Fire Department

McDuffie County Fire Service provides fire protection services to the unincorporated areas of the county. Photo credit: McDuffie Mirror

The McDuffie County Fire Department strives to protect and enhance the quality of life of McDuffie County citizens through preventing or minimizing the loss of life and property threatened by the hazards of fire, medical and rescue emergencies, hazardous materials incidents and disaster situations in our community.

McDuffie County Fire Service provides fire protection services to the unincorporated areas of the county. We operate out of six fire stations staffed by seven full-time, eight part-time and 60-paid-per-call employees. We provide services to approximately 15,000 citizens in an area of 250 square miles. Our ISO rating is 6/9.

Fire Chief: H. Bruce Tanner
Assistant Chief: Stephen Sewell
Public Life and Fire Safety Education Officer: Lieutenant James Lewis

Address: 1061 Salem Rd. SE, Thomson, GA 30824
Phone: (706) 595-2045
Fax: (706) 595-2047
Email: btanner@thomson-mcduffie.net

Station 1 - Headquarters
Station Chief Jim Mullis
Lieutenant Jeff Guerrero

Station 2 - Airport   

Station 3 - Pea Ridge
Captain Lawrence Bruce
Lieutenant Rhusha Mack

Station 4 - Raysville

Station 5 - Happy Valley
Captain Ron May
Station Assistant Chief Don Reeves

Station 6 – Carolyn Lakes
Captain Stephen Parish
Lieutenant David Durrence

We also offer a variety of other services to the community, including:

Fire Safety Education

• CPR classes
• Daycare worker certification
• Fire Safety House
• Interactive Robotics
• Clown Troupe
• Mini-Fire Engine
• Free smoke detectors for senior citizens and low income families

Emergency Response Training

• NPQ Firefighter 1 Module 1

Arson Investigation

• Origin
• Cause

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