Sheridan Fire Department was founded in
1886. The department served the small city
of Sheridan with a population of 1200
citizens. The department got its first
motorized engine in 1936 and the
volunteers were notified of calls by a bell
on the top of the old city hall.
In the 1970's Sheridan Fire District was
created expanding the surrounding rural
areas including Ballston and Buell. In 1980
the District became an ambulance provider,
one of three in the county at that time. One
of the First rescues was reffered to as the
"Bread wagon", it looked exactly like an old
bread truck.
Sheridan Fire District currently covers 106
square miles and serves 5500 residents.
There are two substations and one main
station. It is a mostly volunteer department
with 43 volunteers, 6 interns, 3 shift
paramedics, 2 two full time chiefs and an
Administrative Assistant. Sheridan ran
1124 calls in 2011 with about 84% being
EMS calls.