On Friday, December 7th 2018 the department held it's second annual pinning ceremony.  During the ceremony, four firefighters were given their badges for coming off probation, four were given their badges for being hired on full time, four captains were promoted, and our new … [Read more...]

Members of West Fargo Fire & Rescue, along with Mapleton, Dwight Rural, Valley City, Buffalo, Kindred, and Goodrich Fire Departments recently participated in a Hazardous Materials Operations Class at the Central Fire Station.  The eight hour class covered the regulation … [Read more...]

The department earned an ISO Class 3/3x rating effective today, November 1st 2018.  The Insurance Service Office (ISO) rates fire departments and fire districts on there effectiveness, with a 1-10 scale.  A rating of Class 1 is the best possible rating, while a rating of Class 10 … [Read more...]

On Sept 23rd, 20178 at 11:20pm, the West Fargo Rural Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a fully involved detached garage fire at 3591 166th 1/4 Ave SE.  The garage was approximately 15ft from the corner of an attached garage and house.  Enroute, units were notified of … [Read more...]

During the evening on September 5th, 2018, firefighters and officers of West Fargo Fire & Rescue met to complete the next step of the 2019-2024 Strategic Plan process.  The meeting was designed to research what internal and external factors will come into play in the next … [Read more...]

The hiring process is now open for Firefighter/EMT positions to open in January of 2019. Follow the links in the Employment Section of the webpage.   … [Read more...]

Were you unable to attend our recruiting open house? Are you still curious about the department and our work? Below is a pdf of the presentation given by Chief Fuller during the open house.  It chronicles the department from 1940 till today, shows what we did last year, the … [Read more...]

West Fargo firefighters have begun to train for active assailants through the use of the Rescue Task Force; a group of firefighters and law enforcement that enters a scene after initial teams are dispatched, to treat life threatening injury at the point of injury.  Then, other … [Read more...]

We have openings for volunteer firefighters and are beginning a recruiting cycle.  Eight volunteer spots are open at each station, Central which serves the area north of I94, and Southside which serves the area north of I94.  The requirements are that you are over 18, able to do … [Read more...]

It is that time of year again... the ND Fire Danger for our area has reached Very High.  Please be aware of your activity outside today.  No open burning allowed.  Please extinguish your smoking materials in dry sand or water, do not throw them out of the car window or off your … [Read more...]

Last Saturday night, the West Fargo Fire Department held our Annual Spring Banquet. The tradition began to acknowledge the spouses of our firefighters for thier support and strength throughout the previous year. We also use the night to acknowledge our active and recently retired … [Read more...]

  The West Fargo Fire Department is proud to announce that we have joined our neighbors Fargo and Moorhead as PulsePoint Connected Communities!  This means that you can download the PulsePoint app to your smart device and follow West Fargo Fire Department.  By … [Read more...]

Rescue 7-5, our front line EMS rescue, is getting the final touches at the EVI factory in Lake Park, Florida.  In early April, personnel from the department will travel to the factory and conduct a final inspection before it is delivered to the department.  Expect to see this … [Read more...]

Our new Rescue 7-5 is entering the final stage of building at EVI.  We're excited to get it back to West Fargo and running calls.   … [Read more...]