The first fire the department fought was a newly built ranch house in Aripeka. It wasn’t a major fire and the owners weren’t home at the time. The first fire within the limits of Spring Hill was a small residential fire that was quickly brought under control and the house was saved. Since Spring Hill was a newly built community, there were only a couple of fire calls the first year.

One of the most outstanding accomplishments of the department was the "hydro program". Before this began there were no fire hydrants in Spring Hill and a good reliable water supply was needed. It took three years to phase in the program. The first phase was implementing the program in the most populated areas, with the rest of the community following suit and the project finishing the final three stages some time after 1976.
Spring Hill Fire Rescue has gone from a small handful of volunteers with one truck, a tanker and an ambulance, to a department of 88 personnel with 65 active firefighters including the Chief and Assistant Chief, with 4 Class ‘A’ Paramedic Engines with 1 Reserve Engine and 4 ALS Rescue/Paramedic Units, with 2 Reserve ambulances and a REHAB unit.