Thank you for visiting our web site. I would like to share with you some information about your Selma Fire Department. The staff of this Department prides itself in being a proactive, well trained agency. We strive to provide excellent emergency services to our community. We are unique in our make up as a combination career and volunteer Fire Department. As most agencies around the country have struggled to keep volunteer firefighters in service, Selma has had a strong volunteer firefighting force for the past several years. This is widely due to the pride and ownership of the department by its Firefighters. Our Firefighters Care about the community.
Over the past few years, we have added a small number of career members to back up the volunteer firefighters. This allows our volunteer firefighters to focus on the major emergencies while our career staff handles the day to day tasks of the Department.
Many challenges face our agency in the future, such as: our aging fleet of apparatus, the need for career staff, and the rising cost of performing quality emergency services. All of these issues can be successfully addressed through proper planning, and a strong partnership with our citizens.
Please remember, your Fire Department is a backbone agency for this community. Our doors are always open, and we are always a phone call away (911). “You call, we come, we help”
“OUR GOAL IS TO HELP MAKE YOUR BAD DAYS BETTER”
Phillip McDaniel, Fire Chief
201 N. Webb Street
Selma, NC 27576
(919) 965-2697
(919) 965-9841, Ext 5005
Fax: (919) 965-9843
pmcdaniel@selma-nc.com
The Town of Selma would like to remind all citizens and business owners of the importance and requirement of properly posted address signage. Address numbers must be posted on the front side of the property. These postings are imperative for many of the services offered by the Town of Selma including, Emergency Response & Utilities. Please help us help you by ensuring your address is posted: Clearly, Unobstructed, Contrasting Color, & Reflectivity is highly encouraged. A custom reflective sign can be purchased for $15.00 by clicking on the order form on this page. Just print, complete, and drop off to the Selma Town Hall with payment, and we will call you when your sign is available for pickup. Our Code Enforcement Officer will be actively pursuing properties in violation of the code. Remember: WE CAN’T HELP IF WE CAN’T FIND YOU!
The Selma Fire Department is a Combination Fire Department operated by the Town of Selma. Selma operates from one station located in the heart of the Town. The brave Firefighters of the Selma Fire Department protect a municipal district of just over five square miles and a rural district of 15 square miles. We protect a large variety of geographical areas consisting of retail, industrial, residential, agricultural, interstate, highway, and railroad.
The staff of the Department consists of 28 volunteer Firefighters, 3 full time Captains, 6 full time Firefighters, 3 part time Firefighters, and 1 Fire Chief. The volunteers are on call 24 hours per day and staff the station when possible. The captains are on a traditional A-B-C shift. Each shift consisted of a captain and two firefighters who are on duty 24 hours a day. The Fire Chief works a 40 hour week schedule, but is also on call. We also offer an Intern Firefighter Program for JCC Students. We offer Unique Volunteer Opportunities including, Pay per Call, Pay per Training, Shift Stipends, Certification Fee Waivers, in a family atmosphere.
The Department operates three engines, one aerial, two specialized foam units and one brush unit. Duties of the Selma Fire Department include fire suppression, vehicle extrication, hazardous materials response, emergency medical responses, fire inspections, fire and life safety education, and natural disaster response & Mitigation.
The fire protection class rating is a Class 3 district wide. Selma’s rural fire tax rate is $.12 per $100 evaluation. The Department responds to an average of 1200 emergency calls per year.
We should always be trusted by our community. Firefighters must be true to their word and be guided by moral decision making and self-discipline.
We must always be willing to put forth above and beyond the normal level of service. Fixing small problems before they become large problems is our goal.
Customers of the Selma Fire Department will be treated as family members. We define our customers as citizens, businesses, firefighters, vendors, instructors, and all individuals we encounter in our duties.
Selma firefighters should always be looking at our functions and asking how I can make this better. We will strive to enhance our procedures, make our tasks more efficient, and reduce liability for ourselves and the Town of Selma.
We are a fire department family. We are committed and accountable to each other because our lives depend on it. We value the role each member plays in our organization. We respect those that came before us and will strive to make the organization better for those who follow. We will strive to support each other and push each other to be better.
Through our procedures, training, preparation, response, and actions, we will ensure that at the end of every task, every firefighter returns home to their family. We will strive to meet the 16 Life Safety Initiatives adopted by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
The Town of Selma utilizes the old siren located on top of the fire station to alert citizens of any TORNADO WARNING ISSUED FOR JOHNSTON COUNTY. When citizens hear the siren, they should immediately seek cover and tune into the local forecast by radio, television, or internet for exact paths of the storm. The siren is meant to aid in notification of a warning. The best alerting system is a weather radio. The siren may not be audible for the entire town due to wind direction and weather conditions.
The Selma Fire Department is conducting a Recruitment Drive for Volunteer Firefighters. No experience needed! Help your Community or help yourself to a new career with free education. Pay per call and shift stipends available. Do not have to live in Selma! Just fill out an application here: Apply now!
Contact the Fire station at 919-965-2697 or just stop by the Firehouse for more information.
Mailing Address:
114 North Raiford St
Selma, NC 27576
Business Hours:
8am to 5pm, Mon–Fri
Tel: (919) 965-9841
Fax: (919) 965-4637
TDD: 1-800-735-2962
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