Monies used to buy equipment, vehicles, and gear were collected by fire contracts and raised through dances, an annual picnic, and donations. In 1958 the Village of Hartland took over the Fire Department as the governing body, and to this day all equipment, buildings, vehicles, and wages are paid for by the Village budget process. When the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) was added to the department in November 1978, the Volunteer Firefighters and EMTs then became paid on-call members responding to fire and rescue calls. Today, HFD provides fire suppression/rescue services and paramedic-level EMS to the Village of Hartland and surrounding areas. HFD is a combination department with a mix of full time, part-time, and paid-on-call members.
