Roswell Fire Department

Deputy City Manager: Mike Mathews Fire Chief: Devin Graham

In 2019, the Roswell Fire Department responded to 9,228 calls, seeing no increase from the year before. As per the normal, EMS calls made up the vast majority of emergency responses with 89 percent of calls being EMS and 11 percent being responses to fire. Engine 1 remained Roswell’s busiest engine, responding to over 2,633 calls. 49

Applying these same response numbers to the Firehouse 2018 National Response Survey, our Engine 1 would have been the 115th busiest truck in the U.S. and the 2nd busiest truck in the state.

Roswell Fire Department

Deputy City Manager: Mike Mathews Fire Chief: Devin Graham

False Alarms accounted for the vast majority of fire responses in 2019. The department responded to numerous fires throughout the year with 65 of these being structures on fire.

According to the National Fire Protection Agency, the City of Roswell is above the national average for fire responses per thousand population. These fire responses include responses to structural, vehicle, and vegetation fires. The national average is 4.0 calls per thousand population with Roswell being 5.14 responses per thousand in 2019.

This year saw the purchases of Truck 1 to replace the department’s 2002 ladder truck. The new truck is outfitted with a bucket at the end of the ladder, expanding the department’s capabilities, allowing for safer operations. Along with the new Truck 1, the department also purchased five new staff vehicles, retiring front line vehicles that were outdated and no longer safe for front line use.

In 2019, the department also purchased a fire pump simulator. The pump simulator proves to be a great tool for the practice of pumping operations without putting wear and tear on the trucks or personnel, all the while conserving thousands of gallons of water.