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Student EMT ProgramAbout the Oxford Fire Department
The City of Oxford Division of Fire was founded in 1833. It provides fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS) for the City of Oxford, including the campus of Miami University, and Oxford Township. It also provides EMS for the Village of College Corner, Ohio, and for the western half of Milford Township.
The FT Fire Department members work 24-hour shifts beginning at 7 AM every third day. Other shifts are filled by our PT staff, who work 12-hour shifts from 7 AM to 7 PM or 7 PM to 7 AM or 24-hour shifts from 7 AM to 7 AM. We currently have 13 FT staff members, 23 PT Firefighter/Paramedics/EMTs and 9 Student EMTs.
In addition to performing the fire suppression activities typically associated with a fire department, the Fire Department provides advanced life support (paramedic) ambulance services for the city of Oxford and the surrounding communities.
Contact Oxford's Fire Department:
Phone: (513) 523-6324Email: firedepartment@cityofoxford.org
Fax: (513) 524-8249
Visit: 217 South Elm Street, Oxford, OH 45056
Additional services provided by the Fire Department include:
- fire code enforcement and interpretation
- fire inspections
- fire investigations
- fire sprinkler and alarm plan review
- pre-fire planning
- fire and EMS public education, including CPR certification