WPFD had three structure fire calls and two structure fires in 12 hours between last night and this morning. This has been a tremendous strain of work in a short period but it is made better with help from your friends.

When we suddenly get a large demand incident (requiring extra manpower and portable water supply) like a structure fire or woods fire, we pull our needed resources from each of our station areas to get the trucks and personnel onsite quickly.

We are appreciative of our established mutual aid partners who also help fill the gaps when time is critical. Their help is vital.

Thanks to Collegeville Fire, Salem Fire, and Crystal Fire for an assist on an early morning fire near Trinity Lane.

A little about this photo…this image has decades of experience by dedicated WPFD volunteers at a recent structure fire. The significance is that the two old guys Nathan and Phil, are career firefighters with lots of experience and a young officer, Josh on the right, gives it his all to be a better firefight and junior leader at his station.

Each of them are working for free, for you, and taking necessary risks to protect lives and save property. They use those skills working for their neighbors in the community they live in and we can’t do what is needed without guys (and gals) like them. Do you also donate your professional skills pro Bono, when you get home at the end of a long day at the office or your job? They sure do.

Because of their professional schedules, rarely are all three of these guys on the same fire at the same time. Another career guy not pictured was in the call too but wasn’t near by when the photo was taken.

We never celebrate the damage or loss that our neighbors face on a devastating wreck or fire. But a photo of the job, our work, our temporary office can indicate the monumental scale of the task and effort.It is part of the story we try to share.

You might notice not much smiling (ok, Nathan on the left has a slight grin from tired delirium or habit for a photo, but it isn’t a smile) here after 5 hours of fighting a flame-throwing dragon while attempting to save as much of a home or property as possible. They are tired and grateful to save as much of the home as they can. We are all grateful.

This photo captures just a few of our warriors at the end of a battle, not trophy hunters at the end of a hunt. They are seeking success at their assignment, not glory.

Sorry for the noise, Ferndale. WPFD is out working a structure fire this evening and without hydrants in the area we are trucking a lot of water with our tanker trucks and the Pulaski County tanker taskforce.

Around 7:30 pm we were dispatched for a structure fire involving a chimney on West Hawk Trail. The home was fully involved on our arrival and we got to work quickly. bringing in extra manpower and water is necessary for a quick-moving fire. Luckily no one was injured.

We will be out here for a while longer to finish the job. Thanks to our mutual aid partners for the assistance. Paron FD, Crystal Fire, Collegeville Fire, and water supply from several mutual aid companies.

WPFD is finishing up work on a Structure Fire on Fitzhugh Lane in the northwest part of our district off of AR Hwy 113. Around 3:00 pm today crews from our Station 4 responded with additional crews from Stations 1, 2, and 3 as well as mutual aid partner Williams Junction Fire Department.

Good job everyone and quick work!

WPFD had a fantastic time at the Annual Ferndale Country Christmas Parade! It grows so much each year. So many additional vehicles and participants showed up to an all-time high crowd. It was a fantastic time. We will post a few of our pics here and add a few more as we get them.

Thanks to all the participants and the crowd that make this event so much fun every year! We sure have the Christmas spirit now!