Fire Protection

Fire Protection

Pitt County Volunteer Fire Departments

The Pitt County Emergency Services Director (252-902-3950) is responsible for the coordination of fire protection services in all areas of Pitt County (including fire-fighting as well as code enforcement) except for the City of Greenville. He also assists local industry in the training of fire brigades and investigates suspicious fires.

The smaller municipalities and unincorporated areas of the County are served by twenty (20) volunteer fire departments. Approximately 85 percent of the County’s land area and over 90 percent of its population are within recognized fire districts. Fires can be reported from any area of the County by calling 9-1-1, and the average response time is 8 minutes. Pitt County collects property taxes for eighteen fire departments whose voters approved a special fire tax. The tax rate for each district is set each fiscal year by the County Commissioners after reviewing the requests from the various fire departments.

More than 70 pieces of fire-fighting equipment (pumpers and tankers) are utilized in the County (peripheral equipment such as brush trucks are also utilized). All twenty volunteer fire departments have at least one 750 GPM pumper and one 1,000 gallon (Quick Dump) tanker.

Municipal Fire Departments

Municipality	Rating	Contact
Ayden	6	Chief Barry Wood, 746-7021
Bethel	7	Chief Thomas Lilley, 825-2379
Farmville	6	Chief Lee Keel, 753-2618
Fountain	7	Chief Steve Ellis, 749-5321
Grifton	7	Chief Ed Meeks, 524-3367
Grimesland	7	Chief Tina Crouse, 757-1616
Winterville	6	Chief David Moore, 756-2515

Non-Municipal Fire Departments

District	Rating	Contact
Bell Arthur	7	Chief Ricky Mills, 752-8100
Belvoir	9	Chief Charles Tucker, 757-2888 (fax)
Black Jack	8	Chief Gary Phipps, 752-5403
Carolina	9	Chief Dean Morris, 758-5504
Clarks Neck	9	Chief Edward Lee, 975-7911
Eastern Pines	7	Chief Lee House, 752-3005, ext. 120
Falkland	9	Chief William Ed Proctor, 752-0064
Gardnerville	9	Chief Robert Humbles III, 746-4909
Pactolus	7	Chief Bill Branch, 752-7162
Red Oak	8	Acting Chief Chad Singleton, 355-8870
Sharp Point	9	Chief Danny Dunn, 749-1771
Simpson	8	Chief Johnnie Mayo, 758-6310
Staton House	6	Chief Steve Naylor, 752-3879

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City of Greenville Fire & Rescue Department

The City of Greenville operates a combined Fire and Rescue Department (GFR) in which all personnel are cross-trained in both fire-fighting and rescue operations. Every Greenville firefighter and officer is a NC Certified EMT. The department has 143 full-time employees. Forty-two personnel are on duty 24 hours per day working a three shift system of 24 hours on-duty and 48 hours off-duty. Services are provided out of 6 strategically located Fire/Rescue stations maintaining an average response time of just over 4 minutes, giving Greenville an ISO fire rating of 3. Fire/Rescue personnel are also responsible for building inspections, emergency planning assistance for local businesses, and general facility and equipment maintenance.

Personnel train almost on a daily basis in order to maintain current skills and to acquire new ones. Much of the training if provided locally and includes a mix of both hands-on type training and academic classroom instruction. A four-story drill tower contains facilities to conduct live fire training evolutions using liquid propane gas.

Greenville Fire and Rescue is also the home to NC Urban Search and Rescue Task Force #10, which includes a swift water rescue team. This team is funded by the State and is made up of 26 GFR professionals. The team has a large amount of equipment and expertise in the specialized areas of building collapse and other technical rescue situations. The team stands ready to be deployed at a moment’s notice to assist anywhere in NC.

The Fire Chief is William Ale and his office is in the Headquarters Fire/Rescue Station No. 1 located at 500 S. Greene Street (329-4404). The emergency number is 9-1-1.

Station Equipment:

1 – 1500 GPM Pumper
1 – 1250 GPM 110′ Aerial Ladder/Pumper
5 – 1250 GPM 75′ Aerial Ladder/Pumpers
2 – 1250 GPM 55′ Aerial Ladder/Pumpers (Reserve Units)
2 – 1250 GPM pumpers (Reserve Units)
6 – EMS Rescue Vehicles
1 – 17′ Rescue Boat
4 – Miscellaneous vehicles
1 – Fire Safety House

Service Beyond City Limits:
Fire and rescue calls are answered beyond city limits under a mutual aid agreement with Pitt County fire departments and rescue squads. Contracts for fire protection services for businesses located outside the city limits may be signed with the Greenville Fire/Rescue Department at a specified cost. Fire inspections are also conducted by the City Fire Department in extraterritorial jurisdiction areas.

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