Welcome

      The City of Wickliffe, Ohio encompasses 4.68 square miles. We are located 12 miles east of downtown Cleveland, and have a population of 13,484 people (2000 census). The fire station is 1.75 miles from Lake Erie.

      The Fire Department is staffed around the clock with a combination of both full and part-time employees. With a total of 19 full-time fire fighters and 17 part-time fire fighters, we provide Advanced Cardiac Life Support (paramedic) service; fire suppression, prevention, and investigation; hazardous materials mitigation; and other vital community services. In 2010, the Wickliffe Fire Department responded to a total of 2,173 incidents.

      We are committed to helping the residents of Wickliffe and the surrounding communities with professional, quality service. 

Our Role

When most people think about their fire department's duties, two things immediately come to mind: putting out fires and emergency medical service. In reality, the Wickliffe Fire Department has many responsibilities and activities that we're involved in.

Although this is not an exhaustive list, here are but a few of the major activities of your fire department:

• Fire Suppression
  • Unfortunately, the fire loss for 2010 is $183,900.00. This is, however, a reduction from $355,300.00 in 2009.
  • 512 calls for 2010.
• EMS
  • 1,661 calls for 2010.
  • 1,426 calls for 2009.
• Hazardous Materials Mitigation
• Fire Investigation
• Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention
• Fire Prevention
  • Plan Review and Practices
  • Site Plan Reviews
  • Preliminary Building Plans
  • Final Building Plans and Specifications
  • Certificates of Occupancy
  • Fire Inspections
  • Enforcement
  • Fire Cause and Determination
  • Miscellaneous Services
  • Permits
  • Acceptance Testing of New and Modified Extinguishing and Special Hazard Systems
• Training
  • Continuing education hours for EMS, Fire, Hazardous Materials, and Inspector training. A total of 1,218.5 hours in 2010. Mostly in-house.
• Water/Ice Rescue
• USAR - Urban Search and Rescue
• Rope Rescue
• Confined Space Rescue
• Public Education
• Pre-Fire Planning
• New Hire Orientation/Training
• Hydrant Flow Testing
• Hydrant Maintenance
• Smoke/CO Detector Installation/Maintenance
• Vehicle and Apparatus Maintenance
• Standard Operating Procedure Development
• Community CPR Training
• ACLS/BLS Training
• Physical Fitness Training
• Station Cleaning and Maintenance
• Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Maintenance
• Equipment Testing, Specifications, Purchasing, and Maintenance
• Grant Writing and Procurement
• Information Technology
  • Computer Maintenance
  • Records Maintenance
  • Web Development

Thank you to everyone who supports us in our mission to provide all of these services in a quality fashion.