Fire Department

The Milnor Fire Department/Milnor Fire District have finished building their new building. A steel framed 9,600 square foot building (80'x 120') with six overhead doors for parking fire trucks, equipment and the Sargent County ambulance. The building also features a training room, ambulance office, kitchen, bathrooms, storage and mechanical room.

Shortly after Milnor was organized, the need for fire protection was realized and the necessary action was taken to provide equipment. The actual date of organization is not known but it is believed to be before 1900. Records indicate that Milnor has the second oldest rural fire department in the State of North Dakota. The fire department started with two chemical units that were pulled to fires by horses. As the years passed, new equipment was purchased to replace that which was outworn and outdated. In March of 1946, a new truck was discussed and purchased. In January 1952, another truck was purchased to be used in the rural areas. A drive was put on with townships and individual farmers giving money for this new unit. At the present time, the fire department has two trucks, two water tankers and another truck Currently, the Milnor Volunteer Fire Department has over 30 members and volunteers are always welcome.

The Milnor Fire Department is an all volunteer group and in the past couple of years has had over 20 new recruits. In 2010, the Fire Department purchased a new fire truck featuring a 1,000 gallon tank agent County ambulance. The building also features a training room, ambulance office, kitchen, bathrooms, storage and mechanical roomnd 1,250 gallon per minute pump with a grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In 2012 a larger 3,000 gallon tanker and new extrication equipment were purchased.In 2017, the Milnor Fire Department/Milnor Fire District built and completed a new steel framed 9,600 square foot building (80'x 120') with six overhead doors for parking fire trucks, equipment and the Sargent County ambulance. The building also features a training room, ambulance office, kitchen, bathrooms, storage and mechanical room.

The Milnor Fire Department/Milnor Fire District, through their dedication of training, improved equipment and new facility, has allowed Milnor's city-wide public protection classification (PPC) to drop from a Class 7 to a Class 4.  This means that most residents, businesses and people with property in our town should see a decrease in their insurance rates.  Only through the commitment of a few dedicated individuals, our entire community benefits from rates only found in some of the larger cities.