We need volunteers!

Draper Fire Department is becoming EMR credentialed, members needed. CPR classes coming also for interested residents.

We now have a couple state certified Emergency Medical Responders on our department. In order to allow them to respond calls, the department is working with a medical director and the state to get credentialed as an EMR fire department.  Our hope is to respond to 911 health emergencies in those critical moments while waiting for the ambulance to travel to our remote locations. Our members are volunteer and part time, so we would like to add more responders. Other towns like Spider Lake have developed a group of citizen volunteers and we can do the same! If you are or know a retired nurse, doctor, or are interested in a few months training to become an EMR, or just a few hours to learn life-saving CPR skills, please contact us.  Firefighters and water drivers are needed too! Call 715-266-2086 or email [email protected]

We are newly reorganized as a municipal department. Draper has an Engine with 1,000 gallons, a modern tender that carries 1,750 gallons of water and a DNR brush truck for fighting grass, brush and forest fires. We work with the USFS, DNR and other municipal departments in Sawyer County under a Mutual Aid Agreement- this helps spread resources around the county, where rural volunteers are hard to come by. If you are interested in volunteering, please call 715-266-2086 or email us at [email protected]. Men and women can drive emergency vehicles, spray water, carry equipment, direct traffic, and help out at fire scenes with minimum training requirements and regular attendance at monthly trainings. Training meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 6pm.

When you join a rural volunteer fire department, you will be responding to a wide variety of situations and challenges- you will get hands on experience and be a vital part of protecting and serving your community. You will learn valuable skills to protect your own property and enhance your preparedness. If you want to go further, we provide free training through Northwoods Technical College at area fire departments throughout the year. These classes are fun and challenging and you will make lasting friendships with fire fighters, EMS and law enforcement officers around the county. If you become state certified, you can work at other paid departments as well. Your help is needed.

Please practice fire safety at home and in the forest at all times. Call 1-888-WIS-BURN before you burn. Educate visitors or renters that we tend to have high fire danger days and to never leave a fire unattended and always have water ready and extinguish fires completely. If you would like tips on how to make your property safer, we are happy to help. Call 715-266-2086 or [email protected]. We appreciate your support.