Decatur Fire and Rescue Station No. 7

Congratulations to Firefighter Jeremy Bevis on successfully completing the Alabama Fire College Smoke Diver program.

Smoke Diver is a distinguished title held by less than 1% of firemen across the state of Alabama.

“The Alabama Smoke Diver course is designed for fire fighters wishing to sharpen their current skills with realistic training and to learn new skills and techniques that will assist them throughout their career. This is a challenging course involving multiple facets of the firefighting profession. Students will participate in physically and mentally taxing exercises in multiple environments. Each day will begin with a fitness event and is followed by drill field evolutions and scenarios that include heat, smoke, and live fire training. The student should recognize that the majority of the course will take place on the drill field in full PPE.”

Engine Co. 7 A shift took in this first due fire the morning of July 4th. The heat index surpassed 105 while all companies on scene worked.

A big congratulations to recently promoted Driver/Engineer Cochran! D\E Cochran loves spending off time with his family and anything outdoors with his kids

After six long months, Engine Co. 7 has our frontline engine back. Our A shift crew took advantage of the beautiful day to deep clean and detail our rig before she went back in service

Firefighter Kelly was recognized for his bravery and heroic actions in a recent car fire. Upon the crew's arrival, flames were showing inside the car, and the driver was unconscious behind the steering wheel. FF Kelly took immediate action, pulling the patient from the burning vehicle to safety. Well done, FF Kelly!!

Please join us in lifting up Oak and the Anders family in prayer! DE Anders has served at Engine Co. 7 for much of his career with DFR.

Join us as we send our thoughts and prayers for a special little boy. Oak Dean Anders, son of Driver/Engineer Jonathon Anders and his wife Amanda came into this world on 2/14/24, weighing 1lb 7oz. Oak has a long journey ahead but is such a fighter already!

Crews on the Southeast side of town were hard at work early this morning, crews from Ladder Co. 3 and Engine Co. 6 were able to locate and remove one victim from inside the residence. Strong work men!

One taken to hospital after house fire on 9th Ave in Decatur Decatur Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire early Thursday morning.