Rives Volunteer Fire Department
The Rives Volunteer Fire Department is the agency that provides fire protection in the city of Rives, Tennessee, as well as the surrounding Fire District 61 in Obion County. The department is also responsible for the handling of hazardous materials.
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| U.S. County | Obion County |
| City | Rives |
| Address | 3456 East Cross Street, Rives, TN 38253 |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1980 |
| Annual calls | 83 (2022) |
| Employees | 18 |
| Staffing | Volunteer |
| Fire chief | David Kendall |
| Motto | "The Desire to Serve, the Courage to Act, the Ability to Perform." |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 1 |
| Engines | 1 |
| Trucks | 1 |
| Tenders | 1 |
Rives Firefighters are, by the city charter, paid one dollar per call. Their firemen do not wear uniforms and are assigned numerics beginning in "61", after their district. Probationary Firefighters have a 20-series number after "61", regular Firefighters have a 10-series, and Officers have a single digit.
Station
The Fire Station is located at 3456 East Cross Street in Rives, and was constructed in 1996. The original station was at a nearby re-purposed gas station, which no longer stands. The building possesses an 80-foot radio tower.
Apparatus
Their first apparatus was a 300-gallon 1943 fire engine.[1] They possess a Brush Truck, numbered 6181 (2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Heavy Duty), a Fire Engine, (2006 International 7400 SBA 4X2) 6151, and a Tanker (2005 International 7400 6X4), 6171, in accordance with the Obion County apparatus numbering system.