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Fire Department

The mission of the Arcadia Fire Department (AFD) is to protect life, property and the environment, and to reduce pain and suffering encountered through fire and environmental emergencies by providing education, prevention, suppression services to the citizens and visitors of our community in a professional and fiscally responsible manner. All of the Firefighters are Volunteer Members who willingly devote countless hours to serving their community through preparation, training, fire prevention, and responding to local emergencies.  

The Fire Department was established in 1927 and currently has 25 firefighters.  

  

Equipment:

  • Two Pumpers
  • One Service Vehicle
  • 189 Fire Hydrants Readily Available 
  • Five Minutes Average Response Time 

Training:

  • Provided Training by LSU Fire Training
  • Training Accomplished Locally