West Licking Joint Fire District

What West Licking Joint Fire District does

West Licking Joint Fire District is a governmental joint fire district organized under Ohio Revised Code, established on January 1, 1982, and headquartered at 851 East Broad Street in Pataskala, Ohio. It delivers fire suppression, advanced life support (ALS) emergency medical services, technical rescue (auto extrication, water rescue, confined-space rescue), fire prevention, code enforcement, and fire investigation services across 109 square miles of central Ohio in Licking County. Operations are supported by a fleet including ALS medic units, 1,000-gallon fire engines, a 2,000 gpm tower/ladder truck, rescue vehicles, a UTV, grass truck, and watercraft, distributed across five fire stations (401-406, with Station 402 currently unstaffed). The district is staffed 24/7/365 by 70 full-time and 15 part-time firefighter/paramedics (all cross-trained as paramedics with 1,000+ hours of initial training and ~100 hours of annual continuing education), supported by assistant chiefs, battalion chiefs, captains, lieutenants, fire marshals, and administrative staff.

The district's primary customers are 50,000+ residents, 9,000 students across 14 schools, 3,100 employees at Etna Corporate Park, and 3,300 daily visitors to the I-70 travel plaza, with jurisdictional coverage extending along 11 miles of Interstate 70 and State Routes 40, 310, and 16. Notable protected facilities include the Ohio Fire Academy, Ohio Department of Agriculture, and AEP Regional Training Center. Ancillary community services include CPR/First Aid/BLS training classes ($15 per category), child safety seat inspections, youth fire setter intervention programs, the mobile Fire Safety House for school education, and the Knox Box Rapid Entry system for commercial properties. Revenue is derived primarily from property tax levies across seven constituent jurisdictions (Pataskala, Reynoldsburg, Hebron, Kirkersville, and Etna, Harrison, and Jersey Townships), supplemented by transactional EMS billing initiated January 1, 2012. Governance is exercised by a Fire Board with one appointed/elected representative from each constituent municipality or township. The district holds membership in the Ohio Mutual Aid Agreement, enabling coordinated regional emergency response beyond its boundaries.

Name

West Licking Joint Fire District

Legal name

West Licking Joint Fire District

Website

https://westlickingfire.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

West Licking Joint Fire District is a governmental joint fire district serving 50,000+ residents across 109 square miles of central Ohio through five 24/7 fire stations. Funded by property taxes and EMS billing, it delivers fire suppression, advanced life support, technical rescue, and community safety education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection & Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Fire & Life Safety Services (Inspection/Testing/Sprinklers/Alarms) (IMAIAAAI)

Keywords

• Fire protection services
• Emergency medical services
• Paramedic ambulance services
• Fire suppression response
• Public safety services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pataskala

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: As a fire district established through collaboration of local townships, the primary funding comes from property taxes levied on residents and businesses within the district's 109 square mile jurisdiction covering Pataskala, Reynoldsburg, Hebron, Kirkersville, and surrounding townships.
2. EMS Billing: Emergency Medical Services billing initiated January 1, 2012. The district transports patients to various central Ohio hospitals and bills insurance/patients for EMS services. This is standard practice for over 85% of EMS providers nationwide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

West Licking Joint Fire District is a public governmental fire district that delivers 24/7 fire suppression, advanced life support emergency medical services, technical rescue, fire prevention education, fire code enforcement, and fire investigation across 109 square miles of central Ohio. Operated through five fire stations staffed by 70 full-time and 15 part-time firefighter/paramedics, the district also provides community services including CPR/First Aid training, child safety seat inspections, youth fire setter intervention, green reflective address signs, and Knox Box rapid entry system enrollment for commercial properties.

