Fire Department

Ways We Serve

The community of Westfield established its first fire department on April 29th, 1904. The town voted to purchase the first hand-drawn chemical fire engine for the community. The first fire chief was R.E. Johnson, and he took his post in May. 118 years later, I have the honor to serve at the organization's helm. From our humble beginnings, we have grown with the Westfield community. We are currently responding from three fire stations, covering 56 square miles within Washington Township and the incorporated areas of Westfield. We complete this wit 97 shift members covering three battalions. We currently run three engine companies, one ladder, three transporting ambulances, three battalion chiefs, and three field resource paramedics. All our members are trained to the Emergency Medical Technician Basic level at a minimum, and almost 33% are at the paramedic level. In 2023, we responded to 4,859 incidents, 66% of which were EMS. We averaged over 13 calls for service per day, and our average turnout time was 1:15. Not included in the emergency responses, we responded to over 350 MIH and social services calls.

Special Operations

Westfield Fire handles a variety of incidents that are outside the scope of fire or medical. We provide services that cover hazardous materials incidents and specialty rescue, including trench, confined space rescues, vehicle entrapments, rope rescue, building collapse, and water rescue. A few members of the organization respond with other members in the state to large-scale events and natural disasters, rendering care and delivering aid all over the United States. The organization has been involved with planning and mitigating large-scale events such as Westfield Rocks the Fourth and Colts Training Camp and other events ranging from runs to NCAA-sanctioned events held at Grand Park.

Fire Prevention & Community Outreach

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Our services extend beyond emergency response and include public education and prevention via community events, building inspections, plan reviews, media campaigns, school visits, bilingual services, grant writing, and many other programs. Our community outreach programs include specialties like our Field Resource Paramedics, who complete scheduled visits with patients discharged from local hospitals, mental health, and crisis intervention, and recently assisting agencies in the county during the COVID-19 pandemic through vaccinations and testing.

Thank you for your support and for visiting our website.

Sincerely,

Chief Rob Gaylor