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 tables below provide statistics from Mount Mourne Fire Department’s different calls for service in the year 2023:
| Major Incident Type | Number of Incidents | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Fires | 46 | 3.09% |
| Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat – no fire | 4 | 0.27% |
| Rescue & Emergency Medical Service | 713 | 47.82% |
| Hazardous Condition (No Fire) | 56 | 3.76% |
| Service Call | 114 | 7.65% |
| Good Intent Call | 420 | 28.17% |
| False Alarm & False Call | 130 | 8.72% |
| Severe Weather & Natural Disaster | 7 | 0.47% |
| Special Incident Type | 1 | 0.07% |
| Total Number Incidents: | 1491 | 100% |
| Fires Incident Type | Number of Incidents |
|---|---|
| Building Fire | 20 |
| Cooking fire, confined to container | 7 |
| Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 1 |
| Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 1 |
| Passenger vehicle fire | 7 |
| Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2 |
| Natural vegetation fire, other | 1 |
| Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire | 1 |
| Grass fire | 3 |
| Outside rubbish fire, other | 1 |
| Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2 |
| Total Number Fires: | 46 |
| Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident Type | Number of Incidents |
|---|---|
| Medical assist, assist EMS crew | 104 |
| EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury | 396 |
| Motor vehicle accident with injuries | 56 |
| Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped) | 4 |
| Motor vehicle accident with no injuries | 132 |
| Lock-in | 6 |
| Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle | 6 |
| Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator | 3 |
| High-angle rescue | 2 |
| Watercraft rescue | 3 |
| Rescue or EMS standby | 1 |
| Total Number Rescue & EMS: | 713 |