Saylor Township Volunteer Fire Department

== Overview ==
The Saylor Township Fire Department (STFD) is a combination fire and EMS department serving 17 square miles of unincorperated Polk County, with a population of roughly 6300. Running over 1,000 calls annually out of a single station, the department is one of the busiest volunteer services in the State of Iowa and one of only 3 volunteer departments to share a border with the City of Des Moines (the others being Delaware Township and Northern Warren).
In 2019, the STFD began staffing part-time EMTs and Paramedics out of its station during peak call hours of 6am-6pm M-F. Fire and rescue, as well as weekend EMS coverage, remain fully volunteer and paid-per-call as of now. 
== Apparatus Roster ==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
=== Station 49 - 211 NW 54th Avenue ===
:Car 490 (Chief) - 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
:Engine 491 - 2001 Spartan / Toyne (1500/1230)
: Ambulance 493 - 2016 Ford F-550 / Road Rescue Type I
: Ambulance 494 - 2021 Ford F-550 / Braun Chief XL (SN#8582) 
: Tender 496 - 2005 GMC C7500 / Custom Fab & Body (250/1500)
: Brush 497 - 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 / Custom Fab & Body (250/225)
: Rescue 498 - 2007 Spartan Metro Star FF / Toyne (1500/1000)
: Utility 499 (Duty vehicle) - 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 4x4
: Car 501 (Assistant Chief) - 2018 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD
: Car 502 (Assistant Chief) - 2018 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD
: Unit 508 - 2014 Polaris Ranger 6x6 / FireLite (50/70)
== Retired Apparatus ==
:2010 Ford F-450 / Road Rescue Type I ambulance (Ex-A494, sold to the Beaman-Conrad Emergency Response Team in Grundy County, IA)
:200? Chevrolet C ambulance 
Category:Polk County, Iowa
Category:Iowa departments operating Toyne apparatus
Category:Departments operating Custom Fab and Body apparatus