Calera Firefighters Local 4486

05/09/2026

Thank you Mrs. Debbie Phillips Byers and the rest of the city administration on your continued support.

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Congratulations to Calera Fire Department on the recent purchase of their brand new Sutphen Corporation Custom Pumper.

We sincerely appreciate the continued trust and partnership with your department over the years and are proud to continue supporting your team with dependable apparatus built to serve the community.

Thank you again for your continued support of Williams Fire Apparatus.

02/03/2026

The Calera Fire Department received a generous donation from Martin Marietta. We have an excellent working relationship with them and all of the quarries surrounding Calera. The fire department routinely trains on site to maintain our technical rescue proficiency.

12/18/2025

12/02/2025

11/03/2025

🔥🧯 City of Calera – Burn Permits & Outdoor Burning Rules 🧯🔥

📍 Residents of Calera: before you begin any open burning, make sure you’re following city law and have the proper burn permit in place. Burn permits help keep our community and firefighters safe while reducing the risk of property damage or wildfires.

✅ How to Get a Burn Permit

If you live within Calera city limits, you must obtain a burn permit from the Calera Fire Department before burning natural debris.

📎 Apply and learn more here: https://cityofcalera.form.transform.civicplus.com/58253

📋 Rules of Burning

As stated in Calera City Code Sec 7-62 – Regulations, no person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit open burning within the city limits except as follows:

1️⃣ For recreation purposes, such as cooking food for immediate human consumption.
2️⃣ Fires set for training firefighters when authorized by the Calera Fire Chief or Fire Marshal.
3️⃣ Operation of devices using open flames (tar kettles, welding torches, portable heaters, etc.) where approved safety measures are used.
4️⃣ Small warming fires set and maintained by contractors or tradesmen for their workers.
5️⃣ Reduction of leaves and limbs on residential property where they fall, by the property occupant, provided:
a. No burning of stumps or whole trees.
b. Only one pile (6 ft × 6 ft × 5 ft high) may be burned at a time.
c. All burning must occur between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
d. All fires must be completely extinguished by 6:00 p.m.
e. No burning within 100 feet of any structure.
f. All burning must be on private property and not interfere with traffic on streets or sidewalks.
g. A competent person (18 or older) must be present at all times to monitor the fire.
h. An operational garden hose or fire extinguisher must be within 50 feet of the fire.

🔔 Important Reminders

Even with a permit, you’re responsible for controlling your fire and smoke.

Check weather and wind conditions before burning.

Never leave fires unattended.

Violations may result in fines or the loss of burn privileges.

Let’s keep Calera safe, clean, and compliant by following our burn rules. Please share this post to help spread the word!

10/31/2025

We are honored to receive a $43,886.00 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The funds have gone directly towards the purchase of a full set of Holmatro Pentheon battery powered rescue tools, fulfilling a critical need within our department. Thank you to Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, our local Firehouse Subs restaurant in Alabaster and the generous donors who made this possible!

10/31/2025

🚒 Calera Fire Department Smoke Detector Program

“Get Alarmed Alabama — Every Home Needs a Working Smoke Detector!”

As part of Fire Prevention Month, the Calera Fire Department is kicking off a special Smoke Detector Installation and Education Program!

🔥 Our Goal:
Every home in Calera should have working smoke detectors because they save lives.

👨‍🚒 Fire Marshal Ryan Tallie and the Calera Firefighters will be out in the community offering:

• FREE smoke detector installations for qualified Calera residents
• Home fire safety education, including escape planning and kitchen safety tips

📊 Why It Matters:

About 60% of home fire deaths happen in homes without working smoke alarms.

To break it down further:

38% of fatal home fires occur in homes with no smoke alarms at all.

Another 21–23% happen where alarms were present but didn’t operate.

✅ Don’t take the risk — make sure your alarms work!

📱 Request Your Smoke Detectors using the link below. You must complete the form to receive the smoke detectors. This is part of a program sponsored by the Alabama Fire College.

https://www.cognitoforms.com/AlabamaFireCollege1/requestasmokealarm

04/17/2025

Firefighters in the great State of Alabama currently retain some of the greatest post-retirement occupational death and disability coverage in the country. This is something we rely on for us and our families in the event of a catastrophic illness or injury during or after our careers.

Unfortunately, one of the most important post-career benefits firefighters in Alabama receive could soon come to an end.

House Bill 227 (HB227), introduced and supported by Representative Russell Bedsole (R) - Shelby County, intends to reduce presumptive LODD benefits to only 15 years post-separation from the fire service.

Currently, firefighters are provided health benefits for JOB RELATED cardiac, pulmonary and cancer illnesses or death. This benefit applies from the day they retire, until the day they die. HB227 will shorten that time period drastically, and will cause younger firefighters who are able to retire in their 40’s and 50’s to feel the full effect of this downfall, and ultimately not be covered at the age that most of these job-related illnesses show up.

Local 4486 urgently asks you to contact your local State Representatives and Rep. Bedsole and voice your concerns about this matter. Firefighters in Alabama work hard day in and day out to take care of their communities. We risk our own health while serving others. Please don’t let them take our only post-career benefits away.

Chet Avery
President, Local 4486

02/01/2025

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01/31/2025

Local 4486 would like to congratulate Firefighter/Paramedic Ben Johnson on a great accomplishment this week by completing the Alabama Smoke Divers course. This course is a week long class that is filled with very challenging tasks both mentally and physically.

This is yet another example of the commitment and excellence that your Calera Firefighters strive to bring to the City of Calera.

Congratulations, Ben.