Fire
Protecting & Serving the City of Natchez
The Natchez Fire Department serves the City of Natchez by:
- Providing fire suppression and control, as needed
- Promoting fire prevention
- Conducting fire investigations
- Providing the public with educational fire programs
- Inspecting public properties including schools, hospitals, residential care facilities and public buildings
- Conducting search and rescue operations as needed
- Providing radiological protection
- Providing decontamination and monitoring
- Managing hazardous material incidents
The Fire Department:
- Actively responds to over 300 calls annually for emergencies within 465 square miles
- Employs 54 people
- Includes 4 stations within the city limits of Natchez
Equipment
Key equipment that the department uses includes:
- 16 foot rescue boat
- 24 foot rescue boat
- 3500 Dodge pickup truck and hazardous materials trailer
- E-One 110 foot ladder truck
- Ford F250 rescue van
- Pierce, 1995, 750 gallon capacity
- Pierce, 1995, 750 gallon capacity
- Pierce, 1996, 1000 gallon capacity
- E-One, 1998, 750, gallon capacity
- Pierce, 2005, 750 gallon capacity
- Pierce, 2011, 1000 gallon capaciy