Our commitment to the Townsend community is built on a long history of service.
We are your neighbors, dedicated to protecting your safety and well-being 24/7 providing a full range of services, including emergency medical care, fire – suppression, all-hazards response as well as proactive code enforcement, fire prevention education, and emergency management.
Fire Prevention and Inspections:
Please visit our Fire Prevention Page for information regarding scheduling inspections.
For information specific to Smoke and CO Detector inspections Click Here
Burn Permits:
Open Air Burning Season is from January 15th to May 1st
Click here to learn more about how to obtain a Burn Permit
Emergency Medical Services:
Townsend Fire and EMS provides emergency medical transport services 24 hours a day 7 days a week at the Advanced Life Support Level. The department is proud to provide progressive emergency medical services at the paramedic level to best serve the residents of our community.
Click here to learn more about our EMS Services
The Department also provides paramedic intercept and back up medical transport services to surrounding communities by request.
Fire Suppression and All Hazards Response:
The Department provides comprehensive fire and all hazards response to the community utilizing our combination staffing model that integrates career staff and on-call firefighters. The Department also partners with numerous other mutual aid partners including our surrounding communities, Fire District 8, Fire District 6 and the Department of Fire Services to provide emergency response to the community.
Join Our Team:
Consider joining our team! Townsend Fire and EMS is currently accepting applications for full time, part time positions and on-call positions. Our department operates on a “combination” model that utilizes full time, part time and on-call members to provide services to the community 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Click Here to Learn More about how you could potentially join our team!