Station #1 Headquarters
402 S. Scales Street

336-349-1024

Emergency - Call 911

The Reidsville Fire Department operates three stations with a total of 27 Career Personnel and 14 Call Personnel under the direction of Fire Chief David Bracken. The department is currently rated as an ISO Class 4.

Fire Station No. 1, South Scales Street

The Fire Department is comprised of four divisions: Administration, Training & Safety, Fire Rescue Services and Fire Prevention. In 2010, the Department responded to 1,237 medical calls and 584 fire-related calls, a total of 1,821 calls for the year. Firefighters were able to save approximately $143,240,345 worth of property from fire loss.

The Department is actively involved in Emergency Medical and Heavy Rescue Services. All of the City's firefighters are certified to the Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Level.

Response times have also been lowered. One of the primary objectives of the Fire Department continues to be to provide the most efficient service with a favorable response time. The Department's target is to provide on scene service within five minutes anywhere in the City. In 2010, the average response time was less than five (5)minutes.

In addition to fire-related and medical calls, the Department conducts inspections of all occupancies falling into one of the nine divisions (educational, business, mercantile, institutional, residential, industrial/factory, assembly, storage, hazardous) specified by the State Fire Prevention Code.