Fire
Station Locations
View a map of City of Springfield Fire Station locations & response areas. All response areas in Greene County are also
available.
Safety
Departments
See About us to learn more
about our Fire Chief SFD Organizational
Chart
Annual Reports
Community Rooms
Community
Room Policy and Rental Agreement
Fire Accreditation by the Center For Public Safety Excellence
Springfield’s is the only fire department in the state of Missouri to be accredited by the CPSE, and is one of only 123 departments out of some 30,000 nationwide to be accredited.
The CPSE is a non-profit agency governed by a board that consists of representatives from the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the International City-County Management Association, National Fire Protection Association, and members of the insurance industry, the federal government and other international groups.
The process began in 2002 with a self-assessment, followed by an exhaustive on-site review by a team of peer assessors in 2007. The peer reviewers initially deferred the accreditation due to a several core issues keeping the Department from attaining the high marks necessary.
To address those issues, the Department underwent the largest re-organization in its history, requiring the reassignment of more than 90 personnel. This mainly affected specialty teams such as the hazardous materials team, technical rescue team and the water rescue team. Other changes included implementing a strategic plan consisting of six long-term goals and going through a deployment analysis.
The peer review group returned in May 2008 for a follow-up assessment, and recommended the Springfield Fire Department for accreditation.
Formally awarded on Aug. 12, 2008.
These changes have helped streamline Department operations and ensure a more efficient operation. Springfield ranks third in the state of Missouri in total fire calls, but first in lowest cost per capita. In comparison with 11 benchmark cities from across the nation that the Springfield Fire Department surveys, it ranks third in total fire calls but tenth in total budget dollars spent.
Springfield is now one of just 52 cities nationwide to have both its Fire and Police departments accredited by official agencies. |
Kids
Find fun pictures to color, puzzles to do, and most importantly
a link to fire safety information
for kids at the FEMA web site or at the USFA Kids website.
Photos
View photos of some of our major
fires, fire stations and apparatus.
Permits
Read about permit guidelines and download PDF versions for explosives storage or use permit , gas tank vehicles, fireworks application , and open burning. NOTE: The Springfield Fire Department no longer issues blaster licenses. You may contact the Missouri Division of Fire Safety at 573-751-2930 or at firesafe@dfs.dps.mo.gov
Knox
Box Information
The KNOX-BOX ® Rapid
Entry System provides non-destructive emergency
access to commercial and residential property. More than
9,000 fire departments and government agencies use Knox
key boxes ( keybox
, keyboxes
), vaults
, cabinets
, key
switches , padlocks
, locking
FDC plugs and electronic
key retention units for safe and secure rapid entry. CALL 864-1500 FOR THE SYSTEM CODE.
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