Organized in 1968, the members of Johnson City L-1791 work hard to protect and save the lives and property of the citizens that live and work in the City of Johnson City. The Johnson City Firefighters Association was organized on August 8th 1968 as an affiliate of the International Association of Firefighters and the Tennessee Professional Firefighters Association. Local 1791 is comprised of approximately 89% of the full time, paid employees of the Johnson City Fire Department. Our members provide services in fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials, rescue, and fire prevention and education. In 2012, the Johnson City Fire Department with L-1791 members on the apparatus responded to over 8900 calls for service. These calls were comprised of various types of fires, fire alarms, emergency medical calls, service calls, hazardous material incidents, and technical rescue calls. The Johnson City Fire Department is a full-time career department serving 63,141 city residents as well as 12,390 East Tennessee State University students, 400 Veterans Affairs-Mountain Home residents and thousands of daily commuters. The Department has 120 members, 110 of whom are dedicated to Fire Suppression, Haz-Mat and Medical First Response Operations. The department operates three shifts with approximately 35 firefighters working per 24-hour shift. Firefighters respond from nine fire stations, operating nine pumpers, three ladder trucks, and one incident command vehicle. The Fire Department has a variety of hazardous materials technicians, TEMA Haz-Mat specialists, structural collapse technicians, and rope rescue technicians. We are currently developing teams that specialize in hazardous materials, confined space and USAR response to meet the increasing demand for specialized incident stabilization. These team members will continue to sharpen and advance their skills to provide technical rescue services to the citizens of Johnson City. Nine engine companies, equipped with automated external defibrillators, IV fluids, and vehicle extrication equipment, respond to medical emergencies and motor vehicle accidents as required. The content of this page is not affiliated and does not represent the views or opinions of the Johnson City Fire Department.
