Richland Township Fire & EMS Holmes County

04/04/2026

03/27/2026

Copying what Holmes Fire District #1 said, support your local fire departments and have a good breakfast with them! Killbuck and Holmesville FD’s are both hosting breakfast tomorrow morning.

03/23/2026

Wishing a happy birthday to Chief Jeff Wells! Thank you for all the many (some now say many many many after your birthday today!) years of service to both your Richland Twp Fire team, and to the roads in Richland Twp. We are so grateful for you, wishing you the best of birthdays! Your RTFD family.

03/14/2026

03/14/2026

We want to thank Holmes County Sheriffs Office for all the work dispatch did today with the chaos of this storm. You did amazing under the pressure you faced, and kept us all headed where needed most. Also a thank you to the deputies working the road today, keep up the good work.

Reminder to the community.

When we block a roadway with cones during storms, to close the roadway because of down power lines, please honor these. Power lines can still be energized even when down and generators can backfeed into these lines electrocuting you.

Today will be remembered for a long time in Ohio.

One of the windiest days in history is winding down. Here are the 10 strongest wind gusts recorded today in Ohio.

Do yourself a favor: comment, like or share this so it shows up in your memories for years to come. I hope clean up is swift if you had damage.

02/14/2026

A heartfelt thank you to our community is hardly enough. Thank you so very much to the entire team at The Glenmont Tavern as well as every community member that supported this effort. -RTFD Firefighters Association

We are delighted with today's benefit success, culminating in a community-driven fundraising total of $5004.75. Special appreciation is extended to Adam Linda Campbell, Zac Morris, and Daniels Amish Collection for their invaluable contributions, alongside gratitude to all supporters. Adam Linda Campbell Zac Morris BenLisa Hipp

01/31/2026

This evening was our 2025 Christmas Banquet. We want to give a heart felt thank you for the crew at French Ridge Winery for serving us all a wonderful dinner and a relaxing evening. Our year review was as follows- 127 runs in 2025. Top 5 responders for the year were as follows: Chief Wells, Asst. Chief Schwenke, Rosie Schwenke, Katie Schlabach, and Lt Austin. Honored this year for years of service were as follows: Addison Phillips -5 years of service (pictured below) Elena Austin -5 years of service (pictured below) Ryan Austin -10 years of service (pictured below) Jon Schlabach -15 years of service, (unable to attend) and Craig Proper- 30 years of service (pictured below). Thank you to the Richland Twp trustee’s for attending, and for your support of our department. A huge thank you to Killbuck Twp Fire & EMS for providing coverage of Richland Twp while we enjoyed our evening with family and each other.

12/25/2025

We needed to do alittle creative art to add some snow for Christmas, since the rain simply doesn’t look as nice! Merry Christmas, from all of us at Richland Twp Fire & Ems. May your Christmas be blessed.

12/18/2025

Wishing a happy birthday to Firefighter/Emt Bailey Boughman!

12/15/2025

West Holmes Local Schools are now CLOSED Monday, December 15, 2025.

11/28/2025

From our family to yours!

11/10/2025

Have you cleaned your chimney this season?
As colder weather settles in across Ohio, we urge everyone with a wood stove or fireplace to clean your chimney before use. According to the NFPA, more than 21,000 chimney fires were reported in the U.S. in 2024—many causing serious damage and loss.
Stay safe and warm!