Fire Department
The Grenada Fire Department’s mission is to preserve lives and protect property by providing efficient and effective services to prevent and mitigate fires, accidents, and other emergencies, while maintaining the highest level of professionalism.
To provide a fire safe community through increased public safety education, code enforcement and highly trained fire-suppression personnel. Provide for the city services while planning for the future by using all available resources and positive innovative thinking.
About Us
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The Grenada Fire Department was created in October of 1897. Since that time, the department has grown to four fire stations, three engine companies and a ladder company. The department has 46 fulltime personnel and 25 volunteers and has a fulltime Fire Chief, Assistant Chief/ Training Officer, Fire Marshall, and Public Safety Educator. We cover an area of thirty and half square miles and currently maintain a Class V Mississippi State Fire Insurance rating. We currently have one of the best trained staffs by maintaining all required certifications and receiving all mandated in-service training needed to perform our mission.
Fire Chief Herman A. Simpson Jr.,