"EXCELLENCE THROUGH SERVICE"
New Albany Fire Department We are a combination Fulltime/Volunteer Dept. Currently we have two Stations. Our Equipment consists of Engine 1, Truck 2, Rescue 1 for Auto Extrication/Rescue responding to all parts of New Albany and Union County,MS. Squad 1, and Reserve Engine 3. All Fulltime Personnel must attend the State Fire Academy in Jackson(Pearl), MS. All Volunteers must meet Training and Attendance requirements. We are dispatched thru Union County,MS 911 Emergency Dispatch.
City of New Albany Fire Department Mission Statement.
The New Albany Fire Department Protection District is committed to protecting people, property, and the environment. We will be responsive to the needs of those who visit, or live in our community, by providing rapid, professional, emergency services essential to the health, safety, and well being of the community. We will accomplish our mission through prevention, education, fire suppression, first responder medical care, hazard mitigation, specialized rescue services, and other related actives. We will actively participate in our community, serve as role models, and strive to effectively and efficiently employ all the necessary resources to provide a service deemed excellent by the people we serve.
REMEMBER WHEN?
This was known as "34" and was our front line Rescue Truck?
2010 Combat Challenge Team
Captain James Cobb Presents Chad Jarvis with the 2010 Firefighter of the Year Award
photo by Angie Barmer, New Albany Gazette
HOT INSIDE AND OUT
On Thursday August 4th at 1:23pm Units were dispatched to a structure fire at 508 Glade. While enroute units reported seeing heavy smoke. Engine 1 arrived on scene and reported heavy fire in the rear of the structure and heavy smoke all divisions. 1st due confirmed all residents were out of the structure and initiated an attack on the left side of a duplex. Second due secured the unoccupied side of the duplex and prevented further fire spread. 1 resident was sent to BMH Union County where they were treated and released for smoke inhalation. With extreme temperatures exceeding 100 degrees EMS was dispatched to monitor firefighting personnel, 2 firefighters were checked at the scene due to heat related issues. The structure and contents sustained heavy damage, and crews returned to quarters after 2.5 hours on the scene.
"Quote of the Month",
"We Call it Teamwork"
Members of New Albany Fire/Rescue
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