Fire Department
The Medford Volunteer Fire Department began in 1939. Medford's first fire truck was equipped with a 300-gallon tank, roof ladder, and extension ladder, two hand hooks and a pump with a capacity of 200-gallons-per-minute. The first fire hall was built in 1954. Medford currently has 22 volunteer firefighters, 1 chief, 1 assistant chief, and 4 commanders. They have 3 pumpers, 2 tankers, and 1 personnel carrier. They average 70 calls a year.
FIRE CHIEF - Craig Helgeson
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR - Rick Hager
ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF - Eric Finholdt
COMMANDER - Matt Mullenbach
COMMANDER - Mike Smith
Medford Fire Department, attached to City Hall
408 2nd Avenue SE
Medford, MN 55049