There was an informational meeting held on December 6th 1948 between the Argenta Fire Department and the Oreana Fire Department to talk about the possibility of becoming one Fire Protection District.
The Argenta-Oreana Fire Protection District was voted in, in the spring on 1951. The organization meeting was held June 28th 1951 with the following officers and trustees: Lawrence Bennett, president; Hugh Martin, secretary; Lynn McConkey, treasurer; Charles Gorenflo, trustee.
The Volunteer firemen organized December 10th 1951 with the following officers: Harvey Myers, president; LeRoy Carroll, vice president; Glenn Schall, secretary; and Charles Long, treasure.
Rena Wallace’s Garage was rented for a fire house. The first new piece of equipment was a 1951 ford truck with a john Bean high pressure outfit at Argenta with a 1937 Chevrolet truck on standby. At Oreana, a 1951 ford truck with a Howe volume pump outfit. This truck was stored in a new building erected on A & O Grain Co. ground in Oreana.
Matt Longstreet
Lorie Kimler
Jeff Belcher
Steve LeBeau
Gary Rolofson
Dave Brix
Steve Pringle
Michael Stephens
Kyle Kaufman
Loren Hiser
Nathan Marshall
Wyatt Courville
Darin Hanafin
Andrew Eldred
Kurt Michener
Skot Michener
Dylan Cline
Josh Holsapple
Steve Ekiss
Larry Holloway
Doug Kirk
Phil Kimler
Derek Miller
Bryan Marshall
Phil Kimler
Cory White
Argenta burn day's are Monday thru Saturday sun up till sun down no burning allowed on Sundays.
Oreana Burn Days 7 days a week sun up till sun down.
In both Villages you can only burn what grows in your yard such as leaves, branches, grass, etc.
Fire Chief
Kurt Michener
Cell phone: (217) 855-5745
Email: aofpd911@gmail.com
If you are interested in renting the meeting rooms at either firehouse please contact Austin Welker (217)454-9448. We do charge $50 for up to 4 hours and $100 for the day.