Union County Fire Department

Wed. Jan 20th 2010
New State Certified Rescue Truck at Station 11

Union County Fire Department recently added a new state certified Rescue truck at Station 11 in Suches, bringing the total nu...

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Union County Fire Department
507 Shoefactory Rd
blairsville, ga 30512

Non-Emergency:
706-439-6095

Emergency:
911

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Welcome to Union County Fire Department. Union County Fire Department is located in one of the northern most counties at the foot hills of Bald Mountain, the highest point in GA. The Fire Department is under the direction of EMA Director/County Fire Chief Charles Worden. The department is a combination of paid and volunteer. We have 9 full-time and about 80 volunteers who respond 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Union County Fire Department Mission Statement

The mission of the Union County Fire Department is to be recognized as one of the best fire services in the country by the protection and preservation of the lives and property of the citizens of Union County.

Goals and Objectives

PUBLIC PERCEPTION

To conduct all aspects of our business under the highest standards of ethics, morality, and fiscal responsibility while, striving to maintain an equitable balance among the needs of the individual members, the organization, and the community that we serve.

PUBLIC EDUCATION

To reduce the risk of death, injury, and property destruction by fire through education of our community’s citizens, business managers, and property owners of the fire and safety hazards within their domain.

OPERATIONS

To efficiently organize the department’s resources in order to assure a timely response and an effective emergency operation.

TRAINING

To consistently improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities, of the department personnel at all levels of the organization, in order to improve the effectiveness of service to the community.

ADMINISTRATION

To maintain an efficient program of administration and information management to provide the organization with the ability to make appropriate decisions that will work toward the achievement of the organization’s mission statement.

Recent Calls

Sat. Feb 27th 2010
Brush Fire at Trim Line

Union County Fire Dept stations 1, 2, and 6 along with Georgia Forestry responded to a brush fire at 14:16. Rescue-01, Engine...

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Mon. Jan 18th 2010
Black Ice

Union County Fire Department Received 4 calls before 09:00 on Monday morning of vehicle accidents due to black ice on the roa...

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Wed. Jan 13th 2010
Holt Drive Fire

Union County Fire Department Stations 1 and 3 recieved a call at 00:49 of a reported structure fire. Rescue- 1, Engine-1, Eng...

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Upcoming Events

Mon. Sep 6th 2010 TBA
County Observed Holiday

Sat. Oct 9th 2010 8:00am
Sorghum Festival

Mon. Oct 11th 2010 TBA
County Observed Holiday

Every 3rd Tue. 6:00pm
Volunteer Training Meeting

Every 1st Tue. 7:00pm
Volunteer Business Meeting

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2010 Call Volume

January	124
February	126
March	104
April	115
May	100
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total	569

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