When you’re fire, you’re family.

Our Mission is to preserve life, protect property, and safeguard our communities through unwavering commitment to emergency preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery as a highly trained all-hazards fire service. Our firefighters:

• May risk their lives to save a life.
• May put themselves at a moderate risk to save property
• Will risk nothing to save life or property that is already lost or destroyed.

Sylvania Fire Department Mission Statement

OUR VALUES AND PHILOSOPHIES

  • Honor represents the dedication, trust, and dependability that our firefighters commit to act responsibly, be accountable for their actions and fulfill their obligations promoting the excellence of character and integrity.

  • Courage gives us the moral and mental strength to do what is right, even in the face of personal or professional adversity and under dangerous and stressful conditions.

  • We are dedicated to family, our department, and the community we serve. We are dedicated to excellence and providing the highest quality of fire, rescue and emergency medical services to the community.

  • We are believers in the Golden Rule, which advocates that people should treat others as they would like to be treated. Regardless of the time of day, nature of an incident, or condition of a resident or guest, we treat all people with patience, kindness, understanding, and dignity.

  • We will strive to uphold the highest ethical ideals in our public and private lives. We nourish a culture and environment rooted in a belief that we are guardians of the public’s trust. We uphold the highest standards of moral and ethical conduct, act as responsible citizens and respect the equality and right of others.

  • We are a fire department family. We are committed and accountable to each other because our lives depend on it. We value each member in our organization. We respect those who came before us and will strive to make the organization better for those who follow.

  • We value education and training for our personnel as well as our residents.

  • We shall utilize sound management principles to operate in a cost-effective manner.

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For Public Record Requests (Fire & EMS) Contact Julie at jdowling@stfd-oh.gov or 419-882-7676 ext. 1655

For inspection or public education requests contact Shane at shillard@stfd-oh.gov or 419-882-7676 ext. 1670

All other questions contact Jennifer at jhoward@stfd-oh.gov or 419-882-7676 ext. 1610