Wayne Fire Protection District #1

07/21/2026

07/15/2026

It was hot training tonight, but hey fire is hot

05/26/2026

04/09/2026

The Wayne Fire Protection District #1 would like to give a big thank you to everyone involved with Rocking for a Cause, Inc. for their generous donation to our department.
Pictured left to right: Gary LeVox (the voice of Rascal Flatts), fire chief Scott Clark, FF Bobby Bullard, Lt. Joe Coy, and Rick Rubenacker.

03/31/2026

A habit.

03/21/2026

Career day at Wayne Fire and Wayne City Ambulance

12/20/2025

Today’s the day. Don’t be alarmed if you see a fire or EMS vehicle driving around in neighborhoods today we are just out doing mutual aid for the North Pole. Box card SC-001

03/05/2025

WAYNE COUNTY 911 LAUNCHES HYPER-REACH EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
By Mark Wells
Mar 4, 2025 | 6:00 AM
Wayne County 911 and EMA have introduced Hyper-Reach, a state-of-the-art emergency notification system, to enhance public safety. Fully operational as of March 1st, the system rapidly alerts residents about local emergencies via phone calls, text messages, emails, and smart devices like Alexa-enabled speakers.

Hyper-Reach delivers thousands of alerts within seconds and integrates with FEMA’s Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to notify mobile users of critical situations, including severe weather, criminal activity, and missing persons.

“Our goal is to protect Wayne County efficiently and affordably,” said Tom Windland, 911 Director. “Hyper-Reach provides everything we need at a great price.”

How to Enroll:
Text “Alert” to 618-516-8464
Sign up online: hyper-reach.com/ilwaynesignup.html
Alexa users: Say, “Alexa, enable Hyper-Reach”
Download the Hyper-Reach Anywhere app for customized alerts

I just signed up for free emergency alerts from Wayne County, IL. If you are in the emergency services area for Wayne County, IL, you should too. Just follow this link: http://hyper-reach.com/ilwaynesignup.html

03/03/2025

Early Sunday morning The Wayne Fire Protection District and Wayne City EMS were dispatched to a reported attached garage fire at 285 county road 400 east. Arriving units were advised by a neighbor that one, possibly two people were still inside the home. Crews began searching bedrooms above the garage and in the home. An unresponsive male was located and removed where life saving measures were started by Firefighters, state police, Wayne County Deputies, and Wayne City EMS. He was transported to a hospital were he later died.
Agencies assisting on scene were Dahlgren fire, McLeansboro fire , and Jefferson fire. Mt Vernon Fire and Webber fire provided station coverage in case of another call. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the state fire marshals office and is not being considered suspicious at this time. WFPD #1 would like to thank all responding agencies and extend our thoughts and prayers to the family.