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The Quitman Volunteer Fire Department was organized in
1947. Currently the department is staffed by a
part-time chief, full-time Fire/Safety Administrator and
22 volunteer firefighters.
Officers for 2008-09 are Fire Chief Scott Wheeler, 1st Assistant
Chief Ronnie Box and 2nd Assistant
Chief Junior Stovall, 1st Captain
Jeff Morris, 2nd Captain
Mike Gilmore, Safety Officer Will Leake, and Safety
Officer Tammy Gilmore.
In 2008, the Fire Department responded to the following
incidents:
QUITMAN FIRE DEPARTMENT
ANNUAL INCIDENT REPORT 2008
79
– GRASS, WOODS, BRUSH, HAY, ETC
57
– EMS ASSISTS
23
– MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
21
– HOUSE FIRES
13
– PUBLIC ASSISTS
10
– GAS SMELL INVESTIGATIONS
9
– OTHER STRUCTURE FIRES
9
– SMOKE INVESTIGATIONS
8
– MISCELLEOUS CALLS
6
– OIL FIELD FIRES
6
– VEHICLE FIRES
5
– MUTUAL AID STANDBYS
5
– STORM SPOTTER
5
– FALSE ALARMS
5
– ELECTRICAL
4
– MISSING PERSONS
4
– MOBILE HOME/RV FIRES
1
– WATER RESCUE
1
– HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILL
271 TOTAL CALLS
219 – COUNTY (81%)
52 – CITY (19%)
AVERAGED 8 FIREFIGHTERS AND 2 TRUCKS PER CALL
USED 137,660 GALLONS OF WATER AND 1,927.7 GALLON
FUEL
WORKED 2,125.6 MANHOURS (90.9 DAYS)
The Department is funded by the City of Quitman, Wood
County, state and federal grants and private donations.
The fire department can be reached at 903-763-2221
(NON-EMERGENCY), 903-763-2222 (EMERGENCY ONLY),
903-763-0824 (FAX),
fire@quitmantx.org
(email).
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