Monticello Fire Department

10/22/2026

‼️‼️ Thank you Kimberly and Will! ‼️‼️

10/19/2026

Effective immediately,
October 19, 2026 - November 19, 2026

Lawrence county has been placed under a burn ban.
We thank all citizens of Monticello and Lawrence County for your continued support and cooperation during this time.

10/17/2026

10/15/2026

It’s that time of year again! Y’all come see us!

10/10/2026

Please, PLEASE, exercise extreme caution with any open flames and refrain from burning anything today. The wind gusts are fierce! We have had several calls all over the county today for brush fires.

10/07/2026

Community out reach and public safety education is a vital part of what we do to assist in keeping our community safe and informed. Huge thank you to our Lawrence county fire safety educator, Mrs. Kimberly Dunaway and Sparky, Mr. Jacky Dunaway.

09/02/2026

9/11 Memorial Walk
The walk will be Friday, September 11, at 0800. If you are wanting to participate, please start arriving at 0730 as we will be stepping off at 0800. The walk will begin at Monticello station 1, continue down Broad Street to the red light turning down Sellers, stop at the sheriff’s office, then return on the same path back. You are welcome to walk in full gear or regular clothing. If you wear gear, remove your boots and wear tennis shoes. If you only wear regular clothing wear department t-shirts. Please spread the word and we hope you make plans to attend!

08/17/2026

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County wide Burn Ban effective to August 17, 2026 and ending September 7, 2026 per the Ms Forestry and Lawrence County Board of Supervisors. Please Share and spread the word.

08/15/2026

We would like to take a moment to recognize and most importantly, thank Mr. Billy Fraysier and his company,
B & B Glassworx for donating their time, equipment, and glass to replace a broken window in our fire station. We are sincerely grateful to you and all of the many folks and businesses here in our community that always go above and beyond to help us.

Y’all make sure to go see Mr. Billy for all your glass repair/replacement needs!

07/03/2026

Thank you Mr. Wade Whittington for this generous gift of old school fire memorabilia! Truly an awesome piece of history!

🚨The "box alarm" refers to a historic firefighting dispatch system where citizens pulled street-corner telegraph boxes to alert fire stations. Invented in 1852 by Dr. William Channing and Moses Farmer, and later commercialized by the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company, these systems enabled immediate, pre-planned emergency responses decades before the creation of 911.

👨‍🚒 Invented in Boston, the system worked by connecting street boxes via hardwired circuits to central stations and firehouses. When a lever was pulled, a clockwork mechanism rotated a coded notched wheel. This wheel opened and closed the circuit, sending electrical pulses corresponding to a unique box number, allowing firefighters to respond immediately to the correct area of an emergency.

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