Who We Are
A Century of Service to Pierce County
The Pierce Volunteer Fire Department covers an area of 168.5 square miles in Southeastern Pierce County in Northeast Nebraska, serving a district with a population of 2,400 people. Our department is made up of 40 volunteer firefighters and 25 EMTs, all committed to protecting the City of Pierce and the Pierce Rural Fire District.
We are a completely volunteer organization — neighbors protecting neighbors — dedicated to providing professional emergency fire and rescue services, and to improving fire safety awareness through community programs for kids and adults alike.
- 100% volunteer fire & rescue coverage for city and rural district
- Community fire safety education, including Fire Prevention Week
- Jr. Fire Patrol and Cadet programs building the next generation
Pierce Volunteer Fire Department members with the department's 2023 apparatus