Fire Chief

Welcome to the City of Branson Fire Department, home of Branson Fire & Rescue, Branson, Missouri. We encourage you to browse our web site at your leisure, but first please allow me to tell you a little about our organization.

Branson Fire & Rescue is a combination department comprised of 34 career staff and budget approval for 35 volunteers, operating from 3 fire stations, two staffed with engine companies and one ladder truck company. We have an ISO Class 4 Rating, protecting 17.3 square miles, comprised mostly of commercial property, which includes many public assemblies. Our department is broken down into 2 Divisions, Technical Services and Operations.

While the City of Branson currently has a resident population of 7,700 people, we entertain up to eight million visitors a year. With such a large tourism based population, our firefighters are faced with many challenges. Although we are a relatively small town, we are faced with big city issues. In order to meet those challenges, each firefighter spends an average of 300 - 400 hours per year in training programs to learn new skills or to keep previously learned skills sharp.

Branson firefighters respond to a growing number of emergencies each year with an average response time of 4 minutes. Approximately 70% of our responses are for medical emergencies. While our number of emergency responses continue to grow each year, actual loss in dollars due to fire remain low. We average approximately 3,000 calls per year.

If you would like further information about Branson Fire & Rescue please write us at the address shown or feel free to call us at (417) 337-8580.

Sincerely,

Carl Sparks
Fire Chief

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