About WRFD

~Mission Statement~

The Mission of the Walnut Ridge Fire Department is to protect the lives and property of the citizens of Walnut Ridge with the professionalism and courtesy they deserve.  The Walnut Ridge Fire Department is a combination paid/volunteer department serving a town of approximately 5000 residents.  

The Walnut Ridge Fire Department’s main protection are is the city limits of Walnut Ridge, College City and the Walnut Ridge Airport/Industrial Park.  However we also respond to a rural fire district. It covers the area from the Randolph / Lawrence county line to the North, Hwy 63 to the South, Cash River on the East Side to the Sedgwick Fire District and to Lawrence County Road 403 on the West Side which also borders the Portia and Hoxie Fire Districts.