Grand Rapids, WI Volunteer Fire Department

03/24/2026

Great job by the night crew training on Ice/Cold Water Rescue! Water rescue calls are very few in number, but very high in severity with the dangers involved and a very tight timeline to get out to perform the rescue! Some additional photos below.

03/23/2026

Our Annual Grand Rapids Fire Department Easter Egg Hunt is coming up fast for children ages 0-10!! Fire Department and other area agencies will have vehicles on display! Thanks to all our area merchants for sponsoring this event to make it possible!! See you there!!

03/23/2026

Ice/Coldwater Rescue Refresher today and tonight on Lake Wazeecha.
Ice on the edges IS NOT SAFE!!!!! We have special equipment to be out there!!

03/19/2026

Stop in and see us on Election Day! Weather permitting, we will have equipment outside on display and some tasty food inside!

01/18/2026

Congratulations to Curtis Manning and Jose Costas for passing their state test for Certified Firefighter 1!! We appreciate your hard work!

01/09/2026

2025 was another busy year for our department! We had 156 calls for FIRE and 420 calls for EMS, for a total of 576 calls. Our call volumes have basically doubled in recent years.

To all my department members, THANK YOU for caring about your neighbors and putting in all the time most people say they don't have to train and make calls!! YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Grateful,
Chief Piatt

01/08/2026

We are joining forces with Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department and Biron Fire Department to support Dave Kerkman who is battling cancer. Dave was Chief at Wisconsin Rapids and then Biron. Please consider supporting Dave in his fight!

Online ordering for Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department Give Cancer the Boot ends on Fri, Jan 16, 2026 (11:59 PM CST)

12/05/2025

Grand Rapids Fire & EMS has joined forces with this great cause!

10/28/2025

Thanks to all the dedicated members of our department and all our mutual aid partners!

10/19/2025

Last night we had our annual awards dinner, congratulations to the following:
5 years of service
Dylan Weimer
Dave Romanski

EMS Responder of the Year
Dan Paulsen

Robert Walloch Memorial Award/ Firefighter of the Year
Nathaniel Grys

Thank you to the whole department for your service and dedication!!

10/16/2025

10/10/2025

Whew! Fire Prevention week is complete! 5 solid days of morning and afternoon sessions!
This week we were at:
St Luke’s Lutheran Preschool
Building Blocks Day Care
Grant Elementary K, 1st and 2nd grades
Woodside 4K
Pitsch Early Learning 4K
Renaissance Assisted Living

A special thank you to our own Captain Ski, he is the heartbeat of our Fire Prevention program! His passion for fire safety is unmatched! He really knows how to reach those kids!

And of course thanks to the rest of the members current and retired, who helped out this week!