Springfield and Washington County Fire Department

05/30/2026

An EF-2 tornado ripped through a rural part of Washington County, killing one man, leaving several others injured and homes destroyed.

05/30/2026

05/19/2026

Last night the Springfield Fire Department and the Washington County Fire Department participated in the state drivers training cone course. Thanks to SFRT instructors Mike Mulholland and Scott Lawson for setting up the course and evaluating the drivers.

05/16/2026

Your Springfield and Washington County Fire Departments spent 8 hours Saturday practicing confine space rescue drills at Willett Distillery. Also attending the training were Joe Carpenter of the rescue squad and Kevin Devine, EM.

We would like to thank Willett Distillery for allowing us to train in their facility.

We would also like to thank State Fire Rescue instructor Devin Mason for the teaching class.

05/15/2026

🛑OUR NEW FIREFIGHTER TEST HAS BEEN SCHEDULED🛑
‼️Applications are due by Friday, June 12th‼️
👇To get all the info and an application emailed to you, follow this link below 👇
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-qtOmCC-2E53HwL5UDVEVxLBc-ckg8TsNzoVfO_z_q-y2rQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=102787859432825252364

05/15/2026

Congratulations to Matthew and the Springfield/ Washington county 911 center for this historic landmark in service to the community.

Join us in sending a huge congratulations to Matthew Flowers on becoming our newest certified dispatcher! Matthew has just completed the intensive 4-week training academy at the Department of Criminal Justice Training in Richmond! He is excited to start his career in public safety telecommunications!

Matthew graduating the academy marks a historic landmark for Springfield/Washington County E-911. For the first time in department history, we will be operating with 2 dispatchers 24/7! This landmark is aimed at providing better quality service alongside the growth of Washington County. We remain steadfast in our commitment of providing the highest quality of 911 service to our citizens, visitors, and responders!

05/12/2026

Last night the Springfield Fire and the Washington County Fire Departments had a class on drivers training. The class included going over the laws that govern emergency response.
Thanks to SFRT area 5 instructor Mike Mulholland for teaching the class.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from Springfield and Washington County Fire Departments.