Dispatch Office (423) 837-7554
Jeff Keef, Fire Chief (423) 423-837-7040 ext 8202
Butch Brown, Assistant Fire Chief
Jeff Stephens, Captain
Training Officers: Todd Smith, Butch Brown, Jason Nugent, Tommy Haynes & Travis Hullender
The fire and rescue hall located at 925 Main Street was built in 2001 with open house being held on August 10, 2001. The department consists of about 20 volunteer firemen and 6 auxiliary members. The town received a letter concerning its ISO rating which will remain at the Public Protection Classification 05/5X. This letter was in 2019.
All fire or rescue related emergency calls are handled by the Marion County Emergency Communications Center E-911. Upon receipt of the call, dispatchers are trained to receive the necessary information in order to correctly dispatch the appropriate units. 911 should always be used to report emergencies for two reasons: First, because 911 lines are considered priority lines and are manned 24 hours a day. Second, the fire and rescue department is not manned at all hours since our department is made up of volunteers. Also, the 911 interface, the phone records transfer the address into the dispatchers' computer thus saving time consuming data entry and potential error.