105
Total Alarms For 2007: 265
Total Alarms For 2006: 292
Total Alarms For 2005: 269
Total Alarms For 2004: 285
News & Upcoming Events at Haleyville Fire/Rescue
The Haleyville Fire/Rescue Department currently has openings for volunteer (paid-on-call) firefighters. For requirements and how to apply click on the volunteer information link below.
Due to the high demand for patches, Haleyville Fire/Rescue is presently unable to honor online requests for shoulder patches.
Please take a moment to sign the guestbook.The link is at the bottom of the page.
Haleyville Fire/Rescue is a combination department that provides fire protection with a full time chief plus 3 other
fulltime career firefighters, 36 paid on call firefighters of which 8 are certified volunteer firefighters,1 certified firefighter I,
16 certified as firefighter II,19 first responders, 5 Licensed EMT-Basics and 1 Licensed Paramedic. Station 1 is manned by two full
time certified firefighters per shift. Firefighters work 24 hours on and 48 hours off except the fire marshal who works 8 hr dayshifts during the week and relief shift work as needed. The Fire Department's coverage area
includes the City of Haleyville and sorrounding communities in both Winston and Marion Counties. The coverage area is
approximately 72 square miles and serves a population of roughly 12,000 people. The Haleyville Fire/Rescue Department
operates out of two stations. Station 1 is located at 1900 12th ave and Station 2 is located at the Haleyville Airport. Haleyville Fire is dispatched by both the City of Haleyville and Winston County E-911. Haleyville Fire/Rescue can he heard on the scanner frequency of 154.130 Mhz. The Department responds to all types of fire calls,rescue calls, wrecks
with entrapment, and medical calls at the request of RPS ambulance service. The department averages 250-300 calls per year.
Haleyville Fire/Rescue provides mutual aid to several local departments and is in the process of training and implementing a Technical Rope Rescue team that will be the only one of its kind in the area. Haleyville currently has an ISO rating of 4.
ISO ratings are from 1 to 10 with an ISO class 1 being the best. Haleyville Fire responds with the first out pumper in
less than 1 minute and averages an on scene time of less than 4 minutes within the city limits. The average response
is 20 members per call.
Haleyville Fire/Rescue has an excellent training program. Training is conducted weekly on Thursday night from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
The department provides a 160 hour volunteer certification course every 3 years. The 160 course began on February 5th, 2007 with 26 students from 14 area departments attending. 16 students representing 10 area departments finished the course and passed the state certification exam. The next 160 course will begin in early 2009. All courses are taught free of charge except for the cost of text books.
Current projects of the department include completing the second station at the Haleyville Airport, completing the training center at the old North Waste Water Treatment Plant and completing the
display for the 1926 American LaFrance Pumper. The Department has 1 Chief, 1 Asst. Chief, 4 Captains, 4 Lieutenants, 1 Training Officer,
1 Safety Officer, 1 Public Relations Officer, 1 Fire Prevention Officer,1 Fire Marshall,9 certified Fire/EMS instructors, 5 CPR instructors, 2 Emergency Vehicle Operations Instructors, 4 certified aerial apparatus operators, 6 certified pumper apparatus operators, 2 certified airport firefighters and 3 haz-mat technicians.
The Fire prevention officer is available for classes at day cares, churches, schools, and birthday parties upon request.
