Milton Fire & Rescue

Yes, we are a Volunteer department. Members do receive department shirts, uniforms, and a gift at the awards dinner.

We cover a mostly rural area with a population of around 3500. We have a 65-square-mile district with 25 miles of the Ohio River and with our automatic aid district, we cover over 150 square miles.

We receive $25,000.00 a year from the County and $15,000.00 a year from the City as a donation to provide coverage. We also send out subscriptions to the 3500 residents at $40.00 per deeded property. The rest of our budget comes from the fish fries that we do during the year. We do around 20 fish fries each year.

You can come by the first Thursday of every month at Station 1 at 7:00 p.m. to pick up an application or you can apply on our website.

MFRD is a family-oriented department. It is great to be able to serve the community by helping others. You will be able to make an impact on the safety of the people in the area as well as provide valuable training for yourself. 

You can join at the age of 14 as an Explorer and you must keep your grades up to be an Explorer. At 18 you can join as a Volunteer Firefighter. You must pass a background check and have a valid driver's license. If you start out as an Explorer (under 18), stay in the program, have good grades in school, and receive a Fire Department scholarship on graduation day. 

Within 1 year of joining you are required to take the Firefighter safety & survival 16 hours course at any Fire School. After that, you need 150 hours to become Firefighter I and then 400 hours for Firefighter II.

These are called Command Cars and most departments have them. They are take-home cars for the Chief and Asst. Chief to respond to calls. These are able to respond to a scene to establish command and cancel units that are not needed or ask for more people to assist. These eliminate sending all the big trucks to the calls when they are not needed. At our department, the Chief and Asst. Chiefs pay for their own fuel in these vehicles.

We are dispatched by the Kentucky State Police in Campbellsburg Kentucky. We are alerted over two-way radio, pagers, and text messaging so that we never miss a call. We also have apps that alert us to calls. These are Who's Responding and Fire Text Response. 

We have 2 stations, one in Milton and one just before our district line in Bedford. Both of these sit on Highway 421 N.

Yes, we use Fire Recovery USA to bill for runs we make. We do not bill those who pay a subscription for our service. We bill those who do not pay for our service so that way the people that do pay their subscriptions are not paying for those that don't pay.

No. Generally, there is somebody there on Thursday evenings for training and meetings. Members are Volunteers and are not always at the Station.

The department Chief runs the Fire Department and is in charge. The Fire Department Board assists the Chief and is made up of the Command staff of the Department including the President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer.

Firefighters ventilate to remove heat, smoke, and toxic gases from the structure.

The process of chopping holes in walls is necessary to expose hidden fires inside the walls.

Motorists should pull their vehicles safely to the right when an emergency vehicle is approaching. It is not recommended to stop in the middle of the road or proceed through an intersection against the signals. Remember to safely pull to the right.

In many instances, auto accidents require Firefighters to remove injured persons who are trapped. Firefighters also assess the scene for hazards, such as fuel leaks, disabled airbags, and auto batteries that may need disconnecting for safety.

The smoke alarm will chirp when it's time to replace the battery. We encourage residents to change their smoke alarm battery when they change their clocks for Daylight Savings time in the Spring and the Fall each year.

Yes, call 502-268-3016 to set up a time to tour the Fire Stations.

We recommend dialing 911 for injury or life-threatening emergencies.

1. The location of the sick or injured person?
2. What the symptoms are of the injured or ill person?
3. Does the person have a known history of illnesses?
4. Does the person take medication?

To report a vehicle accident, remain calm and provide the dispatcher with the following:

1. The location of the accident scene
2. The number of injuries at the accident scene
3. How many vehicles are involved in the accident
4. Report a brief description of the vehicles
5. Report harmful hazards (gasoline leaks, chemical spills, and wires down)
6. Who witnessed the accident
   • Witnesses should remain on the scene until the EMS unit and Police arrives.

To report a fire, remain calm and provide the dispatcher with the following:

1. Where the fire is located.
2. What is on fire.
3. Who is in danger or trapped.
4. How the fire began.
5. Give brief details about the fire. (Example: odor, smoke, or flames)