{"id":250,"date":"2026-09-24T11:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T15:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paris.ky.gov\/?page_id=250"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:03:12","slug":"fire-department","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paris.ky.gov\/fire-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"250\" class=\"elementor elementor-250\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f2357 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17f2357\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a2ccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"08a2ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fx\">\n<section class=\"fx-hero\" aria-labelledby=\"fx-h1\"><div class=\"fx-hero-in\">\n <div>\n  <nav class=\"fx-bc\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u203a<\/span> <a href=\"\/public-safety\/\">Public Safety<\/a> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u203a<\/span> <span aria-current=\"page\">Fire Department<\/span><\/nav>\n  <h1 id=\"fx-h1\">Fire Department<\/h1>\n  <p class=\"fx-lede\">Protecting the people and property of Paris through prevention, education, fire suppression, and emergency medical services.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"fx-ml\"><span class=\"fx-ml-k\">Main line \u00b7 not for emergencies<\/span><a class=\"fx-ml-n\" href=\"tel:+18599872120\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 4h4l2 5-2.5 1.5a11 11 0 005 5L15 13l5 2v4a2 2 0 01-2 2A16 16 0 013 6a2 2 0 012-2\"\/><\/svg>859-987-2120<\/a><span class=\"fx-ml-s\">Relay service: <a href=\"tel:711\">dial 711<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <figure class=\"fx-hero-img\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paris-fire-engine.jpg\" alt=\"Red and white Paris Fire Department fire engine parked outdoors.\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Paris Fire Department engine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"fx-help\" aria-labelledby=\"fx-help-h\">\n <div class=\"fx-help-l\">\n  <p class=\"fx-eb\">Services<\/p><h2 id=\"fx-help-h\">How can we help?<\/h2>\n  <p>Call the main line at <a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a>. An automated system can direct your call to either station, the on-shift Battalion Chief (shift supervisor), the EMS Major, or the Chief.<\/p>\n  <ul class=\"fx-notes\">\n   <li><b>Burn permits:<\/b> The Fire Department does not issue burn permits inside Paris city limits.<\/li>\n   <li><b>Smoke alarms and checks:<\/b> These go through the Health Department, not the Fire Department.<\/li>\n   <li><b>CPR classes and EMS reports:<\/b> Handled by Paris-Bourbon County EMS. <a href=\"\/ems\/\">See EMS \/ Ambulance Services<\/a>.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"fx-tasks\">\n  <li><h3>Fire safety inspections<\/h3><p>To schedule, call the Fire Department at <a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a> or the Battalion Chief at <a href=\"tel:+18594358343\">859-435-8343<\/a>.<\/p><\/li>\n  <li><h3>Fire safety<\/h3><p>Call the Battalion Chief at <a href=\"tel:+18594358343\">859-435-8343<\/a> or Chad Land at <a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a>.<\/p><\/li>\n  <li><h3>Station tours<\/h3><p>To schedule, call the Fire Department at <a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a>.<\/p><\/li>\n  <li><h3>Car seat inspections<\/h3><p>To schedule, call the Fire Department at <a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a>.<\/p><\/li>\n  <li><h3>Copies of fire reports<\/h3><p>Call the Fire Department at <a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a>.<\/p><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"fx-st\" id=\"stations\" aria-labelledby=\"fx-st-h\">\n <div class=\"fx-st-head\"><div><p class=\"fx-eb\">Locations<\/p><h2 id=\"fx-st-h\">Our Stations<\/h2><\/div>\n  <p class=\"fx-st-shared\">Both stations: <a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a> \u00b7 Fax 859-987-2133 \u00b7 Relay <a href=\"tel:711\">dial 711<\/a><br>Mailing address: 525 High Street, Paris, KY 40361<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"fx-st-grid\">\n  <figure class=\"fx-st-img\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paris-fire-station-2-911-memorial.jpg\" alt=\"Fire Station 2 sign at night reading Firehouse 2, September 11, 2001, We will never forget, with flags and a red fire hydrant.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Fire Station 2 and its September 11 memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n  <div class=\"fx-st-list\">\n   <section class=\"fx-stn\" aria-labelledby=\"fx-st1\"><h3 id=\"fx-st1\">Fire Station 1<\/h3><p class=\"fx-addr\">313 High Street, Paris, KY 40361<\/p><p>Houses Engine 1, EC-1, EC-3, Battalion 1, and the command staff offices.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=313+High+Street+Paris+KY+40361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Station 1 on map<span class=\"fx-sr\"> (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/section>\n   <section class=\"fx-stn\" aria-labelledby=\"fx-st2\"><h3 id=\"fx-st2\">Fire Station 2<\/h3><p class=\"fx-addr\">1097 Martin Luther King Blvd., Paris, KY 40361<\/p><p>Houses Ladder 2, EC-2, EC-4, and Engine 2.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=1097+Martin+Luther+King+Blvd+Paris+KY+40361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Station 2 on map<span class=\"fx-sr\"> (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/section>\n  <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"fx-st-note\">Each station operates a frontline fire apparatus and one ambulance each day. If an additional ambulance is needed, a crew will drop down from the fire apparatus to staff a backup ambulance. <b>Station phones are not for emergencies. In an emergency, call 911.