This important civic organization was granted permission by the State of Wisconsin to form a corporation, "to aid and assist in the extinguishment of fires" on December 21, 1909. However, the first fire station had been built two years earlier and it stood along the alley between Reagles and Main Streets. An old hand-pumper was the first fire fighting equipment. In 1918 a Model T Ford fire truck was purchased. The equipment soon became inadequate and so, too the quarters.

In 1949, a modern, brick fire house was built on Pierce Street, with additions made in 1958 and 1964; this too became inadequate, and a new Fire Station and Community Center were built in 1976 on Commercial Street. The brick firehouse was used by the village until 2001, and is now the EMS headquarters.

Over the years many pieces of fire fighting apparatus have been purchased: the department currently has two pumpers, two 2300 gallon tankers, and a four wheel drive mini pumper heavy rescue and support unit vehicle.

In the early 1930's, the fireman's organization purchased six acres of land on the north side of the village for a community park. It was drained, plowed and seeded by volunteer workers. A few years later another tract of land was purchased and added to the park. It was well planted with shade trees, two ball diamonds were laid out, and lighting was installed along with drain tile. Two shelters were added over time to accommodate family reunions, group picnics and wedding receptions; the large shelter was torn down and a new larger shelter was built recently at a cost of over $80,000.00. All of the park buildings, parking areas, trees and utilities are taken care of by the Fire Department with funds raised at the annual festival held in August of each year.

Perhaps an organization like the volunteer fire department which serves the community so well comes to be taken for granted. It might be well to consider what it would be like not to have the security of the services that are offered if there are not enough volunteer firepersons to provide the services!