Wood River Fire Department

Wood River Fire Department Official Page of the City of Wood River (IL) Fire Department. WRFD is a municipal fire department. Louis. Minimum staffing per shift is 2 personnel.

The City of Wood River, Illinois is located on the Mississippi River and is approximately 15 minutes Northeast of downtown St. We cover approx 8 square miles and serve a population of 11K people. Our Fire Department is a combination department with both Full-Time and Paid-On-Call Firefighters.
1 Fire Chief
1 Deputy Chief
3 Shift Captains
6 Engineers
Up to 15 Paid-on-Call Firefighters

We have

3 shifts of 3 personnel that work 24-hours rotation. The Chief and Deputy Chief are full time administrators and work Monday through Friday during normal business hours. Paid-On-Call and off duty full-time firefighters respond to a multitude of complex incidents which require additional manpower. Our Current ISO Rating is a 3. The Wood River Fire Department responds to numerous emergencies besides fires. In additions to residential or commercial fire calls we also respond and our trained in the following:

Emergency Medical Service - Providing IDPH Advanced Life Support (ALS) or Paramedic non-transport services. Industrial Firefighting
Hazardous Materials
Vehicle/Machinery Extrication
Confined Space Rescue
High Angle Rescue

The Wood River Fire Department responded to 2,146 in 2023. The department also responds to Mutual Aid calls with neighboring communities as well receives Mutual Aid from neighboring communities. Wood River is a member of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 35. The Wood River Fire Department is proud and honored to provide Advance Life Support (ALS) or Paramedic services for our community. Our Rescue/Pumpers carry a full compliment of ALS equipment that our trained Paramedics are allowed to utilize/administer in our EMS Region. The department currently has 9 IDPH licensed Paramedics personnel.

Great night of training with Chief Burlingame and Captain Ashford from St Charles Fire Department. Grateful for the rela...
06/03/2026

Great night of training with Chief Burlingame and Captain Ashford from St Charles Fire Department.
Grateful for the relationships and efforts to build a better fire service! As well the desire of others to be open minded and willing to learn.
Appreciate our mutual aid partners from East Alton and Roxana joining us.
Thank you to our instructors Aaron Burlingame and Chip Ashford who did an excellent job! As well, thank you to Survival Flight EMS for dinner/dessert, Venecia’s for the great pizzas and salad, Wal-Mart for the water and Gatorade, and Riverbend Family Ministries for the use of the room!
Our community partners stepped up again and made it a great night of learning.

This Saturday 6/6 is the Tri City youth summer parade.Line the route and support the kids and teams!
06/02/2026

This Saturday 6/6 is the Tri City youth summer parade.
Line the route and support the kids and teams!

05/31/2026

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible generally along and west of the Mississippi River late this afternoon into early evening, and again overnight tonight. A few storms will be capable of producing hail up to around 1 inch and wind gusts up around 60 mph. Some storms could also produce locally heavy rain.

05/28/2026
A party like this only comes around every 250 years... we'll see you there!
05/22/2026

A party like this only comes around every 250 years... we'll see you there!

The Wood River Kiwanis are an amazing organization that always take care of us here at WRFD. They are still looking for ...
05/22/2026

The Wood River Kiwanis are an amazing organization that always take care of us here at WRFD. They are still looking for a permanent home for their principal fundraiser, visit their FB page and try to give them your support!

Thank you for all that you do for our community!

05/19/2026

A cold front will move through the area today bringing another chance for thunderstorms and heavy rain. If the clouds clear out behind the thunderstorms this morning, there will be a higher risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening, particularly over southwest Illinois and southeast Missouri.

05/18/2026

Another round of severe thunderstorms is expected Tuesday afternoon across portions of central, east-central, and southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. How strong thunderstorms are depends on how much lingering rain and cloud cover we see Tuesday morning. Less clouds will result in a higher and more widespread severe risk, while more clouds will keep thunderstorm ingredients lower, reducing the severe risk and keeping it further south. Wherever severe thunderstorms form, damaging winds and large hail are the main threats.

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144 E Ferguson Ave
Wood River, IL
62095

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