Center
Township is located 29 miles northwest of Indianapolis along I-65 in central Boone County.
CTFD is a combination department that provides Fire and Rescue protection to nearly 3,000 residents and approximately 57 square miles outside of the Lebanon city limits. The CTFD apparatus fleet includes 8 apparatus including 2 tankers and 2 engine/tankers due
to its mostly rural reponse area. ALS transport service is provided throughout much of the county by Boone County EMS.
Center Township Fire Station
Center Township is a combination department with two full time personnel
manning each shift.
ALS service is provided by Boone County EMS.
Engine 11 - 1996 Ford F-450/1998 McGinley 500gpm/300gal
Engine 11 is the first reponse unit for all accidents and rescues
Engine 22 - 1997 Spartan/McGinley - 1250gpm/1000gal
Engine 22 is the first reponse engine for all structure fires in the district.
Many of Center Township's apparatus
were custom designed and manufactured by Fire Chief McGinley in his shop in
nearby Lebanon, IN
Brush 33 - 2006 Ford F-350 4x4 - 200gpm/300gal
Tanker 44 - 1994 Ford L9000/McGinley - 1250gpm/2500gal
Rescue 66 - 1993 GMC Topkick/McGinley Rescue 66 provides Heavy Rescue and extrication equipment along with additional scene lighting and support equipment.
Truck 77 - 1986 Mack CF/Boardman 1500gpm/500gal/65' Redi-Tower
This rig was purchased in 2006 after serving in Casselberry, Florida. It replaced the truck below.
Former Truck 77 - 1975 Ford C/Bean - 1000/750/35' Squrt
This unique truck was put together by McGinley in 1993. The Squrt boom came from an old Portage, IN rig and the Ford body is from nearby Thorntown, IN. This served as the department's primary aerial waterway for 13 years before it was sold to
Cambridge, Nebraska in 2006..