What’s Important
“Our mission is to provide fire and emergency medical services to our community, ensure community resilience, and enhance the provider experience as it relates to Fire Protection, EMS care and transport”.
Our Anchors:
1. Does it positively impact our community?
2. Does it align with the county’s strategic plan?
3. Does it improve the Douglas County Fire/EMS Department?
4. Does it improve the job performance or quality of employment for our personnel?
Compassion
Douglas County Fire/EMS Department accomplishes our mission with compassion for our community. Compassion is active. Compassion is action that aim to alleviate suffering.
Courage
Douglas County Fire/EMS Department accomplishes our mission with courage, the “mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty”.
Commitment
Douglas County Fire/EMS Department pledges ourself to the safety and well-being of our community. We commit to integrity, professionalism, loyalty, and honesty (Firefighter Code of Ethics - U.S. Fire Administration, n.d.).
Formation
The Douglas County Fire Department was formed from the volunteer Fire Districts of Lithia Springs, Bill Arp, Winston, and Fairplay in 1975 to become a full-time career Fire Department located in the western suburbs of Metro Atlanta.
Jurisdiction
The Douglas County Fire Department serves an area of 202 square miles, and provides services to Lithia Springs, the City of Douglasville, the City of Villa Rica, and the City of Austell.
Apparatus & Staff
The department consists of ten stations strategically located throughout Douglas County, which operates ten engine companies, two ladder companies, seven Advanced Life Support Ambulances, one Heavy Rescue Squad, with over 150 employees who work a 24-hour-on, 48-hour-off rotation.
All paramedics, cardiac technicians and emergency medical technicians are certified by the Georgia Department of Public Health. All Douglas County Firefighters are certified by the Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training Council.
Services
The Douglas County Fire Department offers a full range of fire and emergency medical services, including:
Arson Investigation
Construction Plan Review
Emergency Medical Transports
Fire Suppression
Hazardous Materials Response
Inspection of Public Buildings
Public Fire Safety Education
