Springfield, MO Fire Department

We've officially placed two new fire engines into service on the east side of Springfield, continuing our commitment to maintaining a modern, reliable fleet capable of meeting our community’s emergency response needs.

One apparatus has been placed in service at Fire Station 7 in the Brentwood neighborhood, while the second has been assigned to Fire Station 10 in the Galloway Village neighborhood. Both vehicles feature updated safety systems, improved reliability and enhanced operational capabilities designed to support emergency response personnel across a wide range of incidents.

The new fire engines, manufactured by Toyne and built in Breda, Iowa, are 1,500 GPM Class A pumpers equipped with 750-gallon water tanks. The apparatus were delivered in 2026 after being ordered in 2024 and represent an investment of approximately $827,984 each. The apparatus replace two Spartan fire engines that had been in service for more 20 years.

Funding for the new engines was made possible through the voter-approved 2017 Level Property Tax and City General Fund revenues.

“We’re grateful that the Springfield community's continued support of public safety initiatives has allowed the fire department to make critical investments in personnel, facilities and emergency response equipment,” said Fire Chief David Pennington. “The 2017 Level Property Tax has played a significant role in ensuring we can systematically replace aging apparatus and maintain a fleet capable of meeting the growing needs of the community.”

Answer the call and join Greene County first responders and CBCO for our Annual Bleed Greene Blood Drive!
We’ll celebrate with free food, t-shirts, ice cream, and special rewards for donating blood! And, your donation earns a vote for your favorite agency to help them take home the Bleed Greene trophy.
Plus, for every donation, $10 goes to the Greene County 100 Club who helps support the families of fallen first responders.
𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧, 𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗜𝗩𝗘:
👕 A limited-edition "Bleed Greene" T-shirt
🍨A voucher for a pint of Hiland ice cream
🩸A commemorative Bleed Greene patch
🎟️ A Give & Go Fun Pass, worth more than $245 in admissions and activities to some of our incredible area attractions
🎉 FUN 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦:
☀️Free Cookout: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
☀️Emergency Vehicles on Display: All Day
☀️Vendor Booths and Free Swag: All Day
⏰ 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗗
Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are encouraged to minimize potential wait times at the blood drive. To make an appointment, call 417-227-5006 or visit www.cbco.org.

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During the month of May, the Springfield Fire Department conducted a series of high-rise fire training drills in conjunction with regional fire service partners. The training was hosted on the campus of Missouri State University through a partnership with university staff that allowed firefighters to utilize a high-rise facility for realistic training scenarios.

Participating departments included the Springfield Fire Department, Republic Fire Department, and the Battlefield, Brookline, Logan-Rogersville, Ozark, and Willard fire protection districts.

High-rise fire operations are considered high-risk, low-frequency incidents that require extensive coordination, planning, and specialized training. While participating agencies routinely conduct fire and live-fire training, high-rise emergencies present unique operational challenges due to elevated access requirements, complex building layouts, large occupant loads, and extended operational demands.

Through these drills, firefighters trained on a variety of critical operational objectives including:

🔥Incident command structure and coordination
🔥Fire attack and suppression techniques
🔥Mass evacuation procedures
🔥Standpipe system utilization
🔥Fireground radio communications
🔥Multi-agency coordination and resource management.

“This type of regional training is essential to ensuring firefighters are prepared to respond safely and effectively to complex emergencies,” said Battalion Chief Ben Wahl of the Springfield Fire Department Training Bureau. “The ability to train in a realistic high-rise environment alongside our regional partners strengthens operational readiness and improves coordinated response capabilities for the entire region.”

The Springfield Fire Department and its regional partners remain committed to ongoing training, collaboration, and professional development to ensure the highest level of emergency services delivery to the communities they serve.

May is Mental Health Month. Springfield Fire Department feels strongly that mental health awareness is important and wants to do all it can to support the mental health of staff and the community. This week some of the command staff at Springfield Fire Department received training in QPR or Question. Persuade. Refer, through a partnership with Community Partnership of the Ozarks. This training gives the tools to recognize the warning signs of someone thinking about su***de and to feel comfortable to speak to them about it, and to connect them with resources. For information on how to receive this training you can reach out to Community Partnership of the Ozarks. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health you can call 988 to find resources in your area.

📚🚒 🧑🏻‍🚒 In partnership with Great Southern Bank, we are expanding our commitment to community education through a new literacy initiative aimed at young learners and their families. The program, supported by the Community Matters Grant, enhances the department’s monthly Fire Safety Story Time held at Fire Station 3.14 at the Discovery Center Springfield.

Firefighters will begin providing a free book to every household with a child in attendance – an effort designed to reinforce key lessons beyond the classroom and into the home. Each book is carefully selected to highlight themes such as fire safety, good citizenship and the importance of reading.

The initiative is funded through a $4,000 Community Matters Grant awarded to the Springfield Fire Department in February. The funding allows the department to supply books to children who participate in the interactive educational sessions, ensuring that families leave not only with knowledge, but also with tools to continue learning together.

“This partnership allows us to extend our mission beyond emergency response and into prevention and education,” said Cassie Melvin of the Springfield Fire Department. “By combining fire safety messaging with literacy, we’re helping build safer, more informed households while also encouraging a lifelong love of reading.”

Fire Safety Story Time is a recurring monthly event hosted at the Discovery Center, where firefighters engage children through storytelling, hands-on demonstrations, and age-appropriate fire safety discussions. The addition of take-home books further strengthens the program’s impact by encouraging continued conversation and learning at home.

Upcoming story times are:

👨🏻‍🚒May 15
👨🏻‍🚒June 26
👨🏻‍🚒July 17
👨🏻‍🚒Sept. 18
👨🏻‍🚒Oct. 16
👨🏻‍🚒Nov. 20
👨🏻‍🚒Dec. 18.

Families are encouraged to attend these free events to learn more about fire safety while fostering literacy in a fun and engaging environment.