Concord Fire Department

09/02/2026

**Business Office Closure**

This FRIDAY 9/4/2026 The Business Office will be closed due to a funeral.

Fire Dues payments can be placed in the drop box outside the front door, there will be no one available to take credit/debit payments in person or by phone.

All other EMS and Fire services will operate as usual.

08/25/2026

Monthly board meetings are the 2nd Monday of every month @ 7:00 pm. Permanently posted on the outdoor signs at the Concord & Oak Grove stations. The meetings are public.

08/24/2026

Many have noticed our yearly fire dues invoices have been mailed and are questioning why dues have increased, and that our newsletter was not included. We are sharing our newsletter here and hope the Fire Dues Information section of the newsletter helps to explain the dire need for the increase.

07/08/2026

Our condolences to the family of Sydney Katherine Watson, U.S. Wildland Fire Service Firefighter.

Today, the Alabama Forestry Commission joins Governor Kay Ivey in honoring U.S. Wildland Fire Service Firefighter Sydney Kathryne Watson.

As an Alabama native, Sydney answered the call to serve with courage and compassion, giving her life while protecting others on the Knowles Fire in Colorado.

We honor her memory, extend our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and fellow firefighters, and remain grateful for the dedication of wildland firefighters who work tirelessly to protect lives, communities, and our natural resources.

Please join us in remembering Sydney and all those who have given their lives in the line of duty.

06/29/2026

Can’t top this post showing the love and community support in our area. Thank you to Oak Grove Memorial Park and everyone in the community for such a great event. We had a great time!!

06/18/2026

A little history about part of our great community!

06/04/2026

It has been a busy week for Concord and our surrounding communities. On Tuesday our personnel responded with Birmingport Fire District and Warrior River Fire District to the 8400 Block of Taylors Ferry Road on a structure fire. Upon our arrival we encountered heavy smoke showing and working fire conditions. Crews performed searches inside the structure due to not knowing if anyone was home and in the structure. Thankfully all the residents were not home at the time of the fire but we were able to rescue the family’s cat and dog from the fire and they are alive and well. The fire was extinguished and crews returned to service. We are proud of our automatic aid agreements with Birmingport and Warrior River Fire, due to working together, we had 18 firefighters on scene and 12,500 gallons of water. Teamwork is the key to success.

Today Birmingport crews responded to the report of an adult male in cardiac arrest. Upon our arrival the patient was in cardiac arrest. On scene crews were able to restore breathing and a pulse, and the patient was talking to crew members before transport. Great Job A Shift!!!! Our prayers go out to these families.

We are very proud of our guys and gals at Concord along with our neighboring departments Birmingport and Warrior River.

Pictured: "Oreo" the dog, rescued by Firefighter EMT Casey Crews and Firefighter EMT Caleb Marsh.

06/02/2026

I don’t know if it’s going to be called a “derecho,” but it was a golly-whopper of a line of storms.

The current AMS/SPC definition requires:

1. A swath of wind damage and/or gusts ≥ 58 mph extending at least 400 miles
2. Damage/gusts must be quasi-continuous along the swath
3. The major axis of the damage swath must be at least twice as long as the widest part

What this event shows:

159 damage reports. 43 counties. A wind swath stretching from the Tennessee Valley all the way through central and southeast Alabama and into Georgia — around 400 miles or more of near-continuous damage.

The numbers tell the story: trees into houses in Brighton, Bessemer, Dadeville, and Talladega. A tree through a home in Titus. Nine RVs totaled and two people injured at Little Mountain Marina near Grant. Wind gusts to 56 mph at Anniston Regional, 53 mph at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth, and unofficial gusts of 61 mph near Muscle Shoals and 54 mph in downtown Decatur.

A derecho requires a damage swath of at least 400 miles with wind gusts reaching 58 mph at multiple points. Based on the SPC storm report map, Monday’s storms come very close to both thresholds. Final classification requires a full SPC review, but the evidence is there.

The honest assessment will also have to include the soft, soggy ground and determine whether so much damage occurred because of the ground conditions or if it truly was a derecho wind event.

06/01/2026

6/1/26 4:00 pm over 127k power outages reported, most in Jefferson County. Please be patient with the line workers as well.

3:20 pm we have additional reports of downed trees on McClain Rd and the 7700-7800 block of Lock 17 Rd near Riverbirch. Be patient with Deputies working the roadways as well.

🚨Call 911 to report downed trees on roadways.

6/1/26 2:52 pm
With the current storm moving in we already have a report of tree(s) down near Taylor’s Ferry Rd & Brandon Rd.

We may see this occur more in our area today, please be patient with Fire Crews who will work to clear any road debris. And use extreme caution if you must be out on the roads.

Weather professionals are indicating they do NOT see the potential for tornadoes. Just the possibility of downed trees and power outages.

05/31/2026

Keep an eye on tomorrow’s weather.