Jamestown Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 1772

The Jamestown Fire Department has been a fully paid professional department since 1911. There are currently 54 IAFF Local 1772 Union members consisting 1 Captain, 13 Lieutenants, 39 Firefighters, and an Alarm Maintenance Supervisor. One of the above Lieutenant's is filling the duties of Code Enforcement Officer. There are also 7 non-union management positions consisting of a Public Safety Director, Deputy Chief, and 5 Battalion Chiefs. There are 4 Fire Stations in Jamestown, however, a station is closed the majority of the time due to lack of manpower. These closings are done on a rotational basis excluding Station 1 located at City Hall. The department answered an increased number of about 4200 calls in 2004. These included all types of fires, vehicle accidents, hazardous materials incidents, emergency medical assistance, flooded basement pumping, rescues, good intent calls, and false alarms.