Mount Mourne Fire Department
Serving Since 1955
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 July 2026, and is updated monthly.
| Incident Type | Number of Incidents | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Fire | 2 | 1.19% |
| Hazardous Situation | 10 | 5.95% |
| Medical | 56 | 33.33% |
| Public Service | 23 | 13.69% |
| Rescue | 4 | 2.38% |
| No Emergency | 71 | 42.26% |
| Law Enforcement Support | 2 | 1.19% |
| Total Number Incidents: | 168 | 100% |
The tables below provide statistics from Mount Mourne Fire Department’s different calls for service in the year 2025:
| Incident Type | Number of Incidents | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Fires | 71 | 4.23% |
| Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat – no fire | 2 | 0.12% |
| Rescue & Emergency Medical Service | 761 | 45.32% |
| Hazardous Condition (No Fire) | 48 | 2.86% |
| Service Call | 159 | 9.47% |
| Good Intent Call | 500 | 29.78% |
| False Alarm & False Call | 124 | 7.38% |
| Severe Weather & Natural Disaster | 8 | 0.48% |
| Special Incident Type | 2 | 0.12% |
| Other | 4 | 0.24% |
| Total Number Incidents: | 1,679 | 100% |
| Fire Incident Type | Number of Incidents | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Structure Fire | 40 | 56.34% |
| Fire in mobile property used as a fixed structure | 2 | 2.82% |
| Mobile property (vehicle) fire | 13 | 18.31% |
| Natural vegetation fire | 11 | 15.49% |
| Outside rubbish fire | 4 | 5.63% |
| Cultivated vegetation, crop fire | 1 | 1.41% |
| Total Number Fires: | 71 | 100% |
| Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident Type | Number of Incidents | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Medical assist | 168 | 22.08% |
| Emergency medical service (EMS) incident | 575 | 75.56% |
| Lock-in | 5 | 0.66% |
| Search for lost person | 2 | 0.26% |
| Extrication, rescue | 9 | 1.18% |
| Rescue or EMS standby | 2 | 0.26% |
| Total Number Rescue & EMS: | 761 | 100% |