The department has 7 vehicles:

Here are a couple of pictures of our new station, dedicated July 4th 2007.

Here is a picture of the Rescue Unit, Pumper, and 2000 gallon Tanker.

Here is Unit 22 grass rig and 99-2

Here are the two units kept in the Surprise station, a tanker and grass rig.

A little history of the Rising City Volunteer Fire Department

On November 23, 1904, the Rising City Fire Company adopted a constitution and by-laws. A new fire house was completed in June of 1917 and the firemen had a new place to store their ladders and equipment.

A terrible fire that destroyed the Opera House and 5 business places in December of 1923 resulted in the purchase of a new fire truck in 1929.

The Firemen organized a Rescue Squad in 1952 and purchased a resuscitator. In 1963 a Rescue Unit was purchased with donations from the community. In 1968 a second Rescue Unit (a Cadillac ambulance) was purchased and the old ambulance was turned into a crash unit.

A new Fire Hall (the current fire station today) was built in 1957 on Main Street in Rising City with 4 bay doors. 3 face to the west and 1 faces to the south.

Rising City is also joined with Surprise, Nebraska which is 6 miles to the south. In Suprise we have a Tanker and a quick response Grass Rig. The Surprise Grass Rig has Oxygen, Blood Pressure equipment, and bandages for quick responses to medical emergencies until the Rising City Ambulance can get down there.

Today we have 41 members. 20 of those members are EMT’s.

Rising City is included in the Butler County Mutual Aid and the Big 8 Mutual Aid organizations.