Elk River Volunteer Fire Department

06/17/2026

Come join us this Saturday June 20th for an Open House! Bring the family by and check out the new fire trucks, Fire Station, and meet the team! 🧯🚒🧑‍🚒

05/02/2026

We just want to take a minute to thank everyone who volunteered to help, donated, and attended this years Fire Auction. Also a huge thank you to Tom's Tavern for being a great host once again for the auction and all the help keeping everything together! This year we made $20,052.00 which is amazing and will be going towards new equipment for the new trucks we have recently gotten! 🚒
Thank you to everyone and our amazing community here in Elk River!
Stay tuned for an Open House we have planned coming up here soon!🧯🧑‍🚒

04/15/2026

We are just 10 days away from the big day! We are still taking donations if you or someone you know wants to donate please get a hold of Kami or one of us firefighters! From all of us at the department we want to Thank you to everyone who has already donated and we can’t wait to see you all there next weekend!

03/04/2026

It’s that time of year where we start preparing for our annual Fire Department Auction! This year we are raising money to get a new water cannon and purchasing new equipment and supplies for our 2 new to us fire engines we purchased this spring! 🚒
We are always looking for donations for the auction so if you would like to donate it is greatly appreciated and helps so much!
Don’t forget to mark your calendars!🗓️👨‍🚒

12/01/2025

Our team has decided to do a giving tree at the Elk River General Store!

If you, or if you know of anyone or a family that would like to receive a Christmas bundle in the Elk River or surrounding area will you please message me privately? We will be taking names until December 1st! 🎄🎅🤶

What i will need to know:

•If there are children in the household.

•Ages of the kidos if any. (Boy or girl etc.)

•Clothing sizes (maybe a list of needed specific items)
[example. Coat, jeans, shirts, socks, underwear]

•Bathroom essentials that are needed.
[example. Toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant etc.]

• Specific pantry essentials needed

We will do our best to distribute Christmas bundles after receiving all donations on December 22. As it creeps up to the due date,I will keep local updates on donations received and what is still needed until deadline.

If you would like to donate, please read attachment. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us or call the store any time, we are all happy to help! Thank you!

208.826.3299

10/28/2025

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10/28/2025

The City had a water leak last weekend. It has been fixed but a lot of water was lost. Please conserve water so we can build our tank levels back up. Thank you!

08/15/2025

Duck race finals from Saturday Elk River Days…for the record, myself, Jeff Latta and the Morton’s donated it to our Mama Gail who left us the Monday before -Godspeed 🪽😇

07/29/2025

Elk River Sentinel – July 28, 1911

FIRE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZED FOR THE MILL AND FOR THE TOWN OF ELK RIVER

“At a well attended meeting held on Tuesday evening a fire department for the Potlatch Lumber company’s sawmill and yard was organized. The meeting was opened by electing Andrew Bloom, chairman, and D.D. Rosenberry, secretary.

John Roach and W.J. Beadone were placed in nomination for chief of the department. Mr. Beadone received the majority vote and was elected. Peter Deidrich was elected assistant chief. Michael Lillig was elected treasurer.

The regular meetings of the department will be held on Wednesday evening of each week. A fine of 25 cents will be assessed against each member who is absent from any regular meeting without a valid excuse.

The department has twenty-five members enrolled. Mill Superintendent Jos. Edwards selecting one-half from the mill crew and the other half being selected by Yard Superintendent Chas. Peterson from the yard crew.”

Photo is of the Potlatch Lumber Fire Department crew in 1922.

07/29/2025