Stratford Volunteer Fire Department

10/05/2026

Come for the CANDY.. stay for the FUN 🧙🏼🎃👻
All ages welcome!
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10/03/2026

09/12/2026

Here are a few pictures from our stair climb this morning.
Thank you Dr. Utley & Coach Alexander for allowing us to use the bleachers at the football field and coming out and turning the lights on for us! Thank you Assistant Chief Dean Hauser for being there with us and cheering us on.
The individuals pictured;
Firefighter Christian Decasas, Fire Chief Justin Lanning & Coach Justin Mungia

09/10/2026

🇺🇸25th Anniversary 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb 🇺🇸

On September 11, 2026, Stratford Volunteer Firefighters will gather at Sam Bass Stadium, beginning at 6:00 AM, to honor the 343 firefighters, 60 law enforcement officers, and countless other first responders and civilians who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

Our firefighters will climb the stadium bleachers 85 times, representing the 110 stories of the World Trade Center towers and the unimaginable journey made by those who climbed those stairs that morning.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001—25 years later, we remember.

We climb for those who never came home.
We climb for their families.
We climb for the courage, sacrifice, and brotherhood of first responders.
And we climb so that we will never forget.

September 11, 2001 — We Remember. 🇺🇸

📍 Sam Bass Stadium
⏰ 6:00 AM
🔥 Stratford Volunteer Firefighters

09/07/2026

The Stratford Fire Department responded to a total of 18 emergency calls during the month of August.
Incident Report for August
Our department stayed active throughout the month serving and protecting our community. Here is the summary of calls our volunteers and personnel responded to in August:

* Grass Fires: 10
* Motor Vehicle Accidents: 4
* Vehicle Fires: 2
* Electrical Fires: 2
Total Calls: 18

With dry conditions contributing to a high number of grass fires, we urge all residents to practice fire safety, obey local burn bans, and ensure trailer safety chains are not dragging on roadways.
Thank you to our dedicated firefighters for their service, and thank you to our community for your continued support. Stay safe, Stratford!

08/09/2026

Stratford Fire was paged to a grass fire on Thursday 8-6-2026 around 5:30pm. The fire started off of highway 54 a few miles west of town. Texhoma Fire & Dalhart Fire were called to assist as this fire jumped the rail road tracks and was headed for houses out behind the cemetery. Stratford EMS, Sherman County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, & Stratford Police Department assisted with evacuations in the area. Sherman County Motor grader was also called to assist with containing this fire and getting it stopped. No structures were involved in this fire and we were able to stop and contain the fire approximately 100-150 yards away from nearby houses. Dalhart and Texhoma units were released from the scene and Stratford units remained on scene until approximately 10:30pm to finishing putting out all hot spots.
Thank you to everyone that assisted with this fire!

07/30/2026

The past few days have been busy and wild for us.
At 4:16 am yesterday morning (7-28-26) Stratford Fire was paged to assist Dalhart Fire with a grass fire South of Conlen. On our way back to town we were called to another grass fire north of Stratford. This fire was hectic, we were called to this fire several times throughout the day and early morning due to it flaring back up on us. We then had another fire behind the liquor store in Stratford while dealing with the fire north of town at the same time. We were able to get the fire behind the liquor store out pretty quickly and the other fire units that were north of town came back to town. We got called back out to the fire North of town and didn’t return home until around 3:15ish in the morning (7-29-26)
This afternoon (7-29-26) around 3:40 we were called to assist with a grass fire in Kerrick. We returned to the station around 7pm.

We would to thank all the assisting fire departments with all of these fires. We had Dalhart, Boise City, Griggs, & Texhoma fire Departments help with these fires. Stratford EMS & Sherman County Sheriff’s Office were also there to assist us with these Fires.
Thank all of you for your support and willingness to help us out!

07/17/2026

Sherman County Burn Ban is back in effect

07/05/2026