FOR EMERGENCIES, DIAL 911
Our Services
EMS
RESCUE
RESCUE
Our Quick Response Unit (QRU), staffed with EMTs and firefighters, assists East Boise County Ambulance (our local ambulance service) in medical and rescue calls.
RESCUE
RESCUE
RESCUE
We provide rescue services to incidents such as vehicle accidents, back country extraction, and swift water rescue.
Structural Firefighting
Structural Firefighting
Structural Firefighting
We have two structural fire apparatus and two water tenders to respond to structure fires and other incidents.
Wildland Firefighting
Structural Firefighting
Structural Firefighting
We have three wildland engines. Our district resides in an area known as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), making wildfire a high priority during our dry season.
MISSION, VISION, and VALUES
Wilderness Ranch Fire Protection District
MISSION: It is the mission of the Wilderness Ranch Fire Protection District to deliver a professional level of service while providing for personnel safety and protecting the lives and property of those we serve.
VISION: Our mission shall be accomplished through the effective application of our resources, cooperative efforts with our neighboring emergency service providers, and through continual improvement of personnel training, recruitment and retention, emergency apparatus and equipment, and community outreach and education.
WRFPD Values:
Safety and Education: For our staff, firefighters, EMTs, and community.
Community: We exist for and because of you.
Volunteerism and Family: We honor the volunteers that serve and have served this department. Our volunteers spend countless hours training and responding to emergencies. This is time away from their families, lives, work, and home. While we are all one large family, we appreciate our first responder's immediate families for sharing their loved ones who serve the district.
Responsibility, Trust, and Transparency: It is our responsibility to maintain trust by providing transparency in what we do fiscally and in the services we provide.
Duty: We strive for proficiency, respond quickly and safely, and build our volunteers and staff up for the future.
Respect: For those we serve and the volunteers who respond to emergencies day and night. We continually look out for the well being of our members and the community.
Integrity: We will always seek improvement, we will listen, and we will set the example to the best of our ability.
Any plan, standard operating guideline, policy, or undertaking by the district should be done in conjunction with our Mission, Vision ,and Values.
APPARATUS
Engine 201
1989 Type 1 engine with 500 gallons. This is our primary structure engine for the district.
Engine 202
1988 Type 2 structure engine with 1000 gallons. We also use it for wildland fires and occasionally for vehicle accidents and fires.
Tender 222
This is a 2011 tactical water tender, meaning it can be used for fire suppression water support, as a pumper for a structure fire, etc. It is used on structure and wildland fires. Carries 3000 gallons.
Tender 223
This is a 2007 support water tender that follows our structure engines to any house fire. It is used on wildland fires and for mutual aid as well. Carries 2500 gallons.
Engine 243
1989 wildland engine used for wildland fire, traffic control, vehicle fires, command, etc. Carries 150 gallons.
Engine 244
2000 wildland engine used for wildland fire, traffic control, vehicle fires, command, etc. Carries 300 gallons.
Engine 245
2004 wildland engine used for wildland fire, traffic control, vehicle fires, command, etc. Carries 500 gallons.
Rescue 291
2009 F-450. This is our primary rescue vehicle that carries gear for most rescue situations including water rescue, rope rescue, extrication, etc. This truck has a compressed air foam system for extinguishing small car fires or to keep a fire from starting.
Rescue 294
2017 Ford F-250. This is the command vehicle for the department. It carries gear for emergency medical services (EMS) and basic rescue.
Rescue Boat
We use the rescue boat in Mores Creek, Lucky Peak Reservoir, Arrowrock Reservoir and the Boise River above Arrowrock Reservoir.