Weathered - Rolla Rural Fire Department

The Rolla Rural Fire Protection District is a 100% volunteer, district based fire department that serves nearly 15,000 people. The department is comprised of nearly 60 firefighters and twelve apparatus. Rolla Rural Fire is dispatched via the Rolla Central 911 Communications Center located at the Rolla Police Department.

The Rolla Rural Fire Protection District covers an area of approximately 200 square miles in the central portion of Phelps County. The district primarily provides emergency services for the area of Rural Rolla, including the
communities of Northwye, Macedonia, Dillon, Vida, Yancy Mills, Pilot Knob, and Nagagomi.

In addition to fire services, Rolla Rural provides Emergency Medical Assistance to ambulances upon request.

Several members of RRFD are licensed Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics on the state and national level.

In 2007, RRFD responded to 127 calls to assist ambulance crews, excluding
Motor Vehicle Accidents. The department also responds to emergencies
involving water and ice rescue. To learn more about RRFD's 2007 Emergency
Calls, visit our statistics section of our website.

RRFPD is equipped to handle extrication on scenes of Motor Vehicle accidents and other incidents where victims could become physically trapped. 5 sets of extrication equipment are on board different RRFD apparatus.

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