Grafton Village Fire Dept

What Grafton Village Fire Dept does

The Ozaukee Central Fire Department (formerly operating as Grafton Village Fire Department) is a consolidated municipal fire department providing fire suppression, paramedic-level emergency medical services, fire prevention education, fire code compliance inspections, and specialized rescue operations across four Wisconsin communities: the Villages of Grafton and Saukville and the Towns of Grafton and Saukville in Ozaukee County. The department officially began service on January 1, 2025 under a joint funding formula based on use, population, and equalized value across the four member municipalities. Operations are delivered from two fire stations (Grafton HQ at 1431 13th Ave and Saukville at 520 W. Dekora St.), both staffed continuously 24/7/365, with headquarters housing primary response assets and a small museum of historic equipment.

The service offering is anchored on a combination staffing model: 18 full-time Firefighter/EMTs and Paramedics on 24-hour rotating shifts, approximately 60 part-time and paid-on-call members, and a small administrative team (Fire Chief, Deputy Chief, Division Chiefs, Business Manager). The apparatus fleet comprises four engines (with pump capacities up to 1500 gpm and water tanks up to 2,500 gallons), a 105-foot main aerial truck, brush trucks with ultra-high pressure pump systems, three fully-equipped paramedic ambulances, UTVs, and a dedicated swiftwater rescue boat. Specialized rescue capabilities include rope rescue (Lake Michigan bluffs), swiftwater rescue, hazardous materials response, and vehicle extrication. The department is a member of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) for interstate resource sharing, uses third-party EMS billing via EBIX, and processes commercial fire permits through SmartGov with plan review support from Fire Safety Consultants Inc. (FSCI) for larger projects.

The business model is a public-sector, tax-funded model with no private ownership or external investors. The entity is governed by a Board of citizen appointees from all four member communities meeting at least monthly. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; funding flows from the four municipalities via an agreed funding formula, supplemented by EMS billing, fire inspection/permit fees, and plan review revenue. Fire inspection operations exceed 1,000 in-person commercial inspections annually, and recruitment is conducted continuously across on-call, part-time, and full-time pipelines with no experience required at entry and paid certification classes provided.

Name

Grafton Village Fire Dept

Legal name

Ozaukee Central Fire Department

Website

https://ozcentralfirewi.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Ozaukee Central Fire Department provides fire suppression, paramedic-level EMS, fire prevention, and specialized rescue services to the Villages and Towns of Grafton and Saukville, Wisconsin, from two fire stations staffed 24/7/365 under a consolidated, jointly-funded municipal model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160), Ambulance Services (62191)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Operations & Dispatch (HLAJAGAC)

Keywords

• Fire protection services
• Emergency medical services
• Fire inspection services
• Technical rescue services
• Fire prevention programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Grafton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Funding: Consolidated and jointly funded fire department among four communities (Villages of Grafton and Saukville, Towns of Grafton and Saukville). Funding is shared using a formula based on use, population, and equalized value.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Ozaukee Central Fire Department provides fire suppression, Paramedic-level emergency medical services, fire prevention programs, fire inspection services, and specialized technical rescue (rope, swiftwater, hazmat, vehicle extrication) to the Villages of Grafton and Saukville and the Towns of Grafton and Saukville in Wisconsin. Services are delivered 24/7/365 from two continuously staffed fire stations using a combination staffing model of full-time, part-time, and paid-on-call members.

