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Ramona Fire Department

Contact Information:

Address:
PO Box 162
Ramona, SD 57054

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Fire Chief: Ken Hart
Fire Department President: Donna Budahl

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RAMONA FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS
10 January 2005

  • Michael Braskamp
  • Donna Budahl
  • Doug Casanova
  • David Cook
  • Brian Erickson
  • Russ Fischer
  • Kathleen Flores
  • Barb Hart
  • Ken Hart
  • Jeanie Hendrichs
  • LD Hendrichs
  • Larry Malcomb
  • John Molstad
  • Myron Nagel
  • Jerry Patterson
  • Dennis Rensch
  • Jim Rensch
  • Justin Schiernbeck
  • Tom Schreyer
  • Daren Spilde
  • Tim Tolley
  • Bob Vanhove

RAMONA FIRE DEPARTMENT HISTORY (Provided by Ken Hart)

A meeting was called on April 11, 1903 to organize a fire department for the Village of Ramona. Under Chief J.M Muggli they established a call bell system. One tap of the bell for chemical division, two taps of the bell for hook and ladder division and three taps of the bell for general department. The fire dept consisted of twenty one members and the following equipment: 1 ladder wagon, 1 grappling hook, 2 roof ladders, 1 crow bar, 1 24 ft ladder, 2 firemen’s axes 4 firemen’s lanterns and 1 dozen buckets. According to minutes in 1907, they agreed to pay $5.00 “to the first team able to pull the fire engine to the fire in case necessity”.

One hundred and two years later the Ramona Volunteer Fire Department has gone from horse drawn teams to tankers, pumpers and a first response pickup. Current Fire Chief Ken Hart and 20 members respond to fires and medical emergencies.

The Ramona Fire Department currently provides a Class 7 fire rating. The first due area consists of 39 square miles plus which involves mutual aid agreements with other area departments. Members attend District and state fire schools on a regular basis.

FIRE DEPARTMENT EVENTS

Annual Mountain Oyster Feed in February each year.
July 4 Celebration with games, parade and Pork Loin meal followed by a Fireworks display

ON GOING FIRE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

National “LEARN NOT TO BURN” taught yearly at Ramona School
Hands on Fire Extinguisher training
Programs are assisted by the state fire marshals office and the Redbook fund.

MEMBERSHIP
South Dakota Firefighters association – Full Member status
Southeast South Dakota Firefighters Association

EQUIPMENT
Two Pumpers
Two Tankers
First Response Pickup

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