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The Metter Fire-Rescue Department is a combination department consisting of fulltime professional firefighters and volunteer professional firefighters. Our coverage area is 249 square miles covering the entire Candler County area. Fire station #1 is located in downtown Metter at 56 South Lewis Street, and station #2 is located at 120 South Main Street in the Town of Pulaski. We have an ISO rating of a class 3 within the City of Metter and in the Town of Pulaski. The area outside the City of Metter within 5 road miles of the Metter Station #1 has an ISO rating of 3. The area outside the Town of Pulaski within 5 road miles of the Pulaski Station #2 has an ISO rating of class 3. We have mutual aid agreements with all surrounding fire departments.
The Metter Fire-Rescue provides the highest level of emergency services, which includes:
fire protection
rescue services
emergency management
public education and fire prevention
It is the vision of the Metter Fire-Rescue to serve and provide a safer community through standards of excellence in our leaders and personnel who are guided by the principles of trust, integrity, honesty and loyalty, and who take pride in the traditional values of our department through teamwork, education, peak performance and responsiveness.
Mission
The Metter Fire-Rescue is dedicated to providing for the safety and welfare of the public through preservation of life, health, property and the environment, utilizing core values of service, bravery, honor and preparedness. Metter Fire-Rescue will strive to protect and preserve the health and safety of all personnel and to return them safely to their families.
To report a fire or rescue EMERGENCY in Metter, DIAL 911.
For routine business communication, call 912-685-6832.
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