A Message from the chief

Welcome to our website! On this site you will get valuable information from services provided, programs offered, annual statistics, dates of monthly board meetings and much more. Our department takes great pride in public relations opportunities and we are here to serve you! Besides responding to emergencies, we offer many programs to assure the public is prepared for emergencies. We offer CPR, first aid, fire evacuation drills, fire extinguisher training and we have a residential smoke detector program to name a few. Using this site, contact us for additional information. We strive to provide great services through evaluating and planning. 

It was a busy year for the fire district, we responded to 1,563 calls for service. That made it the second busiest year in department history just short of last year's record of 1,578 calls for service. We finalized the plans for fire station 2 and we broke ground on August 2nd. The station is scheduled to be completed in late spring of 2024. With the Tamms Subdivision about complete, the Prairie Ridge Subdivision expanding north of Kelley Road, the commercial development occurring in the Rt. 20 and 1-90 area and the planned Oakstead Subdivision off of Big Timber Road, the timing for station 2 couldn't have been better planned. 

We hired three full-time and six part time firefighters during the year. We now have 12 full-time and 24 part-time firefighters. With the additional firefighters, we were able to staff the station with 6-7 firefighters per shift on a regular basis. This allowed us to staff three units frequently enabling us to handle more multiple calls in progress in which we had 322 multiple calls in progress in 2023, that was the most ever in department history. 

Unfortunately, in July we had a serious accident with our primary fire engine when it left the road and rolled over. We are so thankful that the four firefighters in the engine only sustained minor injuries. Shortly after that accident, our Deputy Chief, while responding to an accident on the tollway, was struck from behind at high speed by another vehicle. Thankfully he only sustained minor injuries. Our drivers training committee reviewed our driver's training policy and made some minor changes in hopes we limit the chances of an accident occurring again. A new fire engine and staff vehicle will be delivered in 2024. 

In our 2023 annual report, you will review many statistics from incidents, training, public education and fire prevention and all of the other services and programs we completed during the year. There were numerous administrative and operational accomplishments as well as we continue to strive to provide the best services possible to our residents. I am extremely proud of my administrative staff and firefighters for the work they do daily. We look forward to continuing to enhance those services in 2024. Please take a look at our 2023 annual report posted below.

Trevor Herrmann CFO

Fire Chief

To view our 2022 Strategic Plan, click here!