Gratis Fire Department

==History==
The Gratis Fire Department ceased operations July 1, 2024. All apparatus and the fire station were assumed by West Elkton-Gratis Township Fire Department.
=== Area Served ===
Gratis Fire Department serves the citizens of the Village of Gratis, Village of West Elkton, and Gratis Township. GFD is dispatched on all fire calls in these political subdivisions along with its sister agency, the West Elkton Gratis Township Fire District. Agency territory is bounded by Preble County Line Road in the east, Enterprise & Aukerman Creek Roads in the north, Waynes Trace Rd in the west, and Mendenhall and Van Trump Roads in the south.
=== Fire Stations ===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
18 	405 Harrison Street, Gratis	?-July 1, 2024	Transferred to West Elkton
==Apparatus==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
:2013 Ford F-250 4x4 / FD-built (150/300) (Ex-Brush 18)
:2011 Freightliner M2 106 / Rosenbauer (750/1800) (Ex-Tanker 18)
:2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LT / 2023 FD-built (Ex-Chief 18/80) (Co-owned with West Elkton Gratis Township Fire District)
:1995 Pierce Saber pumper (1500/1000) (SN#E9413) (Sold on Govdeals April 18, 2022)
:1994 Pierce Saber (1250/1000) (SN#E9412) (Ex-Rescue 18) (Ex-Hudson Fire Department (Ohio), acquired 2014) 
:1991 E-One Cyclone / 2008 rehab (1250/1000) (Ex-Engine 18) (Ex-Farmersville Fire Association Incorporated (Ohio), acquired 2021))
:(118) - 1988 Pierce Dash pumper (1000/1000) (Donated to Butler Tech)
:(218) - 1986 Ford C-8000 / E-One pumper (1000/1000) (Donated to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur Bomberos, Feb. 2022)
:1986 AM General HMMWV (Ex-Utility 18)
:Mass Casualty trailer (Ex-MCU 18)
Category:Defunct fire departments of Preble County
Category:Former operators of E-One apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierce apparatus
Category:Former operators of Rosenbauer apparatus