Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, Inc.

Proudly Serving with Pride, Dedication, and Commitment since 1975!

Welcome to the Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department web site. This site is designed to give information about the Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, Inc. You can learn about our history, fire prevention activities, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, our ISO rating, and our kid’s corner. We welcome all e-mailed comments or questions. Thanks for visiting! 

The Department serves about 28,000 people, and over 9000 homes, businesses, churches and schools in a 30 square mile service territory in the areas of Hixson, Soddy-Daisy, Lakesite, Middle Valley, Hidden Harbor, Ramsgate, Stonewall Farms, Dallas Bay and Falling Water. The Department provides emergency protection and services from the Chattanooga City limit on the south, to Sequoyah Access Road on the north, east to the Tennessee River and west to the Soddy-Daisy City limit. The Department also has one of two regional fire/rescue boats that are responsible for responding in Homeland Security District 3 in Tennessee which includes Hamilton and 9 surrounding counties.

The Department has 60 trained fire and medical volunteers on call at all times that respond to emergencies from three stations located in the district. Except for the Chief, none of the members or staff of the Department is paid, and none receive an allowance for routine expenses. Members use their own vehicles at their expense to respond to the Stations, answer calls and participate in training and other department activities such as Station and vehicle/equipment maintenance.

Statistics of the Fire Department

• In 2009, your Department spent over 5900 man-hours responding to 1054 emergency calls – a record number for the Department.

• 631 calls were for first responder emergency medical services

• 90 calls were for various types of fires.

• 333 calls were for a variety of other situations, both emergency and non-emergency, e.g. citizen assists, wires down, spills, gas leaks, water rescues, and automatic fire alarms.

• The average response time for all calls in our service area was 5 minutes and 26 seconds.

Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department receives a small operational allotment from Hamilton County, but the bulk of the operational budget comes our community. We find it necessary to respectfully ask for a tax deductible (501.C.3) payment of $50 per year or $25.00 twice a year (March and September). This payment has not been increased since 1994. Your tax deductible payment is used for maintenance, fuel, supplies, repairs, utilities, insurance and training.  It is also used for equipment and personal protective gear for the firefighters and emergency/rescue personnel.  That cost could reach up to $8,000 to completely outfit one firefighter.

Thank you for your support as we continue to provide the excellent care and service you deserve.