Welcome from Fire Chief Dean Kapler

Thank you for visiting the Ramsey Fire Department web page. Our department is comprised of 52 highly trained paid on call firefighters that are state certified in both firefighting and first responder response. Administrative staff consists of a full time Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, and Secretary. Ramsey Fire covers 29 square miles of Ramsey as well as 36 square miles of Nowthen. Firefighters respond out of 3 stations; Station 1 (15050 Armstrong Blvd), Station 2 (15153 Nowthen Blvd), and Station 3 (19800 Nowthen Blvd in Nowthen). The fire department responds to approximately 500 calls per year including fire suppression, heavy rescue, water rescue, confined space, rapid intervention, hazardous material, and disaster management. The fire prevention side of the department conducts code compliance inspections, education, investigation of fire incidents and preplanning of businesses.