Muscle Shoals Fire Department

This week, all shift personnel conducted hose deployment training, focusing on the efficient deployment of hose loads and quickly placing a charged attack line into service.

Regular training like this helps ensure our firefighters are prepared to operate safely, effectively, and efficiently when responding to emergencies.

Recently, shift personnel conducted training with our fire boat, practicing flowing water from the vessel to improve efficiency and readiness.

This training helps ensure our crews are prepared to respond to vessel fires and incidents near waterways while continuing to provide the highest level of service to our community.

This week, members of the Muscle Shoals Fire Department traveled to Minnesota to complete the final inspection on our new 109’ ladder truck. We are excited for it to arrive in Muscle Shoals soon and be placed in service to help protect our citizens and community.

This week, the Muscle Shoals Regional Training Center hosted an ARFF (Aircraft Rescue Firefighting) class through the Alabama Fire College. Students received hands-on training in airport and aircraft familiarization, as well as techniques for extinguishing various types of aircraft fires.

We were proud to host students from across the country, including Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, Nevada, and California.

This morning shortly before 8am, Muscle Shoals Fire units responded to a reported structure fire in our Number 2 district. Engine 2 arrived on scene and reported smoke coming from a one-story commercial building. Shortly after arrival, it was determined that the fire had already been extinguished by the business staff prior to our arrival.

Muscle Shoals Fire personnel remained on scene to ensure the fire was completely extinguished, check for any extension, and remove smoke from the building.

We would like to thank the Muscle Shoals Electric Department and the Muscle Shoals Police Department for their quick response and assistance during the incident.

Congratulations to Recruit Class 26-05 on graduating from Firefighter Recruit School through the Alabama Fire College at the Muscle Shoals Regional Training Center!

After weeks of hard work and dedication, these recruits have officially earned the title of firefighter. We are proud of their accomplishment and wish each of them a safe, successful, and rewarding career in the fire service.

A special thank you to Donnie Linley for serving as the guest speaker for the graduation ceremony.
Congratulations, Recruit Class 26-05!

When emergencies happen, every life matters — including our four-legged family members. In house fires and smoke-related emergencies, pets are especially vulnerable to smoke inhalation, and standard oxygen masks made for humans are not effective for animals.
The members of Muscle Shoals Fire Department would like to sincerely thank Dalton Pharmacy for generously donating new pet oxygen mask kits for all four of our stations. Dalton Pharmacy previously donated pet oxygen masks to our department several years ago, and those masks have been used numerous times by our firefighters to help save the lives of pets during fire and smoke emergencies.
These new updated masks come as individual kits and will help us continue providing lifesaving oxygen care to animals when every second counts. We are extremely grateful for Dalton Pharmacy’s continued support and commitment to helping us protect both our community and their pets.
Thank you again for continuing to invest in our department and helping us save lives.

Recruit Class 26-05 wrapped up Week 9 this week at the Muscle Shoals Regional Training Center with live fire evolutions

Recruits gained valuable hands-on experience extinguishing a variety of fire types, building the skills and confidence needed for the job. This critical training brings them one step closer to the real-world challenges they’ll soon face.

With just one week remaining, these recruits are in the final stretch as they prepare to complete their training and begin their careers in the fire service

We were honored to be invited to participate in Careers on Wheels at Howell School this past Thursday! It was a great opportunity to connect with students and share a look into the fire service.
A big thank you to our B-Shift crew and our Fire Prevention Office for taking the time to be there and represent our department so well. We truly appreciate your dedication to community involvement and education.
We’re also grateful for the invitation to come out and showcase our equipment and apparatus. Opportunities like this help build strong relationships with the community we proudly serve.
Thank you again to everyone who made this event possible!