Valparaiso Fire & Rescue

08/01/2026

It's Blood drive day! Come fill a seat and help impact a life.

Needing your Help Valparaiso Area and Friends!
We have 11 spots open for the blood drive. Let's fill those seats!
Send a message if you need help registering or please walk in. Aug. 1st 9am to 1pm

07/31/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who bought into the 2026 calendar drawing!!!!

Well for the Seventh drawing of 2026!!!! We would like to thank all our sponsor for the month July!!! Thank you !!

This month sponsor — Tvrdys one stop

The July month winner is ….

260181 John Jisa

John we will be contacting you today on the item you won Thank you to all our sponsors that help us put the calendar together this year!! All proceeds are going to our new for equipment for our department !!! Thank you all for your support!!!!!

Contact us if you would like to sponsor a month in the 2027 calendar!!

07/29/2026

Needing your Help Valparaiso Area and Friends!
We have 11 spots open for the blood drive. Let's fill those seats!
Send a message if you need help registering or please walk in. Aug. 1st 9am to 1pm

07/19/2026

A few members went out to Dwight to there Czech Festival!! Thanks to Dwight for the invite!!

This past month Valparaiso has been to a few different neighboring depts parades!!! We went to Weston for there 150 years!! Ceresco days parade also!! Thank you all for the invite!!!

07/04/2026

"Wishing everyone a wonderful, fun-filled, and safe 4th of July! Cheers to a historic 250 years of America. Have a fantastic Independence Day!!!

06/30/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who bought into the 2026 calendar drawing!!!!

Well for the sixth drawing of 2026!!!! We would like to thank all our sponsor for the month June!! Thank you !!

This month sponsor — Benes Heating & Air

The June month winner is ….

260139 Kevin Gerdes

Kevin we will be contacting you today on the item you won Thank you to all our sponsors that help us put the calendar together this year!! All proceeds are going to our new for equipment for our department !!! Thank you all for your support!!!!!

Contact us if you would like to sponsor a month in the 2027 calendar!!

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day!

06/08/2026

Thank you guys for coming over for the parade

06/08/2026

We would also like to thank all the departments that joined us in the parade!!! Thank you Raymond , Ceresco, Dwight , Weston and Malmo!! Sorry we didn’t get any pictures but we appreciate them for also being there when needed.

06/08/2026

We are incredibly proud to celebrate our team today at Val Days! A huge thank you to our community for recognizing the hard work and dedication of the ⁠Valparaiso Fire Department. We are so grateful for our 28 dedicated members—over half of whom are certified EMTs! We also want to give a special shout-out to several of our outstanding members who were honored today for their dedicated years of service. Thank you all for keeping our community safe!

5 - years — ( 1st picture)

Helen Andelt

10- years — ( 2nd picture)

Kyle Swartz

15 - years— ( Not Pictured)

Karen Brightenburg

35 - years — ( 3rd Picture)

Don Tvrdy
( Also Nominated as VFW Firefighter of the Year)

40 - years — (4th picture)

Mark Nelson

60 - years — (5th picture)

Tom Trutna

Thank you again to our entire team for your unwavering dedication and determination