USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH OPEN FLAMES FOR COOKING AND RECREATION.
HAVE AMPLE WATER OR METHODS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE AND CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY IF EMERGENCY ARISES.
The Wellington Fire/EMS Department provides both fire services and emergency medical services. The Department consists of the Fire/EMS Chief, 18 shift personnel and an Administrative/EMS Clerk. The Department works with three shifts. Shifts are comprised of six persons per shift. Assigned to each shift is an Assistant Chief, a Captain, and 4 Firefighters. All firefighters are certified as a Paramedic or EMT.
The Department operates out of one station to provide fire protection services to:
-The City of Wellington
-Two Sumner County fire districts,
-26 miles of the Kansas Turnpike/I-35.
Included in the coverage areas are main lines of the BNSF Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad.
The Department has agreements for Mutual Aid with other area Fire and EMS departments and three of those agreements are for structural fire Automatic Mutual Aid.
Personnel are trained in all aspects of:
- Fire Protection
- Fire Suppression
- Swift Water Rescue
- Technical Rescue
- Fire/Arson Investigation
- Hazardous Materials Management
- & more!
Also,
The Department provides emergency medical services for the citizens of Wellington, Oxford, Mayfield, Milan and many other communities and rural areas in Sumner County totaling 442 square miles and services approximately 24,000 persons. It is ready to provide Emergency Medical Services Type 1- Advanced Life Support.
As of November 2024, of the department’s firefighters and part-time support:
-13 Certified Emergency Medical Technicians
- 5 Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians
- 7 Paramedics
The Department maintains four ambulances, all of which are equipped to provide advanced life support.
The Insurance Services Organization (ISO) rating is a 3* for the City of Wellington if structure is within 5 miles of the fire station and 1000 feet of a fire hydrant.
*The ISO rating is a scale of 1 to 10, with a 1 rating being the best and a 10 being no fire protection. The ISO rating is what insurance companies base your fire insurance premiums on.