Hamiltonalfire

06/02/2026

Tonight, at a regularly scheduled council meeting, Hamilton Mayor Tami Lewis Williams appointed Matthew McCracken as the next Fire Chief for the City of Hamilton, Alabama Fire Department. Chief McCracken recently completed the Alabama Public Safety Leadership Academy and the Alabama Fire College Officer series I - IV, he holds an associate degree in fire science, and a bachelor’s in Fire Service Administration. A swearing in ceremony is planned for 4:30pm Thursday June 4th at City Hall.

05/30/2026

Great reminder! Make sure you have a smoke alarm within 10’ outside your bedroom door.

05/21/2026

Congratulations to one of Hamilton's finest certified volunteer firefighters!

🎉 Congratulations to Marc McCracken 🎉

Please join us in recognizing Marc McCracken for reaching an incredible milestone — 7 years of dedicated service with Air Evac Lifeteam as of May 14!

Marc’s commitment to patient care, teamwork, and excellence continues to make a difference every single day. His experience and leadership are a true asset to our crew and the communities we serve.

To top it off, Marc has also been named 🏆 South Region Employee of the Month 🏆 — a well-deserved honor that reflects his hard work, professionalism, and dedication.

We’re proud to have you on the team, Marc. Thank you for everything you do!

🇺🇸🚁 AE45 Strong 🚁🇺🇸

05/13/2026

Support your team and Exercise your right!

Tomorrow, May 14, 2026, is the last day to apply in person for an absentee ballot. This election is finally upon us! That’s good news! The other great news for our county is the number of softballers that will be playing in Oxford on Monday and Tuesday next week at the State Championship. 🥎 If you want to both cast your vote and make it to the state tournament next week, the deadline to cast the absentee ballot is tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. You can do that at the Marion County Circuit Clerk’s Office located on the 2nd floor of the Marion County Courthouse. Go vote and go teams!!!!

05/10/2026

Wishing all moms a Happy Mother’s Day!

05/08/2026

The Marion County Extension Office along with the Hamilton Fire Department will be hosting a First Aid / AED / CPR training. Tuesday, June 9, 2026 from 2-4pm at the Hamilton Rec Center. If you just want to attend the training, there is no fee. If you want to become certified and receive a card, the cost will be $22.

For more info, please call 205-921-3551. You may register online here: https://www.aces.edu/go/6297

05/07/2026

Come join the Hamilton Public Safety Group! You won’t regret it!

The Hamilton Police Department has been accepting applications for the position of Police Recruit and is also accepting applications from APOSTC Certified applicants.

The scheduled Physical Agility/Ability Test for uncertified applicants will be held on May 23, 2026, at 8:00 AM at the Hamilton Walking Track beside the Hamilton Fire Department.

This will also be a walk-on Physical Agility/Ability Test; however, participants will be required to sign a waiver or submit a signed application prior to participating. The test will consist of the APOSTC Physical Agility/Ability Test.

If you wish to submit an application, please do so prior to May 23, 2026.

Starting pay for Police Recruit is $19.94 per hour.

Starting pay for L1 APOSTC Patrolman is $20.45 per hour.

05/07/2026

C Shift doing blue sky day work!

05/06/2026

Just got off a conference with the National Weather Service. Tomorrow is a great day to be weather aware. We will watch for adjustments to the current forecast and pass those along as we get them.

As always if you need you your weather radio programmed or programming checked- just bring it by the station.