Fire Defense
Director: Tommy
Shepard
Goals of Fire Defense:
- Minimize loss of life, property or natural resources due to
uncontrolled fire
- Assure service area fire protection coverage with maximum
response time
- Develop a fire safe public through fire prevention
programs
- Assure an adequate rural infrastructure
- Assure and organized fire defense service
- 122 fire departments in ten county area
Fire Defense Projects:
- Assist Fire Departments to receive low cost Property and
Casualty Insurance
- Assist fire Departments to receive free Worker's Compensation
Insurance
- Establishing new community Volunteer Fire Departments
- Administration of 80/20 Grants from the Department of
Agriculture to provide equipment funding
Fire Defense Programs:
- Assist Procurement of Federal Equipment
- Technical Assistance
- Training for Rural Fire Departments
