 Welcome from the Fire Chief Rocky Garzarek Franklin Fire Department (FFD) is comprised of 144 shift personnel and 15 administrative employees dedicated to providing our 50,000 residents and guests with the best fire protection, emergency medical and rescue service, anywhere.
Franklin Fire Department was established in 1820 as an all-volunteer department. In 1972 the first career firefighters joined the force and in 1995 the department became completely a career department.
Franklin Fire Department develops, organizes, equips and maintains the capability to deliver exceptional service to calls for help, anywhere in our city’s 41.28 square miles, in 4:30 minutes or less. We also provide mutual aid to surrounding communities when needs arise. For example, in February our crews were dispatched to the Fairview area to assist in search and rescue operations following the tornadoes that devastated that community.
In order to deploy our firefighters, we must have the necessary support assets - Administration, Operations and Training, Fire Prevention, and Communications; to mention just a few. We are appreciative that our Board of Mayor and Alderman recognize and support these needs.
FFD promotes fire and life safety education, community partnerships and outreach to make our community safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to the threat of fire, medical emergencies, and disasters of all kinds.
We hope you enjoy our web site. If you have any questions, please contact me by email at rockyg@franklin-gov.com or by phone at (615) 791-3270.
Sincerely,
Rocky Garzarek |
