Fire Administration Daily Hours - Monday Thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The traditions and pride run deep in the Eau Claire Fire Department and date back to times well before 1900. Before Eau Claire was the city it is now, it was actually three separate cities consisting of West, East and North Eau Claire--each with its own form of government. Tides of tradition were formed beginning with
the first steam engine that was purchased in 1871, and a deep sense of pride shows through even today when a new ambulance, engine, rescue, or specialty vehicle arrives at one of the six fire stations. Our department has grown from the date of its first full-time firefighter, W. Willard, joining ranks on January 30, 1871, to the current staff number of 94 career firefighters and staff. Elaborate radio systems with speakers have replaced the ticker-tape telegraph alarms and the red fire alarm pull boxes, and it’s a certainty that the number of calls has increased every year.
