Olympia Rural Fire Department (Missouri)

==History==
Olympia Rural Fire Department was established in 1981 after the Missouri Department of Conservation asked locals if they would help create a fire department. About seven or eight farmers stepped up and took on the task. The Missouri Department of Conservation gave them starting money and their first truck. The department built a two bay station and later added a third bay and a community room. In 2012 the department took a loan and built a newer two bay station with a community room. The department's first Chief retired after over 40 years of service to the community. A new chief took over and the department grew bigger through the years. On October 30th, 2021, Jerico Springs Fire Department merged with Olympia Rural Fire Department, transferring trucks, equipment and the station that they had. This brought the service area of the department to four counties: Cedar, Barton, Dade and Vernon. Olympia Rural Fire Department is now the largest fire agency in Cedar County in terms of service area.
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	10900 South Highway 97, El Dorado Springs	1981-2012 	Original station, razed and new station built onsite.
2 	110 West Broadway Street, Jerico Springs 	2021-present	Former Jerico Springs Fire Department station
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Station 1 - 10900 South Highway 97, El Dorado Springs===
Opened 2012, added on in 2022
:Brush 400-1 - 2004 Ford F-350 Type 5 (125/450)
:Brush 400-2 - 2004 Ford F-350 Type 5 (125/450)
:Pumper 419 - 1981 Ford (508/1000) (Ex-Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District)
:Tanker 410 (Tanker 1) - 197? Ford L-9000 (?/2600) (Ex-Milo Rural Fire Department (Missouri))
:Heavy 6 - 2004 Stewart & Stevenson M1078 (On loan from the Missouri Department of Conservation)
:Mobile Air Cascade Trailer
:197? Ford L-9000 tanker (?/1500) (Ex-Golden City Fire Department)
===Station 2 - 110 West Broadway Street, Jerico Springs===
:Tanker 414 (Tanker 2) - 1972 Chevrolet / American LaFrance (1000/1100) (Ex-Golden City Volunteer Fire Department)
:Tanker 3 - 19?? AM General 5-ton (?/2500) (Ex-White Rock Fire Protection District (Missouri)) (On loan from the Missouri Department of Conservation)
:Brush 4 - 1999 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 Type 5 (125/450)
==In Production==
:Brush 3 - 1981 Ford F-250 Type 6 (On loan from the Missouri Department of Conservation
:Brush 5 - 19?? Ford F-350 4x4 Type 6(125/250)
:Brush 7 - 2006 Ford F-250 4x4 Type 6 (125/200)
==Retired Apparatus==
:1993 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1500/750) (Ex-State Park Volunteer Fire Department) (Sold to Halfway Fire and Rescue (Missouri))
:198? E-One pumper (Sold to Halfway Fire and Rescue (Missouri))
:1972 Mack pumper (1250/1000) (Ex-Pumper 412) (Ex-Roby Fire Department) (Sold to a private owner)
:1970 M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 (Ex-Tanker 304, ex-Tanker 3) (125/1200) (Returned to and decommissioned by Missouri Department of Conservation)
:197? Ford pumper (Ex-Pumper 19) (Ex-Dade County R-4 Rural Fire Protection District) (Sold to a private owner)
==External Links==
Olympia Rural Fire Department Facebook page
==Station Map==
Category:Cedar County, Missouri
Category:Barton County, Missouri
Category:Dade County, Missouri
Category:Vernon County, Missouri
Category:Former operators of E-One apparatus
Category:Former operators of Mack apparatus