Product overview

The Ozaukee Central Fire Department officially began service on January 1, 2025 as a consolidated, jointly-funded fire department serving the Villages of Grafton and Saukville and the Towns of Grafton and Saukville. The department operates as a combination staffing model with full-time, part-time, and on-call members from two fire stations staffed 24/7/365. The core service portfolio consists of Fire Protection Services (fire suppression with Engines, Trucks, and Brush vehicles) and Emergency Medical Services at the Paramedic level (three fully-equipped ambulances). Supporting services include Fire Prevention Programs for community education, Fire Inspection Services for commercial properties (completing over 1,000 inspections annually), and specialized rescue capabilities including Rope Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue (with dedicated Boat 358), Hazardous Materials Response, and Vehicle Extrication. The department maintains a fleet of nine primary apparatus vehicles and is a member of MABAS for mutual aid resource sharing across multiple states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Protection Services Fire suppression services provided by career and volunteer firefighters using specialized apparatus including engines, trucks, and brush vehicles at two fire stations serving Grafton and Saukville communities.
• Emergency Medical Services (Paramedic-Level) Advanced life support EMS at the Paramedic level, staffed 24/7/365 with three fully equipped paramedic ambulances (Ambulances 851, 852, 352) across Grafton and Saukville stations.
• Fire Prevention Programs Community fire prevention education and public outreach initiatives including school visits, demonstrations, and safety education materials for citizens and visitors within the service area.
• Fire Inspection Services Comprehensive fire inspection services for commercial properties including annual inspections (1,000+ per year), occupancy permits, plan review for fire alarm/sprinkler/suppression systems, and reinspections for Villages and Towns served.
• Rope Rescue Technical rope rescue capability for patients in elevated or confined locations along Lake Michigan bluffs and other areas requiring rope-based access, with trained and equipped personnel.
• Swiftwater Rescue Swiftwater rescue team operations using specialized boats and equipment for flood response and search/rescue missions, with dedicated Boat 358 (2019 Mercury Zodiac).
• Hazardous Materials Response Hazmat response capability with trained personnel for hazardous materials incidents, with members certified in hazardous materials operations as part of Firefighter 1 training.
• Vehicle Extrication Technical rescue for vehicle accidents using hydraulic extrication tools (spreaders and cutters) equipped on Engine 864, with trained firefighters for vehicle entrapment scenarios.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMABAS is a mutual aid network that enables the sharing of fire and emergency resources for major incidents throughout several states. OCFD is a member of MABAS, which facilitates interstate cooperation during large-scale emergencies requiring resources beyond local capacity.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cedarburg Fire Department: Adjacent municipal fire department in Ozaukee County providing fire suppression and EMS to the City of Cedarburg. Comparable as a nearby Wisconsin combination fire/EMS department of similar size that could be a future consolidation partner for OCFD.
• Mequon Fire Department: Municipal fire/EMS department serving the City of Mequon in Ozaukee County. Comparable in service scope (fire suppression, paramedic EMS, inspections) and geographic proximity, with overlapping MABAS mutual-aid territory.
• Saukville Village Government (predecessor fire function): The municipal government that previously operated independent fire protection services consolidated into OCFD on January 1, 2025. Comparable as the predecessor entity now subsumed into OCFD and a member of the shared funding formula.
• Germantown Fire Department: Suburban Milwaukee-area combination fire department providing fire and paramedic EMS services. Comparable in staffing model, EMS tier, and suburban Wisconsin operating context adjacent to OCFD's MABAS region.
• North Shore Fire Department: Consolidated municipal fire/EMS department serving seven communities along Wisconsin's Lake Michigan shoreline. Directly comparable as a jointly-funded, multi-municipality combination fire department with paramedic EMS and technical rescue capabilities in a similar Wisconsin suburban setting.
• Pewaukee Fire Department: Waukesha County combination fire/EMS department with similar apparatus fleet depth and paramedic-tier EMS. Comparable as a mid-size Wisconsin combination department facing similar volunteer-to-career staffing pressures.
• Western Lakes Fire District: Wisconsin consolidated fire/EMS district serving multiple communities in Waukesha County. Comparable as a jointly-funded, multi-municipality combination department pursuing the same shared-service consolidation model OCFD represents.
• Port Washington Fire Department: Coastal Wisconsin municipal fire department providing fire suppression, EMS, and Lake Michigan waterfront rescue. Comparable for its combination of fire service, paramedic EMS, and water/swiftwater rescue mission overlap with OCFD.

Regional players

• Thiensville Fire Department: Small municipal fire department serving the Village of Thiensville in Ozaukee County. Comparable as a nearby Wisconsin municipal fire service of similar size, often engaging in mutual-aid response with OCFD via MABAS.

Broad incumbents

• Milwaukee Fire Department: Large career metropolitan fire department providing fire suppression, EMS, and technical rescue across the City of Milwaukee. Comparable as a regional anchor within the same MABAS division but operates at materially larger scale and complexity than OCFD.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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