Salem Fire Department

04/10/2026

03/21/2026

Use the link below to check the grassland fire danger for McCook County.

https://www.weather.gov/fsd/rfdfsd

03/14/2026

I-90 will be closing from Wall to Sioux Falls at midnight due to the incoming weather. Everyone please stay safe and only travel if its an emergency once the storm starts.

11/19/2025

2026 Officers

Chief Nathan Olinger
1st Assistant Chief John Oyen
2nd Assistant Chief Darin Koch
Secretary/Treasurer Dustin Weber

09/28/2025

Fire department family fun day.

09/21/2025

Saturday September 27th starting at 1:30PM Salem FD will be having a department water fight and family fun day. Bring your lawn chairs and come enjoy the afternoon with us. I have heard a rumor that the football team is trying to put a team together and they think they can beat us. We will see if they show up…..

Kids water fight to follow the main competition.

Nate Olinger
Fire Chief

09/13/2025

Congratulations to the 6 fire department members that completed state fire certification this morning by participating in a live fire burn in the state owned fire training trailer. They were a part of a county wide class of 14 firefighters that was held in Salem this summer. Thank you to Huron FD for their assistance.

04/15/2025

Open burning Reminders - Please review the open burning information on the McCook County EM Website before any burn.

https://www.mccookcountyem.com/open-burning

04/09/2025

Red Flag warning starting this afternoon!!

04/07/2025

We spend a few hours today helping a landowner burn off some CRP acres.