fire department

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MISSION

The Adel Fire Departments mission is to respond to all reported emergencies of our citizens in a safe manner, to protect their lives and property through fire prevention, and public education, while mitigating all emergencies and disasters.

Vision

Our vision is to cost-effectively achieve our goals through training, pre-fire planning, education, evaluation of the community, while limiting the loss of life, property and damage to our environment.

Adel Fire Department
Chief Richie Weeks​
​730 S Elm Street
Adel, GA 31620
229-896-7375
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Emergencies 24/7: Dial 911

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The Adel Fire Department provides the highest level of quality fire protection to the citizens of Adel & Cook County, Georgia. The jurisdiction we serve covers a 6.3 square-mile area that is located in South Central Georgia. Serving a population of 5,200, our organization delivers a full range of fire protection including fire prevention, education, fire suppression, and emergency rescue using the "Jaws of Life".

The Adel Fire Department is committed to providing our citizens with the best fire protection service possible. This is accomplished in part by maintaining a staff of highly trained personnel. Currently, we are staffed with sixteen full-time, nationally and state certified firefighters as well as twenty paid volunteer state certified firefighters. The City of Adel Fire Department currently has an ISO rating of 2.

Emergency services offered include but not limited to:

• Fire suppression
• Hazardous materials mitigation
• Extrication
• Medical assistance when needed

Non-emergency services include but not limited to:

• Fire Safety: Each year during the month of October we perform a fire safety program for our pre-K, primary, and elementary school students. We talk about fire safety and things we should look for and do to prevent a fire. We talk about stop, drop and roll, stay low and go, getting parents to establish and practice an evacuation plan and meeting in a safe pre-determined place outside. For pre-K and first grade we give fire truck rides and allow them the opportunity to spray water from the fire truck and display their firefighting skills with a nozzle.
• AFD offers free fire extinguisher selection and use training to our local industry, business, Medical staff and employee’s, or group who request it.
• We also offer a smoke detector program where if you apply and qualify, we will supply and install a smoke detector in your residence for free. Applications can be picked up at fire station 2 at 730 south elm street Adel or (downloaded here) and must be returned to fire station 2 for approval.
• We conduct a pre-fire plan and inspection on all industrial and commercial businesses, schools, or public assembly buildings where multi occupancy occurs such as churches, jails, hospitals etc. These plans and inspection include but not limited to emergency contact information, building address, utility shut off type and location, hazardous materials or chemicals amount and location, flammables amount and location, building layout, building construction type and materials, sprinkler system type or availability, alarm system, water supply location and distance and estimated flow needed for extinguishment.
• Annual Career Day at Cook High School: AFD members displays some of the tools and equipment needed in the fire service and demonstrates some of their use. We hand out and discuss with anyone interested the requirements for becoming a firefighter in the State of Georgia. We answer any question students have about interest in the fire service.