Okauchee Fire Department

The Okauchee Fire Department is a privately-owned, non-for-profit corporation that provides emergency services to the Town of Oconomowoc and the Village of Oconomowoc Lake. We provide a wide variety of emergency services to our community, some rather obvious, some less so. Fire/Rescue is the bread and butter of most fire departments and the OKFD is... no exception. We are well-trained and equipped to deal with a wide of situations that crop up in and around our community. Structural fire fighting and wildland firefighting are just the beginning. Motor vehicle accidents on local roads as well as several miles of State Highway 16 provide an additional set of challenges to our team and equipment. Additionally, we have responsibility for several miles of Canadian Pacific Railroad tracks that run through our coverage area. Our dedicated team of Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency Medical Responders stand ready day and night to respond to medical emergencies ranging from illness to injuries caused by household accidents to major trauma from motor vehicle accidents and everything in between. They also have the very important duty to assist or treat fire fighters who have medical issues or injuries during other types of incidents. If you dial 911 as the result of illness or injury, you can count a crew of some of the most talented people in the area coming to your aid. With the large number of lakes and waterways in our community, Dive Rescue and Recovery is an integral part of the Okauchee Fire Departments overall emergency response plan. Whether it's something as simple as assisting with a disabled watercraft or something for more critical such as locating and rescuing people who find themselves in trouble in the water, our Dive Team uses their skills, courage and state of the art equipment, such as our dive boat, to affect the rescue. Our divers are even qualified to dive under the ice if there is a problem during the Winter months. Summer is not the only season that people in Okauchee choose to enjoy the ...Read More