The Official Homepage of The Wellston Fire Department
The Wellston Fire Departments Water & Dive Rescue Team has been recognized as the State of Ohio’s region 7 water rescue team. The team will be responsive to an 11 county area as well as available to statewide and national deployment once fully operational. The WDRT is working to get recognized as an Ohio and Federal Type 1 water rescue team.
Team Breakdown :
2 - Managers
2 - Squad Leaders
12 - Personnel
14 - Swift Water Technician
14 - Rope Rescue Technician
4 - Nationally Accredited Divers
4 - Nationally Accredited Public Safety Divers
14 - EMT’s for Basic Incidents
2 - Paramedics for Advanced Incidents
16 - ICS 100, 200, 700
16 - HazMat Ops
16 - Class 3 Paddle Skills
4 - Helicopter Ops Trained Personnel
2 - Technical Animal Rescue Personnel
Contact Information:
Wellston Fire Department
200 North Pennsylvania Avenue
Wellston, OH 45692
Phone: (740) 384-2128
Fax: (740) 384-0114
Water and Dive Rescue Team (WDRT)
We are ALWAYS accepting applications. Even if positions are not open at the time, an application will be taken and kept on file for a minimum of 1 year. Water Rescue positions are open to anyone in the Region 7 cover area. *See & click on map below
