To join as a volunteer firefighter, you can pick up an application at the fire station between 9 and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Fourteen is the minimum age for a Cadet member and eighteen for volunteers. Consideration is given to those who live within the original fire district boundaries beginning at Pershing Road on the south.
Decatur Fire Department hosted a Live Fire Demostration involving a room and contents fire with standard firefightering techniques and the use of residential sprinklers in extinguishing the fire. The demo was held on Monday evening (4/19) at 5 p.m. in front of the Decatur Civic Center.