Grove Fire Department

CITY OF GROVE OKLAHOMA

Welcome to the Grove Fire Department, a dedicated fire and rescue organization serving a dynamic and growing Grove, Oklahoma. A community of over 6,000 citizens. We serve an area of approximately 35 square miles within our city limits, which includes a mixture of urban and rural areas. Grove is ranked as the fastest growing community in the fastest growing county between 1990 and 2000, Grove’s population figures showed an increase of 27.6 percent growth in the past decade, while Delaware County boasted a 32.1 percent increase in population.

The Grove Fire Department was officially organized, February, 1953, when a handful of courageous and caring men joined forces to provide the fire protection to the citizens of Grove. Although nearly every aspect of the Fire Service has changed many times during the past century, there has been one constant in the Grove Fire Department, Grove Firefighters continue to be a courageous and caring group of people.

We're working together to provide excellent fire service with a focus very clearly on our community. Let us hear from you, we appreciate open dialogue. We are anxious to study, to share, and to improve the service we provide to our citizens.

Grove honors a hero today. Grove EMT and Firefighter Jim Brown, 56, will be honored in a service at the Grove Civic Center this morning.  The service will be followed by a procession through town of local EMS and Fire Departments, family and friends.

James Edward Brown, 56, died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Freeman Heart Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born on October 7, 1954 in Winchester, Indiana to Hugh Edward and Eleanor Glee (Owens) Brown. Jim proudly worked as an EMT and volunteer firefighter for many years. He was a very caring and accepting follower of Christ who enjoyed playing bass guitar, fishing and being a "Jack-of-all-trades."