News & Updates

Thank you! Proposition F

February 24, 2023

Thank You For Voting Tuesday, April 4 Prop. F was a zero-tax-rate-change bond proposal on the Tuesday, April 4, 2023 ballot. It received nearly 73% voter approval. Funding from the proposal will allow the fire district to: Replace aging fire trucks that are amongst the oldest in the area and have rapidly increasing maintenance costs….

Gary McCutchen Overcomes Heart Attack To Continue Serving Community

October 20, 2020

  48-years-old, living a healthy lifestyle and exercising regularly. This doesn’t sound like a heart attack victim. But unfortunately in the fire service it often is, as OFPD Captain Gary McCutchen learned firsthand. Ongoing shift work, disrupted sleep, heat stress, and fluid loss can all lead to ongoing cardiovascular problems for firefighters. These preexisting heart…

Mark Stenger’s Cancer Journey

October 16, 2020

Cancer. It is a word that strikes fear the moment it is heard, and O’Fallon Fire Protection District retired Battalion Chief Mark Stenger has heard it from doctors countless times since 2012. During every shift, firefighters are exposed to cancer-causing materials while assisting with car accidents, fighting fires and performing rescue operations. This ongoing exposure…

How To Vote

September 21, 2020

How To Vote In Person

Congratulations Community Outreach Scholarship Winners!

May 4, 2020

O’Fallon Firefighters Community Outreach To Surprise Three High School Students With Scholarship Awards Monday Fire trucks with lights and sirens arrived at three O’Fallon homes on Monday, May 4, but they weren’t there for an emergency. They were surprising three high school seniors with $1,200 scholarships. The students were chosen from a pool of applicants…

OFPD Operational Changes Due To COVID-19

March 20, 2020

Our commitment to protecting our community continues through the COVID-19 pandemic situation. We are still just a 911 call away if an emergency arises.