Few organizations demonstrate the power of residents and business owners coming together better than Jackson County rural fire departments.
At its core the county fire service is made up of five combination career/volunteer fire departments throughout the unincorporated areas of the county.
County fire departments has two main objectives: provide professional fire protection to rural property owners, and lower the cost of fire insurance rates.
Protecting Your Home
Define your defensible space. Create a buffer zone, a minimum of 30 feet non-combustible area around your house
Reduce flammable vegetation, trees and brush around your home
Remove or prune trees
Cut grass and weeds regularly
Re-locate woodpiles and leftover building materials
Keep your roof and yard clean
Have easy-to-read road signs and address numbers to your house
Know what to do when wildfire strikes
Burning
If you are burning one or more acres, you must contact the Forestry Commission at 800-240-5161.
