Oma Volunteer Fire Department

Oma Volunteer Fire Department Station house is located approximately 13 miles south of Hurley, WI on Highway 51. Please be patient with replies from this page as we do not check it daily.

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Annual pump testing for Oma Volunteer Fire Department.Both trucks were put through their paces tonight and passed with f...
09/04/2026

Annual pump testing for Oma Volunteer Fire Department.

Both trucks were put through their paces tonight and passed with flying colors.

Pumps tested. Rigs ready.

Big water 💦🚒

08/29/2026

Released from Saxon.

After four days supporting the Enbridge pipeline response, Oma Volunteer Fire Department was released from the Saxon incident earlier this afternoon.

There is potential for our department to be called back Monday as operations continue.

Steady was good, but home is better.

Day four in Saxon.Oma Volunteer Fire Department remains deployed in support of the ongoing Enbridge pipeline response.Wo...
08/29/2026

Day four in Saxon.

Oma Volunteer Fire Department remains deployed in support of the ongoing Enbridge pipeline response.

Working alongside some great people, with incredible support from the surrounding community.

Steady is good.

Day three for Oma Volunteer Fire Department at Fire Command in Saxon.The command post continues to be staffed around the...
08/28/2026

Day three for Oma Volunteer Fire Department at Fire Command in Saxon.

The command post continues to be staffed around the clock alongside members of Iron County and Bad River fire departments.

We’re grateful for the continued support from the community, the Saxon Fairgrounds, Iron County Emergency Management, Enbridge, and everyone working behind the scenes to keep operations moving.

OVFD expects to remain on scene through Monday.

Long days, good people, and thankfully, a whole lot of boring.

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

Around 150 people are supporting the response to the incident at a Line 5 valve project in Saxon, Wisconsin, including Iron County Sheriff’s Office, Iron County Emergency Management, the Ashland and Superior Hazardous Materials teams, local fire departments from Gurney, Saxon, Kimball, and Oma, and Enbridge response personnel. There have been no injuries during the response.

Safety remains our #1 concern. For the safety of first responders, the local community, and response personnel, a temporary no-fly zone over the site is still in effect and access to the area remains restricted.

On Tuesday, August 25, a parked and unoccupied third-party subcontractor flatbed truck delivering equipment to the site rolled into an open excavation at a Line 5 valve project, striking the pipe and releasing natural gas liquids (NGLs). No one was injured. As a precaution, a nearby rural home was evacuated. The affected section of pipe was immediately isolated, and Line 5 remains shut down.

Enbridge continues to respond to the incident and work toward safely restoring service to the pipeline.

Power has been restored to most of the residents affected by the power outage.

As a reminder, the incident involves the release of natural gas liquids (NGLs), not natural gas. NGLs are hydrocarbons separated from natural gas during processing. Common NGL products include propane, butane, and ethane. These products are used for home heating, crop drying, and as key building blocks in thousands of everyday products, including plastics, medical supplies, electronics, and clothing.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.
Sheriff Paul Samardich

08/27/2026

A parked, unoccupied semi-truck rolled into an open valve project excavation site Aug. 25 in Iron County, striking the pipe and releasing NGLs.

Sunrise in Saxon.Oma Volunteer Fire Department is on station, supporting Iron County Emergency Management as operations ...
08/27/2026

Sunrise in Saxon.

Oma Volunteer Fire Department is on station, supporting Iron County Emergency Management as operations continue.

Ironwood stood ground for the night watch. Thank you.

Boring is good.

Oma Volunteer Fire Department was relocated to the staging area at the Saxon Fairgrounds due to a shift in winds and ele...
08/27/2026

Oma Volunteer Fire Department was relocated to the staging area at the Saxon Fairgrounds due to a shift in winds and elevated benzene levels.

Our department was covering the 7 AM–7 PM shift today, and we are expecting to provide coverage Thursday and Friday as well.

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8001N US Highway 51
Hurley, WI
54534

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