Hello!
Welcome to the official Priceville Fire and Rescue webpage!
Our Mission Statement
The goal of the Priceville Volunteer Fire Department is to provide the best quality response and care for the community and its property. This will be accomplished professionally through prevention, education, and protection from life altering emergencies. This shall be accomplished through the three pillars of volunteer firefighting: commitment to our ideals of safety, strong leadership, and a positive public image.
We are a 100% Volunteer Fire Department
A 100% volunteer fire department means firefighters don’t get paid for responding to emergencies. They donate their time. Members have paying jobs to support their families, such as maintenance, industry operations, truck driving, mechanics, retired military, teaching, or business leadership. Regardless of their income, they aim to provide quality care to the Priceville community. Over 75% of members have nationally-recognized emergency medical certifications, and the same goes for firefighting certifications, with over 75% completing Alabama’s 160-hour volunteer firefighter course. Our volunteers are equipped to respond to most medical emergencies in their personal vehicles, often accompanied by a fire truck with additional tools. If you see us in the community, visit us to learn more about the Priceville Fire Department.
Ideals
Commitment to Safety
This needs to be any organization’s number one priority. There are enough dangers inherent to firefighting without introducing some more by unmitigated, risk-taking behaviors. The SOGs shall be written in a manner to ensure the safety of our crews, victims, and bystanders for every action we perform. Any member reserves the right to not follow orders, whether direct or indirect, based upon a sincere belief that an order will cause harm to themselves, victims, or bystanders.
Strong Leadership
Providing guidance to motivate members of the department to meet and exceed the department’s goals. The key is establishing the appropriate plan to reach the desired goals. That can also include the preparation of members to accept future demanding roles in the department, preparing the department to meet the ever-changing demands of the fire service, and ensuring the department can meet the needs of a growing community.
Positive Public Image
Without a good image, the department will certainly fail. We will not recruit new members, receive support from the members of the community, or receive adequate support from neighboring agencies. Therefore it is a MUST to act in a professional manner at all times.
Goals
- 100% safe operation by our members. In other words, we desire 0 injuries and 0 incidents. This will be achieved through proper scene management, training, and leadership.
- At a minimum, we desire a six (6) minute response time to have at least one member on scene. We owe it to the community to meet their needs in a timely manner.
- To have at least 75% of our membership certified through the level of Firefighter 1.
- To have at least 50% of our membership certified as EMT-B or above.
Station 1
1638 South Bethel Road
This is where we meet every Tuesday.
Station 2
2088 New Center Road
Station 3
2606 North Bethel Road