Vail Volunteer Fire Department

06/04/2026

04/30/2026

Mother’s Day is coming up. Bring mom and the whole family for a wonderful breakfast and support the Vail Fire Department. Dine in or carry out from 7:30 to 12:30 at the Vail Community Center.

02/13/2026

ATTENTION: Due to dry conditions and no precipitation in the foreseeable future, Crawford County will be in a burn ban starting Saturday, February 14th, 2026 at Noon until further notice. Burning will be prohibited.

06/17/2025

6/17/25

Vail fire and Westside fire were paged north of Vail for a hog building on fire. Kiron fire and Wall Lake fire were called in for assistance with water supply. No injuries reported

04/25/2025

03/22/2025

Vail Fire hosted a control burn on 3/22/25
Multiple lines where deploy to help control the blaze
Additional departments assisted with tankers and manpower.

Big thanks goes out to Denison Fire, Manilla Fire, Dow City Fire, Westside Fire, and the City of Vail

03/19/2025

ATTENTION CITY OF VAIL RESIDENTS: The Vail Volunteer Fire Department has opened up as a warming center. If you attempt to drive in, please be careful! If you don't need to go, don't go.

03/17/2025

🚩A RED FLAG WARNING 🚩 has been issued for Crawford County from 11 AM this morning until 8 PM tonight. Avoid any outdoor burning, doing anything that can cause sparks, and be sure to discard ci******es appropriately.

02/28/2025

Crawford County has been placed in a Red Flag Warning from noon to 6pm on Friday (tomorrow). Please avoid any outdoor burning, and please discard your ci******es properly.