Department Overview

The Jefferson City Fire Department was born out of necessity with the burning of the Capitol on February 5, 1911. On October 7, 1912, the Jefferson City council passed ordinance 1089, which created a new paid fire department.

Today's JCFD
4 administrative staff personnel 
   Fire Chief
   Division Chief of Public Education
   Division Chief of Training
   Administrative assistant

72 fire suppression personnel
   3 shifts on a 48/96 hour schedule- A, B & C Shift

Facilities
  5 Fire Stations
  Administration Office
  Reserve Apparatus Storage Facility
  Training Facility

Fleet
A frontline fleet of seven fire trucks, plus one command vehicle, are housed in five fire stations strategically located within the city limits is comprised of:

• three engines,
• two rescue pumpers and
• two ladder trucks.

All frontline fire trucks are equipped with:

• thermal imaging cameras,
• automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and
• multi-gas detectors.

The fire department also maintains a reserve fleet of vehicles that are utilized during callback procedures in the event of a large fire or other major event and when frontline trucks are out of service. 
The reserve trucks include:

• two engines,
• one rescue pumper and
• one ladder truck. 

Incident Response Information