The Strafford Fire Protection District, located just East of Springfield, MO, serves 67 square miles.

The Strafford Fire Department was formed in 1957 as an all-volunteer department. It operated through fund raisers and memberships for many years.

In 1987, the voters approved the Strafford Fire Protection District.

Our growing population is at 5000+ homes. Currently we are a combination department with paid and volunteer. Our current ISO rating is 4 within hydranted areas and 6 in our rural areas. We have four fire stations, two within the city limits of Strafford, also one rural North and one rural South within the boundaries. Plans are underway for a fifth main station.

In March 2009 we passed an increase in our tax support and with a SAFER grant we hired 16 full time paid FF. We have 5 paid FF on a 24 hour schedule and 1 FF on a M-F daytime schedule. The department provides fire suppression services, BLS first response in Greene and Webster Counties. We also provide rescue extrication, water rescue haz-mat, and wildland response. We promote education within the community through public education in schools and appearances throughout the community.