Murphysboro Fire Department

Murphysboro Fire Department The Murphysboro Fire Department was established in 1907. The department responds to over 650 calls a year through its eleven employees.

Our mission is to minimize loss of life, property, and damage to the environment from fires, natural disasters and other life-threatening situations in the City of Murphysboro. Celebrating over a Century of Proud Service!In 2007, the Murphysboro Fire Department proudly celebrated its 100th year of serving the residents of Murphysboro. It maintains two fire stations: Station I, located at 219 North

10th Street, is manned 24 hours a day; and Station II, located at 1616 Pine Street, is unmanned. The department is dispatched from the city's 24-hour 911 dispatch center located at Station I.A complete written and pictorial history of the department has been writted by department historian Ron Manwaring and is available for purchase here.Fire Prevention Education – The department encourages all citizens to stop by or call the North 10th Street location anytime, 24/7, with questions about the department or fire prevention. Department personnel also provide tours to groups, as well as fire prevention education programs to schools or other organizations. Simply contact the department to make arrangements.Emergency Planning & Response – In addition to structural fires, fire education, and arson investigations, the department also is responsible for extrication from vehicle accidents, hazardous materials response, and response to train derailments. Through it membership in the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS), Division 45, it works with fire departments throughout Illinois to develop plans for mutual aid and sharing resources, as needed.Through its efforts in disaster pre-planning, the department received federal grants to send three of its members to train to become part of the Technical Rescue Team involving 428 hours of hands-on training in trench rescue, collapsed and confined space rescue, and rope rescue. In addition two members were trained to serve as part of the Hazardous Materials Team.We are an all hazards fire department that consists of 10 firefighters that cover 4 shifts and are here to serve the citizens 24/7/365. We are currently led by Fire Chief Steve McBride, a fire service veteran with over 34 years in public safety.

05/29/2026
Last week Probationary Firefighter Braden Rider graduated from the 12 week Fire Academy in Peoria, IL. The academy staf...
05/25/2026

Last week Probationary Firefighter Braden Rider graduated from the 12 week Fire Academy in Peoria, IL. The academy staff described him as a leader and hard working during his training. He is already serving you on Shift 3. Braden is from Anna, but is close to buying a home in Murphysboro. If you see him out and about, welcome him to the Fire Department!

THANK YOU, MARTEL’S PIZZA! 🍕The Murphysboro Fire Department would like to extend a huge thank you to Martel’s Pizza for ...
05/17/2026

THANK YOU, MARTEL’S PIZZA! 🍕
The Murphysboro Fire Department would like to extend a huge thank you to Martel’s Pizza for their generous donation of 10 pizzas to feed the search crews today.
Our personnel—alongside the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County EMA, Illinois State Police, U.S. Conservation Police, and our fellow first responders from M.P.S., Ava, De Soto, Elkville, and Campbell Hill Fire Departments—have been working hard searching the Little Grand Canyon area.
When operations run this long, community support keeps our crews fueled and moving forward. We truly appreciate Martel's stepping up to take care of us while we work to bring Kameron home.

Today is International Firefighters Day! I want to take a minute to recognize the men of the Murphysboro Fire Department...
05/04/2026

Today is International Firefighters Day! I want to take a minute to recognize the men of the Murphysboro Fire Department who do the lions share of the work everyday. These men show up no matter the time of day to answer the emergency calls in the City. They may be few in number but their work ethic is unmatched and they don't stop until the job is done. Murphysboro is lucky to have this group protecting them!

Chief McBride

04/24/2026
Elevated conditions for wildfires are expected this afternoon. Relative humidity values will fall to 25 to 35%, and wind...
04/12/2026

Elevated conditions for wildfires are expected this afternoon. Relative humidity values will fall to 25 to 35%, and winds will gust up to 25 to 30 mph. Vegetation is dry due to ongoing moderate to severe drought conditions over much of the region.

Outdoor burning and activities that involve open sparks or flames are prohibited today in the city of Murphysboro.

02/17/2026

One firefighter from Murphysboro is on scene assisting in this incident.

Last night your Murphysboro Firefighters assisted the Carbondale Fire Department with a multi-story apartment building f...
02/08/2026

Last night your Murphysboro Firefighters assisted the Carbondale Fire Department with a multi-story apartment building fire. The fire was quickly contained with an aggressive fire attack. One of the firefighters on the suppression team was none other than Chief McBride's daughter Connor. This was the first fire that the two have worked together since she graduated the fire academy a few months ago. A memory made for both of them.

02/02/2026

Several people have reported receiving offers for Murphysboro fire department alumni t-shirts. Please be advised that we are not selling any t-shirts and the person advertising this is not in any way associated with the Murphysboro Fire Department

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219 N 10th Street
Murphysboro, IL
62966

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+16186843991

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