{"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":"2026-10-19T14:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:02:52","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<style id=\"fe-v2\">.fe,.fe 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12px Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8f1d13}.fe-gw h2{margin:0 0 10px;font-family:Besley,Georgia,serif;font-size:23px;color:#123d71}.fe-gw p{margin:0 0 10px!important;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:#333}.fe-gw a{color:#123d71;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}.fe-gw .fe-gw-cta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 18px;align-items:center;margin:0!important;font-size:15px}<\/style>\n<div class=\"dp fe\">\n<div class=\"dp-mast\"><nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"dp-bc\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a><span class=\"sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u203a<\/span><a href=\"\/public-safety\/\">Public Safety<\/a><span class=\"sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u203a<\/span><span aria-current=\"page\">Fire Department<\/span><\/nav><p class=\"dp-eb\">Paris Public Safety<\/p><h1 class=\"dp-h1\">Fire Department<\/h1><\/div>\n<section class=\"dp-911 one\" aria-labelledby=\"fe-911-h\"><div class=\"dp-em\"><div><p class=\"dp-lab\">Fire or medical emergency<\/p><h2 id=\"fe-911-h\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 3h4l2 5-2.5 1.5a11 11 0 0 0 6 6L16 13l5 2v4a2 2 0 0 1-2 2A16 16 0 0 1 3 5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>Call 911<\/h2><\/div><a class=\"dp-btn dp-btn-em\" href=\"tel:911\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 3h4l2 5-2.5 1.5a11 11 0 0 0 6 6L16 13l5 2v4a2 2 0 0 1-2 2A16 16 0 0 1 3 5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>Call 911<\/a><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"fe-gal dp-sec\"><figure class=\"fe-fig big\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paris-fire-engine.jpg\" alt=\"Red and white Paris Fire Department fire engine parked outdoors.\" loading=\"eager\"><figcaption>Paris Fire Department engine<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"fe-fig \"><img decoding=\"async\" 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\"><figcaption>Fire station with engine in the bay<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"fe-fig \"><img decoding=\"async\" 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\"><figcaption>Fire Station 2 and its September 11 memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<section class=\"dp-sec\" aria-labelledby=\"fe-m-h\"><div class=\"dp-2col\"><div><h2 id=\"fe-m-h\" class=\"dp-h2\">Our Mission<\/h2><p class=\"dp-lede\">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><details class=\"fe-more\"><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><\/div><div class=\"dp-band\"><h3 class=\"dp-h3\">How we serve<\/h3><ul class=\"dp-checks\"><li>Prevention<\/li><li>Education<\/li><li>Fire suppression<\/li><li>Emergency medical services<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"dp-sec\" aria-labelledby=\"fe-w-h\"><h2 id=\"fe-w-h\" class=\"dp-h2\">Who We Serve<\/h2><div class=\"dp-panels\"><div class=\"dp-panel\"><h3 class=\"dp-h3\">Paris Fire Department<\/h3><p>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><\/div><div class=\"dp-panel\"><h3 class=\"dp-h3\" id=\"ems\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:24px\">Paris-Bourbon County EMS<\/h3><p>A division of the Paris Fire Department that covers Emergency Medical Services for all of Bourbon County.<\/p><a class=\"dp-go\" href=\"\/ems\/\">Visit EMS \/ Ambulance Services<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"dp-sec\" aria-labelledby=\"fe-svc-h\"><h2 id=\"fe-svc-h\" class=\"dp-h2\">Fire Department Services<\/h2><div class=\"dp-main\"><p class=\"dp-lab\">Main line (not for emergencies)<\/p><a class=\"dp-num\" href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a><p>An automated system can direct your call to either station, the on-shift Battalion Chief (shift supervisor), the EMS Major, or the Chief.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"dp-svc\"><li><h3 class=\"dp-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><li><h3 class=\"dp-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><li><h3 class=\"dp-h3\">Station tours<\/h3><p>To schedule, call the Fire Department at <a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a>.<\/p><\/li><li><h3 class=\"dp-h3\">Copies of fire reports<\/h3><p>Call the Fire Department at <a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a>.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"dp-xref\">CPR classes and EMS reports are handled by Paris-Bourbon County EMS. <a href=\"\/ems\/\">See EMS \/ Ambulance Services<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"dp-note\"><h3>Please note<\/h3><ul><li><b>Burn permits:<\/b> The Fire Department does not issue burn permits inside Paris city limits.<\/li><li><b>Smoke alarms and checks:<\/b> These go through the Health Department, not the Fire Department.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"dp-sec\" aria-labelledby=\"fe-c-h\"><h2 id=\"fe-c-h\" class=\"dp-h2\">Command Staff<\/h2><ul class=\"dp-staff one\"><li><b>Josh Hurst<\/b><span>Fire Chief<\/span><a href=\"mailto:firechief@paris&#46;ky&#46;gov\">firechief@paris&#46;ky&#46;gov<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"dp-xref\">EMS leadership is listed on the <a href=\"\/ems\/\">EMS \/ Ambulance Services<\/a> page.<\/p><\/section>\n<section id=\"stations\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:24px\" aria-labelledby=\"fe-s-h\" class=\"dp-sec\"><h2 id=\"fe-s-h\" class=\"fe-h\">Our Stations<\/h2><p class=\"fe-note\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 3l9 16H3z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12 10v4M12 17h.01\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>Station phones are not for emergencies. In an emergency, call 911.