Our Department

  Mount Mourne Fire Department is the southernmost fire department in Iredell County. We proudly protect over 8,800 residents, as well as the several thousand people that pass through our district everyday, in an area of 18 square miles. We operate out of one station that protects a primarily residential area, with moderate commercial and industrial properties. We are a combination department of volunteer and part-time paid firefighters that provides fire, rescue, and medical first responder services. The Office of State Fire Marshal, under the North Carolina Department of Insurance, has graciously given our department an ISO (Insurance Service Office) rating of 2 out of 9.  

The table below provides statistics from Mount Mourne Fire Department’s different calls for service in October 2024, and is updated monthly.

Start Date: 10/01/2024 | End Date: 10/31/2024

The tables below provide statistics from Mount Mourne Fire Department’s different calls for service in the year 2023:

Major Incident TypeNumber of Incidents% of Total
Fires463.09%
Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat – no fire40.27%
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service71347.82%
Hazardous Condition (No Fire)563.76%
Service Call1147.65%
Good Intent Call42028.17%
False Alarm & False Call1308.72%
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster70.47%
Special Incident Type10.07%
Total Number Incidents:1491100%
Start Date: 01/01/2023 | End Date: 12/31/2023
Fires Incident TypeNumber of Incidents% of Total
Building Fire2043.48%
Cooking fire, confined to container715.22%
Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue12.17%
Trash or rubbish fire, contained12.17%
Passenger vehicle fire715.22%
Road freight or transport vehicle fire24.35%
Natural vegetation fire, other12.17%
Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire12.17%
Grass fire36.52%
Outside rubbish fire, other12.17%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire24.35%
Total Number Fires:46100%
Start Date: 01/01/2023 | End Date: 12/31/2023
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident TypeNumber of Incidents% of Total
Medical assist, assist EMS crew10414.59%
EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury39655.54%
Motor vehicle accident with injuries567.85%
Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped)40.56%
Motor vehicle accident with no injuries13218.51%
Lock-in60.84%
Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle60.84%
Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator30.42%
High-angle rescue20.28%
Watercraft rescue30.42%
Rescue or EMS standby10.14%
Total Number Rescue & EMS:713100%
Start Date: 01/01/2023 | End Date: 12/31/2023