Dedicated to serving and protecting our community.
The Wardell Fire Department serves & protects the community of Wardell MO. We have 15 firefighters & 1 Jr firefighters.
WARDELL FIRE DEPARTMENT'S
ANNUAL AUCTION
The annual auction is coming up on February 7th 2026. This auction helps our department maintain our equipment, purchase new equipment, and send our firefighters to get new training. If you would like to donate something to our auction contact Jamie Palmer, Chris Massey, David Byrd, or Jason Ward.
Fire Safety Tips from Wardell Volunteer Fire Department
Roster
ACTIVE FIREFIGHTERS
ACTIVE FIREFIGHTERS ARE 18 YEARS OR OLDER. THEY RESPOND TO STRUCTURE FIRES, VEHICLE FIRES, FIRST RESPONDER MEDICAL CALLS, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, EXTRICATION CALLS AND MUTUAL AID CALLS TO ASSIST NEIGHBORING FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THEY RECEIVE TRAINING DURING WEEKLY MEETINGS AND SPECIAL CLASSES.
CHRIS MASSEY
JAY BOB TANNER
203
CAPTAIN
MIKE GASKINS
CAPTAIN (Retired)
DAVID GREER
206
CAPTAIN/FIRST RESPONDER
BRETT JAMES
210
FIREFIGHTER
DEAN WILSON
211
FIREFIGHTER
CALEB CURTRIGHT
215
FIREFIGHTER/FIRST RESPONDER
BILLY MOORE
216
FIREFIGHTER
BRITTON COOLEY-SMITH
217
FIREFIGHTER / FIRST RESPONDER
MICHEAL EMERY
222
FIREFIGHTER
TRACE GREER
223
FIREFIGHTER
JR FIREFIGHTERS
JR FIREFIGHTERS ARE 15 YEARS OLD TO 17 YEARS OLD. JR FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ACTIVELY FIGHT FULLY INVOLVED FIRES AND ARE MORE OF A SUPPORT ROLE ON SCENES. THEY ACT AS FIRE SPOTTERS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE STRUCTURES AND ARE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ACTIVE FIREFIGHTER. THEY RECEIVE TRAINING DURING WEEKLY MEETINGS AND SPECIAL CLASSES.
COLTON MOORE
224
JR FIREFIGHTER
RESERVE / SUPPORT MEMBERS
RESERVE AND SUPPORT MEMBERS ARE MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT NORMALLY DO NOT RESPOND TO FIRES OR ACCIDENTS BUT HELP WITH SPECIAL PROJECTS LIKE THE ANNUAL AUCTION, TURKEY SALES, ETC.
LANDEN MCCAIG
214
RESERVE FIREFIGHTER
DANNY HENSLEY
RESERVE FIREFIGHTER
BRADLEY CLINE
RESERVE FIREFIGHTER
MARY LYNNE MASSEY
230
RESERVE FIRST RESPONDER
JUDY BARRON
231
RESERVE FIRST RESPONDER
CHERYL BYRD
232
RESERVE FIRST RESPONDER
ANGELA PALMER
201A
SUPPORT STAFF
RHONDA COOLEY
208A
SUPPORT STAFF
DAWN WILSON
211A
SUPPORT STAFF
BOBBY TANNER
203A
SUPPORT STAFF
JIMMY BARRON
231A
SUPPORT STAFF
APPARATUS/EQUIPTMENT
2010 FREIGHTLINER
ENG - 1
1000 GALLON TANK
COMPRESS AIR FORM SYSTEM (CAFS)
40 GALLON FOAM TANK
1988 INTERNATIONAL 6X6
TANK - 1
2500 GALLON TANK
DROP DOWN DUMP TANK
1983 MACK - RENAULT
ENG - 2
500 GALLON TANK
MECHANICAL PUMP
1985 CHEVROLET
BRUSH - 1
30 GALLON TANK
Support Your Local Fire Department
Our department is a volunteer fire department. We maintain our equiptment, buy new equiptment, send our firefighters to training through mainly our fund raisers like our annual auction and annual Thanksgiving turkey sales.