FIRE DEPARTMENT

Fire Administration

308 East Stadium Drive

(336) 623-2110 - press "9"

BROCHURE - FIRE.PDF ( 739 KB)

Fire Administration & City Fire Department Facilities:  Consisting of 17 full-time employees,

20 part-time employees and 34 volunteers.  4 fire stations, 5 pumpers, 1 Quint, 1 ladder, 1 Squad,

1 Mobile Decontamination Unit, and 1 Air / Cascade trailer. 

Fire Insurance Rating: NB-4
Service Available Beyond Corporate Limits: Yes

Tommy Underwood, Fire Chief - Email:  Tommy Underwood 

Todd Harden, Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Marshall - Email:  Todd Harden

CHAPTER 5:  FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION

Visit our new E-Gov Services Action Line to issue a request after hours.

You can also access the following documents and forms online:  Policies and Procedures

Seasonal Fire Safety Fire Departments Station 1 - 623 Henry Street (336) 623-1022 Station 2 - 1431 Fieldcrest Road (336) 635-7754 Station 3 - 554 Morgan Road (336) 623-8663 Station 4 - 135 E. Stadium Drive (336) 623-9820

Fire Services

Fire Hydrant Location - Call (336) 627-7783 or (336) 623-2110 pressing "9" for Fire Administration.

Fire Station Tours - Free tours are available at any of the above fire stations.  Please call Fire Administration at (336) 623-2110 and press "9" for Fire Administration to schedule a tour.

Smoke Detectors - Please call Fire Administration at (336) 623-2110 (press "9") to obtain a free smoke detector.  A properly installed and working smoke detector will increase the chance of your family's survival in a fire by 50%. 

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• Periodic Inspections  - None
• First Inspection Pursuant to Permit Application  - None
• First Inspection for Non-Compliance, If Code  - None
• First Reinspection for Non-Compliance, If Code Requirements Are Not Met -   $50.00
• Second and Subsequent Reinspection For Non-Compliance - $100.00
• Fire Department Burning Building - $1000.00
• Request for Structures to be burned not Subject to Code Enforcement Action - Actual Costs
• Open Burning Permit - $55.00
• Fire Protection Charges:
• Valuation Less than $5,000,000:  $500.00
• $5,000,000 to $10,000,000:   $500 Plus $0.01/$100 of Value over $5,000,00
• $10,000,000 to $60,000,000:   $1,000.00 Plus $0.0025/$100 of Value over $10,000,000
• $60,000,000 to $160,000,000:   $3,500.00 Plus $0.00083/$100 of Value over $60,000,000

User Fees For Permits: 

Airports, Heliports and Helistops $35.00

Bowling Pin & Alley Resurfacing & Refinishing $55.00

Cellulose Nitrate Motion Picture Film $35.00

Cellulose Nitrate Plastic (pyroxylin) $35.00

Combustible Fibers $35.00

Compressed Gases $35.00

Crude Oil Production $35.00

Cyrogenic Fluids $35.00

Dry Cleaning Plants, New $35.00

Explosives, Blasting Agents, Ammunitions $55.00

Flammable and Combustible Liquids (per site) $55.00

Flammable Finishes $55.00

Fruit Ripening Processes $35.00

Fumigation & Thermal Insecticide Fogging $35.00

Hazardous Chemicals $110.00

High Piled Combustible Stock $35.00

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) $35.00

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) (Per Site) $35.00

Lumber Storage $35.00

Magnesium $35.00

Mechanical Refrigeration $35.00

Motion Picture Projection $35.00

Organic Coatings $35.00

Ovens $35.00

Pipelines for Flammable or Combustible Liquids $35.00

Places of Assembly $35.00

Pulverized Particles (Dust) $35.00

Repair Garages $35.00

Tank Vehicles for Flammable/Combustible Liquids $35.00

Tents and Air Supported Structures $35.00

Tire Rebuilding Plant $35.00

Wrecking Yards, Junk Yards, Waste Handling Plants $35.00

• Water Flow Test $35.00
• Haunted House Inspections $35.00
• ABC Permit $35.00
• Fire Alarm Systems $55.00
• Fixed Fire Suppression Systems $55.00
• False Alarms After Two Alarm Trips (Per Year) $100.00
• False Alarms After Five Alarm Trips (Per Year) $500.00
• False Alarms After Ten Alarm Trips (Per Year) $1,000.00