Fire Department

Mission Statement
The mission of the Liberal Fire Department is to support the goals of the City of Liberal by protecting life, property and the environment through the activities of education, training, prevention, preparedness and incident mitigation.


Brief History of the Liberal Fire Department
The Liberal Fire Department was established on June 5th 1906, this incorporated Liberal first fire chief and thirteen volunteer firefighters. Liberals first fire department truck was a newly bought American LaFrance fire truck, which was purchased at a price of $3000. Then in 1968 Liberal's volunteer fire department became a combination fire department with seven full time employees, which consisted of a Fire Chief, six full time firefighters and seventeen volunteers. The fire department operated out of two stations with-in the city of Liberal. Today's operation of the Liberal Fire Department includes eighteen full-time employees, consisting of a Fire Chief, Fire Marshall, and Deputy Chief of Operations, three Captains, twelve full time firefighters and twenty volunteer firefighters. Liberal's fire department operates out of two stations that are manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our fire department offers quality fire protection, emergency rescue, fire prevention education, inspections, and suppression operations. Liberal's fire department provides fire protection to the City of Liberal with vehicle extrication and rescue services extending throughout Seward County and parts of Oklahoma.