The Paris Fire Department committed to protecting the people and property within our community. We will be responsive to the needs of our citizens by providing rapid professional, humanitarian services essential to the health safety, and well being of the community.

We will accomplish our mission through prevention, education, fire suppression, emergency medical services and other related emergency and non-emergency activities. We will actively participate in our community, serve as role models, and strive effectively and efficiently utilize all of the necessary resources at our command to provide a product deemed excellent by our citizens.

We are committed to excellence, professionalism, and devotion to duty.

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A STEAM PUMPER ENGINE.  Paris fireman needed to build up a "head of steam" in the boiler before they could start fighting fires with this 1880s fire engine. The horses that pulled the equipment were stabled in the basement of the fire station on Court House Square, but two horses were always kept upstairs to be ready quickly.  Paris had early fire fighting equipment by 1810 but the first formally trained fire company was not formed until 1874 after the disastrous courthouse fire.