Established 1954
Richland Area Fire covers 94 square miles. This includes All of Lodi Township, the eastern half of Alexander Township, the southern section of Canaan Township, and a large section of Athens Township. Richland Fire responds for mutual aid when requested with all other departments in the county.
Calls for service
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | YTD | |
| 2025 | 27 | 38 | 25 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 183 | ||||||
| 2024 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 19 | 39 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 294 |
| 2023 | 36 | 20 | 67 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 331 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 266 |
| 2021 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 253 |
2024
The Richland Area Fire Department responded to a record 294 calls for service in 2024 which is down from 331 runs in 2023. The runs equaled 1,073 hours and 50 minutes of on scene time.