Product overview

West Licking Joint Fire District operates as a unified emergency services organization offering fire protection and emergency medical services. The core offerings include 24/7 fire suppression and rescue operations across five stations, advanced life support EMS with 100 firefighter/paramedics, and the Fire Marshal Bureau covering investigation, prevention, and code enforcement. Supporting community services include CPR/First Aid/BLS training classes, child safety seat inspections, youth fire setter intervention programs, emergency green address signs, and the Knox Box rapid entry system for commercial properties. The district also utilizes a Fire Safety House mobile education unit for school outreach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Protection Services
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Fire Marshal Bureau Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Responded to nearly 6,000 emergency calls in 2018
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ohio Fire AcademycoreOthersThe Ohio Fire Academy provides live fire training facilities and certification programs for firefighters. The district utilizes these facilities for training but notes access is limited with wait times exceeding 18 months, prompting plans for a local container-style live fire training facility at Station 402 in Etna.
• Ohio Mutual Aid AgreementcoreOthersThe district is a proud member of the Ohio Mutual Aid Agreement, providing mutual aid to fire departments across Licking and surrounding counties during large-scale emergencies. This enables coordinated regional emergency response beyond the district's boundaries.
• Ohio Department of AgricultureminorOthersLocated within the district's jurisdiction, the Ohio Department of Agriculture is one of the notable facilities protected by the West Licking Fire District, along with AEP Regional Training Center.
• AEP Regional Training CenterminorOthersLocated within the district's jurisdiction, the AEP Regional Training Center is one of the notable commercial facilities protected by the West Licking Fire District.
• West Licking Professional Firefighters Local 3025coreOthersThe union representing the district's firefighters. Collaborates with the district on firefighter support, Firefighter's Association activities, and community initiatives including the green address sign program. The union and district have equipped each station with exercise facilities.
• West Licking Firefighters AssociationcoreOthersAssociation of current and retired firefighters that supports the district through donations and community programs. Together with the Women's Auxiliary, donated the Fire Safety House used for elementary school education programs.
• West Licking Women's AuxiliarycoreOthersWomen's auxiliary organization that supports the district through fundraising and donations. Together with the Firefighters Association, donated the Fire Safety House for school fire safety education. Hosts Fire Department Election Day dinners.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Heath Fire Department: Fire department serving the City of Heath, immediately adjacent to Newark in Licking County. Comparable as a small-to-mid-sized Ohio municipal fire/EMS provider with overlapping mutual aid responsibilities.
• Plain Township Fire Department (Franklin County): Fire department serving Plain Township in the New Albany/Gahanna area of central Ohio. Comparable in scale, exurban service profile, and revenue model (property tax + EMS billing).
• Violet Township Fire Department: Township fire department in central Ohio (Pickerington area) serving a similar exurban/residential population with multi-station coverage and paramedic-level EMS. Operates with a comparable mixed tax-and-billing funding model.
• Granville Township Fire Department: Township fire department in Licking County serving Granville and surrounding areas. Comparable in geographic scope, population served, and provision of fire/EMS services in a similar Ohio regulatory context.
• Newark Division of Fire: Fire department serving the City of Newark, the Licking County seat. Comparable as a neighboring Ohio fire/EMS provider operating in the same county with mixed residential, commercial, and highway response demands.
• Truro Township Fire Department: Township fire department serving the Reynoldsburg area in central Ohio, directly adjacent to WLFD's jurisdiction. Comparable in service mix (fire suppression, ALS EMS, fire prevention) and governance structure.

Emerging players

• American Medical Response (AMR): National private EMS provider operating in central Ohio. Comparable in providing ALS ambulance transport and EMS billing, but competes on a different basis (private/public) and primarily handles interfacility and contracted 911 transport.

Broad incumbents

• Columbus Division of Fire: Large metropolitan fire department serving the City of Columbus. Comparable in providing fire suppression, ALS EMS, and fire prevention services, but operates at a substantially larger scale and broader scope than WLFD.

Others

• Licking County Emergency Management Agency: County-level emergency management agency coordinating disaster response across Licking County. Complementary rather than competitive; WLFD operates within this broader emergency services framework.
• Ohio Fire Academy (Ohio Department of Public Safety): State-run training facility providing live fire and certification programs for Ohio firefighters. Comparable as a stakeholder in WLFD's training ecosystem and a key source of the current capacity bottleneck WLFD is seeking to address.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCpa1F11u-Lh-vUBC_EOU-jQ
• Xx.com/WestLickingFire
• Facebookfacebook.com/WLFireDistrict
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/west-licking-joint-fire-district

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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