Cincinnati Heavy Rescue 9

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Cincinnati Heavy Rescue 9 Heavy Rescue 9 is one of two Rescue Companies in the Cincinnati Fire Department. The crews also provide training for recruits and fire companies.

Formed in 2006 Heavy Rescue 9 is one of 2 technical rescue teams in Cincinnati tasked with: Hazardous Materials Response and rescues involving :high angle (rope), confined space, building collapse, ice, water, trench, and vehicle extrication. Rescue 9 answers first alarms of fire in the north and east sections of town and second alarms throughout the remainder of the city. This page will allow the public and our brother and sister firefighters to read about our responses and training, as well as get to know our personnel.

Last week, members of Heavy Rescue 9, Cincinnati Heavy Rescue 14, Truck 3/Boat 3, and Covington Professional Firefighter...
09/30/2026

Last week, members of Heavy Rescue 9, Cincinnati Heavy Rescue 14, Truck 3/Boat 3, and Covington Professional Firefighters Local 38 performed a drill to safely lower a victim from an elevated surface down to a boat in the Ohio River. This drill was developed in response to a number of unusual responses on bridges over the past 18 months.

July kept the members of Heavy Rescue 9 busy with 122 responses that included 3 entrapments, 11 water rescues, 6 working...
08/01/2026

July kept the members of Heavy Rescue 9 busy with 122 responses that included 3 entrapments, 11 water rescues, 6 working fires and trench training.

You will be missed Ryan. You were a great friend and firefighter. Rest easy brother.
06/11/2026

You will be missed Ryan. You were a great friend and firefighter. Rest easy brother.

It is with profound sadness that the Cincinnati Fire Department announces the line of duty death of Firefighter Ryan Zwick, who passed away on June 11, 2026, following a duty-related medical illness. He was 43 years old.

Firefighter Zwick joined the Cincinnati Fire Department on May 25, 2014, and served with dedication for more than twelve years. He spent the majority of his career at Station 35 in Westwood, one of the busiest response areas in our city, where he served on the Medic Unit, the Engine, and ultimately the Truck — answering the call in every capacity asked of him.

He gave this city everything he had, every shift, without hesitation.

Our thoughts are with his family, and with all those who lived life beside him.

Firefighter Zwick will be remembered and honored as a member of this department who died in the line of duty. We do not take that lightly, and we will not forget.

Rest easy, Ryan.

05/25/2026

Around 2am last night Rescue 9 operated at 2 alarm fire on Clinton Springs Ave. This was the the 3rd extra alarm fire within 24 hours.

05/25/2026

Heavy Rescue 9 is operating at a 2 alarm fire on Lantana Ave. This is the 2nd fire in college hill today.

05/24/2026

Rescue 9 responded with companies to college hill early this morning for an apartment fire.

Rescue 9s crew at yesterday’s fire. Companies faced heavy fire on the first floor with reports of people trapped.
05/14/2026

Rescue 9s crew at yesterday’s fire. Companies faced heavy fire on the first floor with reports of people trapped.

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4379 Reading Road
Cincinnati, OH
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