The Wasilla Fire Service Area No. 1 and Lakes Fire Service Area No. 22 operationally merged in 1986 to form the Central Mat-Su Fire Department. We legally consolidated in 1991 to form the Wasilla-Lakes Fire Service Area No. 130 and in 2016 officially changed the name of the Fire Service Area to Central Mat-Su Fire Service Area.

The Central MAT-SU Fire Department provides fire protection for approximately 150 square miles, which is identified as the Central Mat-Su Service Area Number 130. The area primarily encompasses the core area of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough starting on the east at the intersection of the Parks and Glenn Highway, west on the Parks Highway to Vine Road, north to Mile 7 Wasilla-Fishhook Road and south to Mile 6 Point MacKenzie Road. We protect the entire City of Wasilla. The population of the service area is approximately 59,000, which is approximately 50% of the total population of the borough. The Central Mat-Su Fire Department operates from eight (8) fire stations and each station has assigned officers.