The Cedarburg Fire Department is a combination paid-on-call / full-time department made up of your neighbors, your friends and your relatives. We are committed to providing emergency services and fund raising activities to make the Cedarburg Fire Department the best of the best. It is only with your support by volunteering, that we can continue to provide first class service to our community. Not only is there a role for those that wish to fight fires and take care of the sick and injured, but there is another important role of fund raising that helps our community. It is through these fund raising efforts that allows the fire department to purchase our equipment and donate it back to Cedarburg. Which means, NO tax dollars were spent, just the sweat and hard work of those who volunteer at our fund raising events to give back to the community. CFD is a family and there is room for everyone in our family. Please consider joining today.
Welcome FF/Paramedic Joel Deutsch
The Cedarburg Fire Department is pleased to have another Firefighter/Paramedic, Joel Deutsch, on our team. In his full-time position, Joel will be working a 48/96 shift to rotate in with our other two full-time Paramedics. Joel is very familiar with our department and our EMS personnel in Cedarburg, having worked close by at the Thiensville Fire Department from 2010 – 2022. During those years, Joel was quite often on EMS calls with us, arriving on scene as a Paramedic intercept, as we did not have a paramedic program at that time.
In addition to being a nationally registered Paramedic since 2012, Joel holds certifications in Firefighting 1 and 2, Driver/Operator Pumper and Aerial, Fire Inspector 1, and Fire Officer 1 and 2. As an Assistant Chief in Thiensville, Joel led over 30 volunteer firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics. Joel is well trained to provide advanced life support and emergency medical care to sick and injured patients in the pre-hospital setting. He is familiar with implementing mentorship programs to assess knowledge, skills, and abilities of Fire/EMS personnel, as well as handling administrative roles which he acquired as an EMS Service Director.
In 2023, the Thiensville Fire Department and Mequon Fire Department merged to become the Southern Ozaukee Fire Department. Joel’s role shifted to that of Captain at SOFD, utilizing his experience and knowledge to work with paid-on-call staff and serve on various committees.
We are excited to have Joel on board in Cedarburg, and look forward to him bringing his experience to our department. We now have three full-time Paramedics; all helping to strengthen and develop our Paramedic program for our community and raise the bar again in providing the best care possible.
2025 Stepping On Workshop
If you missed the 2024 workshop, hurry and sign up for 2025! Tuesday mornings March 25th – May 6th
Cedarburg Senior Center is hosting a Falls Prevention Workshop in 2025!!
Call Kari Dombrowski at the ADRC, to register. 262-284-8120
Behind the Scenes
FF/Paramedics Chris Wunsch and Nick Hepner
Message From The Chief
JEFFREY J. VAHSHOLTZ
Welcome!
Thank you for visiting the Cedarburg Fire Department website!
As you explore our website, you will read about the many activities and fundraising events that keep our department members busy! Our CFD membership is comprised of 74 paid-on-call and 8 Full-Time people, which include paramedics as we continue to build on our paramedic services. Our EMS and Fire personnel respond to over 1,500 calls per year, while continuously training to keep our skills sharp.
Active and Passive members work together to participate in our fundraising events to purchase fire apparatus and equipment that helps keep the tax rate down in our community. ALL of our members are the heart, soul and backbone of our department.
We would love to have you become part of our CFD family. Please give us a call or drop us an email for more information. Happy New Year, and please stay safe in 2024.