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Welcome to the Rochester Fire Department E-mail Fire@Rochester.IN.US
The Rochester Fire dept. is made up of 8 full time paid firefighters and 28 volunteer firefighters. We are manned 24 hrs a day, paged out by the Fulton County 911 center. We have a ISO rating of 6. AREA OF FIRE PROTECTION We provide fire protection for a large area in Fulton County
With all the area above together we cover over 110 square miles SERVICES PROVIDED Services provided by the Rochester Fire Department
We have a Scott’s hand held thermal camera with transmitter; the receiver is in our rescue truck hooked to tv/vcr .
We do fire suppression as most fire department do, we also provide auto extrication for the area above. Our Rescue truck is certified as a non-transport BLS unit. On May 8, 2000, we received from Rochester Township an AED (AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC DEFIBULATOR). We have 14 First Responders and are called out to assist the hospital when needed. Other services we provide house calls on Carbon monoxide alarms. We do a fire prevention program in the schools for K-3 during the month of October during National Fire Prevention Week. Throughout the year we also do fire prevention for daycare centers and anyone coming to tour the Fire Station. We are always glad when someone comes by so we can show off those big red fire trucks.
We have available for needy residents smoke alarms. Stop by the station and fill out the form to get one. Remember, “Smoke alarms save lives”, make sure yours work! Contact Us E-mail: Fire@Rochester.in.us Business Phone 574-223-6113 |