Woodville Residents,

As I am sure you have heard, the Tallahassee commissioners voted to end their fire contract with Leon County. I want to put your mind at ease, your current level of fire protection did not come to an abrupt halt on September 17, 2025. The current contract has three years remaining.  I am confident your Leon County Board of County Commissioners have been working on a plan to continue the great fire protection in the unincorporated areas of Leon County.

Currently, your level of fire protection is achieved by the contracted brave men and women of the Tallahassee Fire Department who man the outlying County stations just like Station 13 on Oakridge Road supplemented with volunteer firefighters. When you dial 911 two things happen, the bell is heard at Station 13, and the pagers go off in the homes of your volunteer firefighters. Your volunteer firefighters respond to provide mutual aid to the Tallahassee Fire Department providing additional manpower and equipment. I have been part of that response in Woodville for the past twenty-one years, serving as the Woodville Volunteer Fire Department Chief.

Prior to the news on Wednesday, your Woodville Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors and I have been researching what it would take to build a station at the corner of Natural Bridge Road and Old Plank Road. The construction of this station and the apparatus that will be housed at the station will directly affect the cost of homeowners insurance for the residents living in the area. To achieve this goal, we need you, VOLUNTEERS. Volunteers that want to be part of Woodville history.

 Believe it or not, not all our members serve the community by going into burning structures. Last year we were dispatched to 2084 calls for service, 1557 were medical calls, 73 structure fires, 93 outside fires, 21 vehicle fires, and 123 vehicle accidents.  So, as you can see, the majority of what we do is medical calls. We need emergency medical responders, firefighters, grant writers, and more amazing auxiliary members. All training and equipment are provided for you at no cost.

So, you want to be part of Woodville history?  So, you want to help your neighbors in their time of need? So, you want to wear cool gear, use cool tools, and drive the fire trucks? You can do all of this and much more by joining the Brotherhood of Dragon Slayers. Make that commitment, accept that challenge, by clicking on the JOIN NOW tab on this site, text, or call me at 850-933-4018. 

Richard Meuth, Fire Chief