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
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