Etowah TN

Etowah operates a full time Fire Department with six full-time and six part-time firefighters. The firefighters work on three shifts with a 24/48 schedule. The department is responsible for fire suppression and prevention within the city limits. Fire apparatus consist of two pumper trucks each with 1250 gallons per minute (gpm) pump capacity and a... one hundred foot ladder truck with a 1500 gpm pump capacity. The Fire Safety Program provides proactive, educational and protective services to reduce fire losses and fire related injuries, as well as accident prevention awareness programs throughout the community. This is accomplished through fire safety inspections of commercial, industrial and multi-family residential occupancies and through outreach public education programs. Activities of the Emergency Management program include preparation for, response to, recovery from and mitigation of any and all conditions, which threaten or adversely affect the public health, safety and/or security of the citizens and visitors of the City of Etowah. The Fire Department is responsible for maintaining the City's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan in accordance with County, State, and Federal guidelines. All City Departments are included in the development, writing and exercising of the emergency management plans related to disaster preparedness, response and recovery. City employees are provided training in a number of emergency management topics including: debris removal, disaster assistance, consequences of terrorism, hazardous materials incident response, and special event contingency planning. Chief Dale Ammons began his career with the City of Etowah in 1979 as a firefighter and has worked his way through the department as a Captain, Assistant Chief and obtaining the rank of Chief in 1999.Read More