North Oldham Fire Protection District

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We protect the communities of Prospect, Goshen and Skylight in Oldham County, Kentucky (approximately 15 miles northeast of Louisville, KY).  The district consists mainly of residential areas, horse farms and stables, some light commercial and industry and also includes 12 miles of the Ohio River.

In 2003, NOFD responded to 310 fire runs, 210 EMS runs, and 8 river runs.  We are staffed with a full time Fire Chief, a full time training / prevention coordinator, 16 permanent part-time firefighter/EMT's and 36 active volunteer firefighter/EMT's and one part-time administrative assistant.  We staff a minimum of one 5 person quint company, a BLS ambulance and two chief officers, Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM.  All other times are covered totally by volunteer members.

North Oldham Fire Department proudly serves over 10,000 people in a 47 square mile fire district.  We operate out of two stations, protecting a predominantly rural residential area.  Our department is a publicly funded fire district utilizing a mix of paid and volunteer firefighters and EMT's.   We have an ISO rating of Class 6 in areas with fire hydrants and Class 9 in the non-hydrant areas.  One of our short term goals is to improve the ISO Classification to a Class 4 or possibly a Class 3.  This will enable property owners in our district to realize a significant savings on insurance premiums.
(Picture is of NOFD at Crusade for Children '99)

We use only the latest, safest, and most advanced equipment available for superior fire protection/extinction and safety of our personnel. Check out our equipment by clicking on the pictures below.

The North Oldham Fire Department is funded as a fire protection district authorized by Kentucky Revised Statutes, Chapter 75.  The Fire District levies a property tax on real-estate and personal property in the district.  The current tax rate is 9.5 cents per $100 of property valuation.  The fire district is overseen by a 7 member Board of Trustees whose responsibilities include setting the tax rate, approving a budget and appointing the Fire Chief.  The Fire Chief is the Chief Executive Officer of the department and is responsible for the day to day operations of the department, finances, personnel, purchasing, and delivery of emergency and non-emergency services. These personnel operate three engines, one quint, two water tankers, one brush fire unit, one fire support unit and one BLS ambulance from two stations.  In addition, we utilize one fire rescue boat, one Jon boat and one three person wave runner to provide fire fighting, EMS and water rescue services on the Ohio river and various tributaries.  View apparatus. We are dispatched through Oldham County Dispatch, who fields all 911 calls and dispatches all the emergency services (police, fire, EMS) and non-emergency services (road crews, animal control, and others as needed.) To hear the tones that activate the pagers that our volunteers carry around and a test dispatch, click on the pager below.

Also available in the smaller MP3 format by clicking here.

Read the history of the North Oldham Fire Department as we look back on 50 years of service to the community.

View North Oldham's District Our Station One is located at 8615 W Hwy 42 Goshen, KY 40026 (shown left).
Our Station Two is located at 1660 Highway 1793 Goshen, KY 40026 (shown right).