivers measurable insurance cost savings to the community. The department also maintains a fleet of apparatus including a 2012 Rosenbauer Engine (Engine 500), a 2008 HME Ahrens-Fox Tanker (Tanker 500), a 1994 LTI Ladder/Quint (Ladder 500), a Jeep Wrangler Brush unit (Brush 500), an International Rescue Squad (Squad 501), a 2023 Chevy Tahoe Chief Vehicle, and Carolina Skiff rescue boats (Boat 500/501).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Suppression and Rescue Services

Quantifiable outcome

• ISO rating improved from 8B/5 to 4/4Y in 2017, matching or exceeding full-time department ratings in Mahoning County
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Jackson Township Volunteer Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partner assisting with fire and EMS calls requiring backup or additional personnel. Jackson Township sold the department its first fire truck (1965 pumper) for $1 in 1999.
• Berlin Township Volunteer Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partner providing assistance during incidents requiring additional resources or personnel.
• Ellsworth Township Volunteer Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partner providing assistance during incidents requiring additional resources or personnel.
• Palmyra Township Volunteer Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partner providing assistance during incidents requiring additional resources or personnel.
• Newton Falls Joint Fire DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partner providing assistance during incidents requiring additional resources or personnel.
• Trumbull County 9-1-1coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary dispatch service for the department, coordinating emergency response and communications.
• Village of Craig Beach Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContractual relationship for fire services. The department provided contracted fire coverage to Craig Beach from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2015. As of January 1, 2016, Craig Beach resumed responding to their own calls.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Craig Beach Volunteer Fire Department: Re-established its own fire response on January 1, 2016 after MTVFD's contract ended. Directly comparable in scale and serves an adjacent village population, illustrating the small-volunteer-department landscape MTVFD operates in.
• Berlin Township Volunteer Fire Department: Neighboring volunteer department and mutual aid partner. Operates as a similar rural Mahoning County volunteer fire organization with overlapping response protocols and dispatch coordination.
• Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department: Neighboring volunteer fire department in Mahoning County and active mutual aid partner with MTVFD. Sold its 1965 pumper (Engine 51) to MTVFD for $1 in 2000, making it one of the most directly comparable small-town volunteer departments in the area.
• Palmyra Township Volunteer Fire Department: Mutual aid partner for MTVFD, providing backup and additional personnel during larger incidents. Comparable in scale and volunteer staffing model within the same county.
• Ellsworth Township Volunteer Fire Department: Mutual aid partner operating in the same rural Mahoning County environment with a similar volunteer-based service model, dispatch integration, and rural water-supply challenges.
• Newton Falls Joint Fire District: Joint fire district in Trumbull County listed as a mutual aid partner for MTVFD. Operates a similar mix of fire suppression and EMS response for a comparable small-town population in the same regional emergency-response network.

Others

• International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC): Membership and advocacy organization for fire chiefs and officers. Relevant peer as the principal professional network influencing leadership development, training resources, and federal advocacy that affect departments like MTVFD.
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): Standards-setting body whose codes (NFPA standards, ISO-rating methodologies, training certifications) directly shape MTVFD's operations, training requirements, and ISO classification work. Adjacent/ecosystem relationship rather than a service competitor.
• Salem Community Hospital (AHA Training Center): American Heart Association Training Center under whose direction MTVFD's CPR/First Aid instructors operate. A regional healthcare-training partner rather than a service competitor, but directly enables one of MTVFD's revenue and outreach lines.

Broad incumbents

• Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY): Largest municipal fire department in the United States. Provides a benchmark for the upper end of public fire protection scale; shares the same core service categories (fire suppression, EMS, technical rescue) but operates with vastly greater resources, paid personnel, and geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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