El Dorado Fire Department 220 E. First El Dorado, KS 67042

The El Dorado Fire Department was established February 21, 1995, when it was created from the Fire Division of the El Dorado Department of Public Safety. Currently the El Dorado Fire Department is a combination paid/volunteer department with seventeen paid employees and up to twenty volunteer members. The Fire Department serves the City of El Dorado and provides fire protection to 115 square miles, including El Dorado Township and the west portion of Prospect Township. The department responded to 1267 alarms in 2007. The Department’s five year run history is shown below.

Year	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Fires (structure, vehicle, wildland, etc.)	165	155	183	248	144
Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat	5	1	1	4	2
Rescue & EMS	218	247	321	571	665
Hazardous Conditions (no fire)	94	83	167	51	73
Service Calls	108	103	56	97	84
Good Intent Calls	115	126	189	257	232
False Alarms / False Calls	59	64	49	43	63
Severe Weather / Natural Disaster	32	1	2	1	1
Special Incident Type	2	0	1	0	3
Total	798	780	969	1272	1267

In addition to fire protection and hazardous materials response, the department conducts building inspections for fire code enforcement in over 800 buildings in the area.

Year	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Initial Fire Inspections	698	806	689	771	733
Follow-up Fire Inspections	407	328	365	399	326
Total	1105	1134	1054	1170	1059