Monroe Township Fire & EMS
Clermont County, Ohio
Monroe Township is located in southwest Clermont County, Ohio and covers a total of 31.7 square miles. The Department runs out of two stations, Station 32 (North), and Station 33 (South). Starting out as a strictly volunteer department up until 2004, Monroe Township now has the ability to staff up to 6 Firefighter/Paramedics 24/7. Currently staffed at 9 full-time employees who work a set 24/48 hour schedule, roughly 30 part-time employees, and many volunteers; the township is capable of providing advanced life saving measures and rapid fire suppression 24/7 with no delay.
Chiefs and Officers
Department Chief
Steve Downey
As a fourth generation firefighter, Steve has over 34 years of experience from departments across Clermont, Brown, Hamilton county and more. Prior; Steve was the Assistant Chief of Stonelick Township for 13 years.
Email: sdowney@monroetwp-oh.gov
Assistant Chief
Greg Lang
Greg has a total of 23 years of experience with the fire service. Greg is trained in many fields including Hazardous Materials, Fire Officer Training, Personal Trainer and Nutritionist certified.
Email: glang@monroetwp-oh.gov
Deputy Chief
Nate Ritchey
Nate has 23 years of experience spanning across Loveland-Symmes, City of Lebanon and Milford Fire Departments. Nate is member of the Greater Cincinnati HazMat, a fire instructor, and many more certifications.
Email: nritchey@monroetwp-oh.gov
Captain, Unit 1
Richard Lovett
Richard has 13 years of experience in the fire service working with several departments across Clermont, Brown, and Adams County from volunteer to fulltime. He actively works volunteer while off duty and is the EMS officer for the department.
Email: rlovett@monroetwp-oh.gov
Captain, Unit 2
Michael Welch
Michael has 10 years of experience across multiple departments. He started at Monroe Township in 2015 and became a fulltime firefighter/EMT in 2022. He was then promoted to Lieutenant later the same year.
Email: mwelch@monroetwp-oh.gov
Lieutenant, Unit 2
Tim Feldkamp
Tim has 25 years of experience, across numerous departments. Tim primarily works as the Chief of New Richmond Fire and EMS. Tim is a Fire Instructor.
Email: tfeldkamp@monroetwp-oh.gov
Lieutenant, Unit 3
Carl Watson
Carl has 13 years as a certified volunteer, part-time, and full time Firefighter. He is a passenger vehicle and heavy rescue technician, as well as a CPR instructor. Carl grew up in the service and has extending knowledge from his years of experience as a cadet prior to becoming certified.
Email: cwatson@monroetwp-oh.gov
Lieutenant, Unit 3
Brad Herrin
Brad has 20 years of experience with multiple departments spanning from across the Cincinnati area. Brad is also Fire-Safety Officer and holds numerous technical rescue certications
Email: bherrin@monroetwp-oh.gov