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Official Wayne Township–Duncan Falls Volunteer Fire Department badge — Established 1933, Station 1600

Established 1933 · 100% Volunteer

Every call answered.

For the Community, By the Community

For more than 93 years, the tones have never gone off without a truck out the door or a member on scene. One hundred percent — because this department is staffed entirely by volunteers from the community it protects.

Established
1933
Volunteer
100%
Station
1600
Years answering calls
93+

Station life

For the community, by the community

The work is local and practical: training nights, school visits, mutual-aid scenes, roadway calls, structure fires, and the long after-call cleanup that keeps the next response ready.

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Firefighters gathered at the rear of a fire engine after a response.

100% volunteer

Station 1600 · Wayne Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

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DFVFD Promo Video

A 2022 look at the people, equipment, and volunteer response behind Wayne Township–Duncan Falls Volunteer Fire Department.

In the field

Volunteer work, seen up close

Firefighters in turnout gear working inside a smoke-damaged room.Firefighter and another person working with equipment on a damaged vehicle.Emergency vehicles with lights operating at night on wet ground.Firefighters in turnout gear standing outside a smoke-stained structure.A group of firefighters and trainees gathered with turnout gear in front of apparatus.Fire apparatus lined up on a sunny street.

For any emergency, dial 9‑1‑1. Non-emergency: 740.674.4444.