FOUNDED IN 1957, THE JESSAMINE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT IS FUNDED BY THE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT THROUGH PROPERTY TAXES. THE FIRE DISTRICT WAS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 75 OF THE KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTES. THE FIRE DISTRICT IS GOVERNED BY A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
JESSAMINE COUNTY, KY IS APPROXIMATELY 173 SQUARE MILES OF URBAN/RURAL GEOGRAPHY WITH A POPULATION OF 41,500 ACCORDING TO THE 2003 CENSUS. THE FIRE DISTRICT PROTECTS MOSTLY RURAL FARMLAND WHILE THE URBAN COMMUNITIES OF NICHOLASVILLE AND WILMORE ,KY ARE PROTECTED BY THEIR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPECTIVELY WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES. ALL THREE AGENCIES WORK HAND AND HAND WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT IN TIMES OF MAJOR FIRE OR INCIDENTS.
JESSAMINE COUNTY ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL RESCUE SERVICES TO IT'S CITIZENS THROUGH A COMBINED EFFORT OF ALL THREE AGENCIES. COMBINING THE EQUIPMENT, MANPOWER AND EXPERTISE OF ALL THREE AGENCIES IN SWIFT WATER RESCUE, HIGH ANGLE ROPE & CAVE RESCUE, CONFINED SPACE, TRENCH AND STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE RESCUE PROVIDES A MAJOR ADVANTAGE TO THE COMMUNITY. (FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE RESCUE PAGE)
Our Mission
The specific purpose of the Jessamine County Fire District shall be to:
" Prevent and suppress fire and other similar hazards, to protect the lives and property of the public and to assist other governmental agencies in pursuit of these goals."
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