The goal of the Fire Prevention Department is to safeguard the community from fire and environmental hazards through programs designed to reduce the incidences of injuries, loss of life, and loss of property. We do this by ensuring property owners' adherence to fire regulations, providing public education, and conducting hazard mitigation inspections.
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About City of Augustus Fire Prevention
The Fire Prevention Department is responsible for conducting preventive inspections of all places of assembly, educational facilities, daycare centers, summer camps, all municipal buildings, businesses, certain state licensed facilities, in-home daycares, mobile home parks, mobile food trucks/vendors and other occupancies allowed under the City of Augustus Fire Prevention Code and the State of Augustus Fire Prevention Code. Learn more about the work we do by searching our site, interacting with the links on this page, or contacting our Community Outreach Branch.
Department Head
Fire Chief James Montoya
Chief James Montoya began his fire career as a volunteer with the Eastpoint Volunteer Fire Company when he was 16 years old. He was hired in 1986 as a career Firefighter with the Augustus Fire Department working his way up through the ranks until his appointment by Mayor Barnhart as Fire Chief in August 2017.