From The Eclectic Fire Department
Eclectic Alabama
In 2022, the department responded to 611 calls for service. In 2023, the number was 604.
In 2024, the department saw our volume explode to 767 calls for service.
We’ll do a more detailed year in review later, but here’s a quick breakdown of last year’s activity:
557 EMS calls
46 Trees or lines down
42 Motor vehicle accidents
33 Dispatched and canceled in route
20 Grass and brush fires
17 Good intent or no incident found
16 Building fires
7 Controlled burns reported as a wildfires
5 Assist public works
5 False alarms
4 Smoke scares
4 Gas leaks
3 Off road or heavy equipment fires
2 Woods fires
1 Building collapse
1 Special rescue/extrication
1 Outside equipment fire
1 Passenger vehicle fire
1 Dumpster fire
1 Wrong location
We’ve said time and time again that it takes teamwork to provide timely emergency response. During 2024 EFD received aid from our partners on 32 incidents, many of which required aid from multiple agencies. We owe these folks a huge thank you for these responses:
23 Haynes Ambulance
9 Friendship Fire Department
7 Tallassee Fire Department
7 Red Hill Fire Department
1 Kowaliga Fire Department
1 Santuck Fire Department
1 Redland Fire Department
We also provided aid to our partners 82 times:
56 Haynes Ambulance
8 Tallassee Fire Department
6 Friendship Fire Department
5 Red Hill Fire Department
4 Kowaliga Fire Department
2 Seman Fire Department
1 Redland Fire Department
If you read this and thought “I’d like to be a part of the excitement and get the satisfaction of helping my family and friends” there’s a place for you to serve at EFD. We meet on Tuesday nights at 6:30pm and the on-duty EMS crew is at the station every day. We’d love to have you come be a part of the best job in the world!
