History[]
Olympia Rural Fire Department was established in 1981 after the Missouri Department of Conservation asked locals if they would help create a fire department. The Olympia community stepped up and took on the task. The Missouri Department of Conservation provided starting money and their first truck. The department built a two-bay station and later added a third bay and a community room. In 2012 the department took a loan and built a newer two bay station with a community room. The department's first Chief retired after over 40 years of service to the community in 2019. A new chief took over, and the department grew bigger through the years. On October 30th, 2021, Jerico Springs Fire Department merged with Olympia Rural Fire Department, transferring trucks, equipment and the station that they had. This brought the service area of the department to four counties: Cedar, Barton, Dade and Vernon. Olympia Rural Fire Department is now the largest fire agency in Cedar County in terms of service area with over 200 square miles.
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10900 South Highway 97, El Dorado Springs | 1981-present | Original station, razed and new station built onsite. |
| 2 | 110 West Broadway Street, Jerico Springs | 2021-present | Former Jerico Springs Fire Department station |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Station 1 - 10900 South Highway 97, El Dorado Springs[]
Opened 1981, new building 2012, added on in 2022
- Brush 400-1 (Unit 1) - 2004 Ford F-350 / FD built Type 5 (125/450)
- Rescue 444 - 200? Ford F-450 / FD built walk-around (Ex-Private owner)
- Gator 1 - 200? John Deere Gator (Ex-Missouri Department of Conservation)
- Pumper 470 - 1996 GMC TopKick (?/1000) (Ex-Newton Falls Volunteer Fire Department (New York))
- Brush 3 - 1981 Ford F-250 Type 6 (On loan from the Missouri Department of Conservation)
- Tanker 480 (Tanker 1) - 197? Ford L-9000 (?/2600) (Ex-Tanker 410) (Ex-Milo Rural Fire Department (Missouri))
- Mobile Air Cascade Trailer -
Station 2 - 110 West Broadway Street, Jerico Springs[]
- Brush 400-2 (Unit 2) - 2004 Ford F-350 / FD built Type 5 (125/450)
- Pumper 471 - 198? E-One (?/750) (Sold to Halfway Fire and Rescue (Missouri), bought back from them in late 2025)
- Heavy 7 - 2004 Stewart & Stevenson M1078 (?/1000) (Ex-Heavy 6) (Ex-Missouri Department of Conservation)
In Production[]
- Brush 5 - 19?? Ford F-350 4x4 Type 6 (125/250)
- Tanker 481 - 200? Freightliner (125/1000) (Ex-Missouri Department of Conservation)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2006 Ford F-250 4x4 Type 6 brush (125/200) (Ex-Brush 7) (Sold to a private owner)
- 1999 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 Type 5 brush (125/450) (Ex-Brush 4) (Sold to a private owner)
- 1993 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1500/750) (Ex-State Park Volunteer Fire Department) (Sold to Halfway Fire and Rescue (Missouri))
- 1981 Ford pumper (508/1000) (ex-Pumper 419) (Ex-Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District) (Sold to a private owner)
- 1972 Mack CF600 pumper (1250/1000) (Ex-Rescue 412, ex-Pumper 412) (Ex-Roby Fire Department) (Sold to a private owner)
- 1972 Chevrolet / American LaFrance tanker (1000/1100) (Ex-Tanker 414) (Ex-Golden City Volunteer Fire Department) (Sold to a private owner)
- 1970 M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 tanker (Ex-Tanker 304, ex-Tanker 3) (125/1200) (Returned to and decommissioned by the Missouri Department of Conservation)
- 197? Ford pumper (Ex-Pumper 19) (Ex-Dade County R-4 Rural Fire Protection District) (Sold to a private owner)
- 197? Ford L-9000 tanker (?/1500) (Ex-Golden City Volunteer Fire Department (Missouri)) (Sold to a private owner)
- 197? AM General 5-ton tanker (?/2500) (Ex-Tanker 3) (Ex-White Rock Fire Protection District (Missouri)) (Ex-Missouri Department of Conservation) (Returned and decommissioned by the Missouri Department of Conservation)
External Links[]
Olympia Rural Fire Department Facebook page