Georgetown Township Fire Protection District

Your Fire Apparatus

Do you have what it takes to be a Volunteer Firefighter?

Do you have the courage to act?  The ability to perform?  To be the one running into an emergency when everyone else is running out?

If so then become a volunteer firefighter.  The Georgetown Township Fire Protection District is looking for motivated individuals with strong morals and integrity to join our team.  You will get the satisfaction of helping your community, training, and other benefits.  If interested please stop by our headquarters at 5610 Corydon Ridge Rd., Monday thru Friday from 9am to 5pm, call 812-948-0288 to set up a differnet time to pick up an application and meet the staff or click on the How to Apply tab.

Becoming a volunteer firefighter with the Georgetown Township Fire Protection District may be one of the most rewarding things you ever do.

Reminder of Available Free Child Seat Inspection Station

In partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Indiana Criminal Justice InstituteICJI), the Georgetown Twp. Fire District would like to remind child passenger seat owners of the free child seat pagep.inspection station available in their community.

Proper child seat usage saves lives, and knowing how to install a child seat and when to transition to the next available seat is important. An authorized child seat inspection stations can provide free inspections, and valuable information and resources to help keep your child safe. We currently have two technicians on staff to help with your child safety seat.

Inspections are available by appointment. Please contact GTFD Station 2 at (812) 948-0288.

For more information on Indiana’s child passenger seat law, please visit: http://www.in.gov/cji/2383.htm. For a complete list of child seat inspection stations offered across the state and available throughout the year please visit: http://www.childseat.in.gov.

Georgetown Drive In and GTFPD team up for Family Fun Night

Georgetown Drive In and Georgetown Twp. Fire Protection District will be teaming up for “Family Fun Night” Saturday July, 23 for a showing of “Ice Age: Collision Course”. GTFPD will have various apparatus to tour and fire safety education for the kids from 7-9:30 P.M. Georgetown Drive In is located at 8200 State Road 64 in Georgetown. Admission is $11 for 13 and older, $6 for 6-12, and 5 and under is free. Remember cash only at the admission gate. Come out and meet your fire department, see a movie, and enjoy a fun summer night!

Do you have what it takes to be a Volunteer Firefighter?

Do you have the courage to act?  The ability to perform?  To be the one running into an emergency when everyone else is running out?

If so then become a volunteer firefighter.  The Georgetown Township Fire Protection District is looking for motivated individuals with strong morals and integrity to join our team.  You will get the satisfaction of helping your community, training, and other benefits.  If interested please stop by our headquarters at 5610 Corydon Ridge Rd., Monday thru Friday from 9am to 5pm, call 812-948-0288 to set up a differnet time to pick up an application and meet the staff or click on the How to Apply tab.

Becoming a volunteer firefighter with the Georgetown Township Fire Protection District may be one of the most rewarding things you ever do.

A Brief History of the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department and GTFPD

In the early 1950’s Georgetown did not have an organized fire department to help battle the fires that seem to become more numerous with the use of coal for heating in the mostly wood frame houses. The first firetruck that the town’s people used was a 1927 model that was housed in a one bay block garage located at State Rd. 64 and then Old State Road 64 (Georgetown Greenville Road).

In 1953 a large portion of the downtown area was destroyed by fire. The towns feed mill, grocery stores and one home was lost.

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