Grand Rapids, WI Volunteer Fire Department

01/18/2026

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

01/17/2026

Great training opportunity! AC Mark Rusch, Lieutenant Eric Voight and Chief Bob Piatt gained some valuable information!

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!

09/21/2025

We had 3 members and a spouse participate in the 9/11 stair climb at Lambeau Field! Thanks for representing Grand Rapids, Madyson, Trentyn, Nathaniel and Kayla!

09/15/2025

There will be a strong presence of FIRE Department vehicles on the town streets today as we are doing our vehicle operation training today!

08/27/2025

Chief Minor is an amazing asset not only to Pittsville and Wood County, but this whole region!!!

A little over thirteen years ago, a fire chief asked my father-in-law if he knew where to find someone who could teach vehicle extrication. Dan said "he knew a guy".

The class was presented and a lasting impact was made that has continued to grow and spread. Chief's ability to bring firefighters and organizations together is second to absolutely none (such as pictured from this recent 1403 training burn). While those around him pull their own weight, my impression is that they would follow him anywhere.

These thirteen years later, I am still blessed to call that Chief a colleague in the fire service, a tremendous mentor, and friend.

Why bring it up? Because our mentors need to know their impact.

Thank you Chief Jerry Minor!

Pittsville Fire Company