Irwin County Fire Rescue

10/17/2026

10/15/2026

HAPPY birthday to our chief, Joe Thompson!!!
This guy is full of experience that makes him right for our dept. His background is military, GA Forestry, and years of experience in both firefighting and being a paramedic. He's also the right balance of fun and serious. It takes special people to do this job and he handles us well. He don't lead from the front, he is with us in the trenches. We're so blessed and super thankful that he's ours.
We hope you have the best birthday and weekend!!

10/14/2026

In a city, a fire station may serve only a few square miles. A rural volunteer fire department may protect dozens - or even hundreds - of square miles.

That can mean long travel distances, remote properties, narrow roads, difficult addresses and volunteers responding from home or work before the fire truck ever leaves the station.

Distance matters during an emergency. That is why station placement, dependable apparatus, good communications and strong mutual-aid relationships are so important in rural communities.

Please support America’s VFDs.

10/11/2026

Speeding up Pro-DUCK-Tion as the donations keep coming in. Thank you all for the support! ❤️

10/11/2026

After Thursday night's meeting, we received 4 calls almost back to back. Three of these calls (all emergent) were on the opposite end of the county from the one shown. One of the calls was a wreck which needed our full time fireman, as well. At this point, both ambulances, our fire chief and our fireman are all far away from this call. Somebody fell from a deer stand. Even though Ben Hill EMS was also slammed, they were coming off another call in that area and went to his location. They called for a chopper en route. Among all the chaos of both fire and EMS in 2 adjoining counties, we came together for this patient. Within a few minutes, he had EMS on scene and the chopper was minutes away. Ben Hill and Irwin Fire that were available and in this area set up an LZ with a moment's notice and the pt was given the care that he needed as quickly as humanly possible.
It's always about the patient. I ran into a few other volunteers Friday and several messaged me asking if I had heard how this pt was doing. I hadn't heard but I promise you that the call isn't over just because we're 10-8, that the report is done, or that we're at home with our families. We always want to know that we were able to make a difference. We hope that in the same way that we remember patients, they remember us as well. 🖤❤️🖤

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

It has shifted more towards the east, please plan accordingly.