The Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department, founded in 1881, is a completely volunteer organization located in the northern Black Hills of Western South Dakota.  The department's mission is to preserve life and property in the fire protection district and mutual aid area.  The department also promotes fire safety and knowledge through fire safety education in the local schools and community. 

The Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department protects a community of approximately 9,000 residents and covers an area from the Wyoming-South Dakota border east to mile marker 17 and from the Redwater River south to the National Forest boundary.