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FIRE DEPARTMENT

The Forrest City Fire Department  

 

The Forrest City Fire Department is an all-hazards, combination department that operates from 2 fire stations. Station 1 is in the center of the city of Forrest City, at 300 East Garland and Station 2 is in the northwest part of the city, at 1595 Dawson Rd. The Fire Department is equipped with 4 – Type 1 Fire Engines with extrication, 1 – Type 1 Aerial 100ft Platform Ladder Truck, 1 – Type 1 2000-gal Water Tender, 1 – Hazardous Materials Operations unit, 2 – Water Rescue Boats and 2 – UTV for rescue and fire control. Forrest City Fire Department is very active and provides services for fire suppression, heavy and light vehicle extrication, first responder medical, arson investigations, a hazardous materials operations team with hazardous material technicians, wild land fire suppression, UAV/Drone assets, fire prevention and life safety education to the public. All career FCFD firefighters are IFSAC-accredited FFII, medical first responders, Haz Mat Operations level, and many are certified Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Fire Instructors, Fire Inspectors, Technical Rescue Technicians, and Hazardous Materials Technician level. Personnel are members of the Arkansas State Firefighter’s Association, and the Arkansas Association of Fire Chiefs.

 

The Forrest City Fire Department has a Public Protection Classification/ISO class 3 rating. The Department responded to 1,997 incidents in 2022 and 2,330 calls for service in 2021.

 

Mission Statement

The mission of the Forrest City Fire Department is to serve and protect the citizens of our community with selfless dedication.

Vision Statement

It is the vision of the Forrest City Fire Department to achieve and maintain an excellent level of readiness for the safety and protection of our citizens.

Fire Department Staff

The Forrest City Fire Department

The Forrest City Fire Department is made up of 24 full-time and 7 part-time firefighters. The Fire Chief, along with the Division Chief of Community Risk Reduction and the CRR Building Inspector work a regular schedule. The remaining twenty-one operational firefighters work a three-shift system, meaning they work 24 hours and are off-duty for 48 hours. Each shift (A, B, C) has seven firefighters assigned to it. Each of the two-fire station is assigned three personnel, a company officer (Captain) and two firefighters. And a Battalion Chief is charged with leading each shift. The part-time firefighters are on call 24/7/365 and responsible for reporting to second alarm activations, scheduled drills and training. Part-time firefighters will function in the same roles as firefighters, when activated.

 

Fire Chief/EMT Shane Dallas

Division Chief/EMT Jeremy Sharp

CRR Building Inspector Quentin Watson

A Shift

Battalion Chief Zakk Jumper

S1 Captain Troy Thweatt

Firefighter/EMT Keaton Sandage

Firefighter Cody Clark

S2 Captain Austin Hastings

Firefighter Tracey Hill

Firefighter Alan Jackson

PT Firefighter/Paramedic Steve Yarberry

B Shift

Battalion Chief Keith Taylor

S1 Captain/Paramedic Chris Ray

Firefighter Steven Layne

Firefighter/EMT Alexander Heard

S2 Captain Justin Sharp

Firefighter/EMT Justin Simpson

Firefighter/EMT Christopher Newbold

PT Firefighter/Chaplain Frank McMillion

C Shift

Battalion Chief Jeff Simpson

S1 Captain/EMT Cordell Haynes

Firefighter Cody Talley

Firefighter Jacob McMillon

S2 Captain/EMT Carlton Pettus

Firefighter Collin White

Firefighter Demarcus Hunter

PT Firefighter Tony Goodman

PT Firefighter Caleb Holiday

Job Posting

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CITY HALL

225 N. Washington Street
Forrest City, AR 72335
Phone: (870) 633-1315
cityhall@cityofforrestcityar.com

CITY SHOP/PUBLIC WORKS

Non-Emergency: (870) 261-1418
Non-Emergency:
Roy Hamilton (870) 261-2035
Emergency:
Darin Flenoy (870) 261-3151

WATER DEPARTMENT:

Emergency: (870) 633-1571
Non-Emergency: (870) 633-2921

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: (870) 633-3434

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: (870) 633-2414