<\/p><div class=\"fe-sts\"><section class=\"fe-st\" aria-labelledby=\"fe-st1\"><h3 id=\"fe-st1\">Fire Station 1<\/h3><ul><li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M5 4h4l2 5-2.5 1.5a11 11 0 0 0 5 5L15 13l5 2v4a2 2 0 0 1-2 2A16 16 0 0 1 3 6a2 2 0 0 1 2-2\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><span><small>Main phone (both stations)<\/small><a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M7 9V3h10v6\"><\/path><rect x=\"3\" y=\"9\" width=\"18\" height=\"9\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><path d=\"M7 14h10v7H7z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><span><small>Fax<\/small>859-987-2133<\/span><\/li><li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"6\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><path d=\"M7 10h.01M11 10h.01M15 10h.01M7 14h10\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><span><small>TTY\/Relay<\/small><a href=\"tel:711\">Dial 711<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 21s-7-6.2-7-11.5A7 7 0 0 1 19 9.5C19 14.8 12 21 12 21z\"><\/path><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"9.5\" r=\"2.5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><span><small>Mailing address<\/small>525 High Street, Paris, KY 40361<\/span><\/li><li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M3 6h11v10H3zM14 10h4l3 3v3h-7\"><\/path><circle cx=\"7\" cy=\"18\" r=\"2\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"17\" cy=\"18\" r=\"2\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><span><small>Delivery address<\/small>313 High Street, Paris, KY 40361<br><a class=\"fe-map\" 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=\"fe-sr\"> (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"fe-app\"><b>Houses:<\/b> Engine 1, EC-1, EC-3, Battalion 1, and the command staff offices.<\/p><\/section><section class=\"fe-st\" aria-labelledby=\"fe-st2\"><h3 id=\"fe-st2\">Fire Station 2<\/h3><ul><li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M5 4h4l2 5-2.5 1.5a11 11 0 0 0 5 5L15 13l5 2v4a2 2 0 0 1-2 2A16 16 0 0 1 3 6a2 2 0 0 1 2-2\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><span><small>Main phone (both stations)<\/small><a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"6\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><path d=\"M7 10h.01M11 10h.01M15 10h.01M7 14h10\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><span><small>TTY\/Relay<\/small><a href=\"tel:711\">Dial 711<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 21s-7-6.2-7-11.5A7 7 0 0 1 19 9.5C19 14.8 12 21 12 21z\"><\/path><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"9.5\" r=\"2.5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><span><small>Mailing address<\/small>525 High Street, Paris, KY 40361<\/span><\/li><li><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M3 6h11v10H3zM14 10h4l3 3v3h-7\"><\/path><circle cx=\"7\" cy=\"18\" r=\"2\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"17\" cy=\"18\" r=\"2\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><span><small>Delivery address<\/small>1097 Martin Luther King Blvd., Paris, KY 40361<br><a class=\"fe-map\" 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=\"fe-sr\"> (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"fe-app\"><b>Houses:<\/b> Ladder 2, EC-2, EC-4, and Engine 2.<\/p><\/section><\/div><p class=\"fe-staff\">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.<\/p><\/section><section aria-labelledby=\"fe-h-h\" class=\"dp-sec\"><h2 id=\"fe-h-h\" class=\"fe-h\">Our History<\/h2><div class=\"fe-hist\"><ol class=\"fe-tl\"><li><b>1810<\/b><p>Paris had early firefighting equipment by 1810.<\/p><\/li><li><b>1874<\/b><p>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.<\/p><\/li><li><b>1880s<\/b><p>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.<\/p><\/li><li><b>Today<\/b><p>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. The department is located at two stations within the City of Paris, with several engines and EMS units ready to respond to any emergency that arises.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><div class=\"fe-hp\"><figure class=\"fe-fig \"><img decoding=\"async\" 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\"><figcaption>Historic horse-drawn Paris fire engine<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"fe-fig \"><img decoding=\"async\" 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\"><figcaption>Restored antique engine, P.F.D. No. 1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fe-hp2\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" 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\"><figcaption>1937 fire truck, Chief Tom Elder<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paris-fire-historic-crew-at-station.jpg\" alt=\"Historic black-and-white photo of Paris firefighters standing with early fire vehicles in front of a station marked Fire Dept.\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Paris firefighters outside the station<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paris-fire-police-city-court-historic-building.jpg\" alt=\"Historic black-and-white photo of the brick building that housed the Paris fire and police departments and city court, with a bell tower and flag.\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Paris fire and police departments and city court building<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p class=\"fe-pam\"><a 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)<\/a><\/p><\/section><section class=\"fe-gw dp-sec\" aria-labelledby=\"fe-gw-h\"><p class=\"k\">A piece of history<\/p><h2 id=\"fe-gw-h\">The Gamewell Fire Alarm<\/h2>\n<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 class=\"fe-gw-cta\"><span><b>Want to see it?<\/b> Call the Fire Department at <a href=\"tel:+18599872120\">859-987-2120<\/a> to schedule a tour.<\/span><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=\"fe-sr\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0)\"> (outside website, opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section><nav aria-labelledby=\"fe-r-h\"><h2 id=\"fe-r-h\" class=\"fe-h\">Related Resources<\/h2><div class=\"fe-rel-row\"><a class=\"fe-rel\" href=\"\/police-e-911\/\">Police &amp; E-911<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><a class=\"fe-rel\" href=\"\/electric-department\/\">Report a Power Outage or Electric Hazard<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><a class=\"fe-rel\" href=\"https:\/\/smart911.com\/smart911\/registration\/registrationLanding.action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Alert Signup (Smart911)<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><span class=\"fe-sr\"> (outside website, opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/nav>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home\u203aPublic Safety\u203aFire Department Paris Public Safety Fire Department Fire or medical emergency Call 911 Call 911 Paris Fire Department engine Fire station with engine in the bay Fire Station 2 and its September 11 memorial Our Mission The Paris Fire Department is committed to protecting the people and property within our community. 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