221 East Clark Street, Albert Lea, MN 56007
(507) 377-4340 - FAX (507) 377-4336

The City of Albert Lea Fire Department was organized by a group of volunteers on Nov. 22, 1870 and consisted of 30 volunteers. The City Hall building was completed in 1903 on North Broadway and housed the Fire Department on two floors. The first motor driven pumper was purchased in August of 1918. On May 1, 1948 the department went to a fully paid organization with one full time chief, fourteen firefighters, and four sleepers. In 1968, the Fire Department moved to it's present location at 221 East Clark St. in the City Center. On October 15, 1991, the City entered into an agreement with the Albert Lea Township Fire Department to act as part-time firefighters for the City Fire Department. As a combination department we now have:

FIRE CHIEF:  Paul Stieler

Fire Department Staff consists of:

bullett.gif (1019 bytes) 17 Full-time Fire Response Staff
bullett.gif (1019 bytes) 16 Paid On-Call Response Staff

bullett.gif (1019 bytes) 1 Full-time shared Clerical Staff

 Full-time:
    Fire Chief
    Fire Captains (4)
    Firefighters (12)		 Paid On-Call:
    Fire Chief
    Fire Captains (2)
    Firefighters (13)