Protecting & Serving the City of Natchez
The Natchez Fire Department serves the City of Natchez by:

• Providing fire suppression and control, as needed
• Promoting fire prevention
• Conducting fire investigations
• Providing the public with educational fire programs
• Inspecting public properties including schools, hospitals, residential care facilities and public buildings
• Conducting search and rescue operations as needed
• Providing radiological protection
• Providing decontamination and monitoring
• Managing hazardous material incidents

The Fire Department:

• Actively responds to over 300 calls annually for emergencies within 465 square miles
• Employs 54 people
• Includes 4 stations within the city limits of Natchez

Equipment
Key equipment that the department uses includes:

• 16 foot rescue boat
• 24 foot rescue boat
• 3500 Dodge pickup truck and hazardous materials trailer
• E-One 110 foot ladder truck
• Ford F250 rescue van
• Pierce, 1995, 750 gallon capacity
• Pierce, 1995, 750 gallon capacity
• Pierce, 1996, 1000 gallon capacity
• E-One, 1998, 750, gallon capacity
• Pierce, 2005, 750 gallon capacity
• Pierce, 2011, 1000 gallon capaciy