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Moscow
Volunteer Fire Department
About

The Moscow Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) has over 90 volunteers providing fire protection service, and EMS service to the City of Moscow, and EMS service within the Rural Fire District (128 square miles). Presently, there are eight City of Moscow Fire Department employees providing administrative oversight, and three positions as career Paramedic/Firefighters to support our volunteer department.

Fire

EMS

Student Resident
Firefighter Program

Two firefighters in full gear and breathing masks walk out of a smoky doorway of a gray building. One gestures forward while the other follows, both surrounded by hay and wearing reflective stripes.

Mission Statement

We, the members of the Moscow Volunteer Fire Department, dedicate our efforts to the preservation of life, the protection of property and the safety of our personnel.

To this end, it is the responsibility of each member of the department to subscribe to the following values:

For the Community

  • We recognize that the community is the reason for our presence.
  • Provide quality service as efficiently as possible.
  • Lives are more valuable than property.
  • All members of the public are entitled to our best efforts.
  • We will provide professional and courteous service at all times.

For the Department

  • We strive for excellence in all we do, accomplished through training, education and proactive leadership.
  • Honesty, fairness and integrity will not be compromised.
  • Unity and teamwork are stressed as being to our mutual advantage as individuals and as an organization.
  • Members are continually encouraged to improve themselves for their good and the good of the department.

Volunteer Service

The Moscow Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) is over 130 years old and it is stronger today than ever in its history. Its members volunteer thousands of hours of training and countless hours of response time every year without cost to the citizens of Moscow. Currently, the MVFD has approximately 90 volunteers providing fire protection service and volunteer ambulance service to 6.1 square miles in the city of Moscow and 128 square miles in the Moscow Rural Fire District.

University Relationship

The MVFD also forges an active bond between the long term residents of Moscow and the students at the University of Idaho. Many students serve as resident volunteers who are charged with providing around the clock coverage for Moscow’s three fire stations. Working cooperatively with the University of Idaho, these students live in the fire stations at no cost and provide quick response of equipment to the sites where it is needed. Many of these residents go on to careers as firefighters and administrators in other departments throughout the country.

Fire Rating

The City of Moscow has a Class 3 fire rating, which benefits our residents as it translates into greater safety and therefore lowers fire insurance premiums.

Five firefighters in full gear stand in front of a fire truck with their arms crossed, smiling and posing confidently for the photo in a fire station.