Mountain Home Fire / Rescue

MISSION STATEMENT
     The Fire Department strives to provide the citizens and visitors of Mountain Home with a quick and efficient response to calls for Fire Suppression, Emergency Medical Services, Hazardous Materials Containment, and any situation that will minimize loss of life and/or property.


About Our Department


     The Mtn. Home Fire Department is a combination Career / Volunteer department led by Chief Ken Williams. The department consist of 25 career firefighters, 1 secretary, and 10 paid-per-call "volunteer" firefighters. The Fire Department provides Fire / Rescue services to the citizens of Mtn. Home and to the Mtn. Home Rural Fire District out of 2 career stations, 1 reserve station and 19 pieces of Equipment.

     Mtn. Home Fire / Rescue is 1 of 11 departments in Arkansas to have a class 3 ISO rating. The new rating will lower the insurance rates for residents and businesses of Mountain Home. For those living outside the city in the Mtn. Home Fire District, then you will receive a class 3 if you live within 5 miles of a fire station and 1000' of a fire hydrant.

     The department constantly trains to keep up with the latest fire fighting, medical care, haz-mat, and specialized rescue techniques. We offer many services to the community along with providing the following emergency services:


          When not involved in emergency responses or taking care of things around the station the department is providing the following non-emergency services to the citizens of Mtn. Home.

     Our department is dispatched through the 911 communications center which also dispatches all other Baxter County Fire Departments. This is helpful because most all county departments have automatic aid with at least 2 other departments for calls of structure fires, so this cuts down on time of re-routing calls and allows for a much faster and more efficient dispatch.
     The Mountain Home Rural Fire District has automatic aid for structure fires outside of the city limits with Clarkridge and Buford Fire Departments. Each mutual aid department will respond with at least 1 tanker for water shuttle operations if required.


To set up a tour of one of the stations or to have a fire truck visit your school or business call 870-425-2611 to request a date and time.


City Population approx 12,800 within 10sq miles

Rural Population approx 5,000 within 40sq miles


Fire Department Stats

ISO Rating: Class 3

Dispatch Frequency: 453.0500
Run Volume: 2366 calls in 2009

  • 3 Stations
  • 5 Pumpers
  • 1 50' Quint
  • 1 102' Platform Quint
  • 1 Heavy Rescue
  • 1 Brush Unit
  • 1 Mobile Cascade Unit
  • 1 Mobile Command Center
  • 2 Haz - Mat Trailers
  • 1 Confined Space / Trench Rescue Trailer
  • 2 Tankers
  • 3Manpower Units
  • 1 Fire Inspectors Truck
  • 1 Chiefs Suburban


Personnel

1 Chief

1 Fire Inspector

3 Captains

6 Lieutenants

14 Firefighters

13 Volunteers

1 Secretary

Total Personnel 42

Station Personnel

3 shifts A, B, C

Station 1   1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 3 Firefighters

Station 2   1 Lieutenant, 1 or 2 Firefighters

Station 3   Not Manned / Haz - Mat Units


Questions, comments or anyone interested in
patch trading contact Bob Harris