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"fx-about\" aria-labelledby=\"fx-m-h\">\n <div class=\"fx-about-l\">\n  <p class=\"fx-eb\">About the department<\/p><h2 id=\"fx-m-h\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"fx-mis\">The Paris Fire Department is committed to protecting the people and property within our community. We will be responsive to the needs of our citizens by providing rapid professional, humanitarian services essential to the health, safety, and wellbeing of the community.<\/p>\n  <details><summary>Read the full mission statement<\/summary><p>We will accomplish our mission through prevention, education, fire suppression, emergency medical services and other related emergency and non-emergency activities. We will actively participate in our community, serve as role models, and strive to effectively and efficiently utilize all the necessary resources at our command to provide a product deemed excellent by our citizens. We are committed to excellence, professionalism, and devotion to duty.<\/p><\/details>\n  <h3 class=\"fx-ws\">Who we serve<\/h3>\n  <p><b>Paris Fire Department<\/b> covers all of the City of Paris for fire protection and prevention, and provides support to the Bourbon County and volunteer fire departments for operations in Bourbon County outside the Paris city limits.<\/p>\n  <p><b>Paris-Bourbon County EMS<\/b> is a division of the Paris Fire Department that covers Emergency Medical Services for all of Bourbon County. <a href=\"\/ems\/\">Visit EMS \/ Ambulance Services<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <aside class=\"fx-about-r\" aria-labelledby=\"fx-cs-h\">\n  <h2 id=\"fx-cs-h\" class=\"fx-eb\">Command Staff<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"fx-role\">Fire Chief<\/p><p class=\"fx-nm\">Josh Hurst<\/p><a href=\"mailto:firechief@paris.ky.gov\">firechief@paris.ky.gov<\/a>\n  <p class=\"fx-sm\">EMS leadership is listed on the <a href=\"\/ems\/\">EMS \/ Ambulance Services<\/a> page.<\/p>\n  <figure class=\"fx-ab-img\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paris-fire-station.jpg\" alt=\"Paris fire station with a fire engine parked in an open bay.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Paris Fire Department station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/aside>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"fx-hist\" aria-labelledby=\"fx-h-h\">\n <div class=\"fx-hist-in\">\n  <div class=\"fx-tl\"><p class=\"fx-eb\">Since 1874<\/p><h2 id=\"fx-h-h\">Our History<\/h2>\n   <ol>\n    <li><b>1810<\/b>Paris had early firefighting equipment by 1810.<\/li>\n    <li><b>1874<\/b>After the disastrous courthouse fire, the first formally trained fire company was formed. Paris Fire Department was founded in 1874 with only two full-time firefighters who worked 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at $75 per month.<\/li>\n    <li><b>1880s<\/b>Paris firemen needed to build up a \u201chead of steam\u201d in the boiler before they could start fighting fires with an 1880s fire engine. The horses that pulled the equipment were stabled in the basement of the fire station on the courthouse square, but two horses were always kept upstairs to be ready quickly.<\/li>\n    <li><b>Today<\/b>As one of the oldest fire stations in the nation, Paris Fire continues to serve the community. Paris Fire &amp; EMS currently staffs nearly 50 employees, including three platoons of full-time firefighters and medics as well as several part-time employees, at two stations within the City of Paris.<\/li>\n   <\/ol>\n   <a class=\"fx-pdf\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Paris-Fire-Department-History-and-Fire-Alarm-System.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History of the Paris Fire Department and Its Fire Alarm System (PDF)<span class=\"fx-sr\"> (opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"fx-mosaic\">\n   <figure class=\"fx-m1\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paris-fire-historic-horse-drawn-wagon.jpg\" alt=\"Historic black-and-white photo of a horse-drawn Paris fire engine outside the fire station.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Historic horse-drawn Paris fire engine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n   <figure><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paris-fire-1937-fire-truck-chief-tom-elder.jpg\" alt=\"Black-and-white photo of a 1937 Paris Fire Department truck lettered P.F.D. No. 1 in front of a station bay marked P.F.D.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>1937 fire truck, Chief Tom Elder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n   <figure><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paris-fire-antique-pfd-no1-engine.jpg\" alt=\"Restored antique red fire engine lettered P.F.D. No. 1.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Restored antique engine, P.F.D. No. 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"fx-gw\" aria-labelledby=\"fx-gw-h\"><div><p class=\"fx-eb fx-gold\">A piece of history<\/p><h3 id=\"fx-gw-h\">The Gamewell Fire Alarm<\/h3><\/div>\n  <div><p>The station is home to a working Gamewell fire alarm telegraph system, one of only two still functioning. Numbered call boxes on street corners once sent a coded signal straight to the firehouse. The Smithsonian once asked to borrow it.<\/p>\n  <p>The station also displays an original fireman's ladder and a 1930s American LaFrance Fire Engine No. 1.<\/p>\n  <p><b>Want to see it?<\/b> Call the Fire Department at <a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a> to schedule a tour. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capturekentucky.com\/part-fire-department-part-museum-youve-got-to-see-the-fire-department-in-paris-ky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the Capture Kentucky story<span class=\"fx-sr\"> (outside website, opens in a new tab)<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"fx-rel\" aria-labelledby=\"fx-r-h\"><h2 id=\"fx-r-h\">Related Resources<\/h2><ul>\n <li><a href=\"\/police-e-911\/\">Police &amp; E-911 <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"\/electric-department\/\">Report a Power Outage or Electric Hazard <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n <li><a 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