History of the Department

 

The Bay St. Louis Fire Department began as the Independent Hope, Hook and Ladder Company volunteer
department in the late 1800's and became a full-time, paid department in 1962 with one engine and driver. 
Today the Bay St. Louis Fire Department is a professional fire and rescue service with 21 members. 
 

The department now has three pumpers, a rescue unit, a tanker trucker and the department's

newest addition to their tools, a state of the art 75 ft aerial truck.  The pumpers and the aerial each have

the capacity to pump 1750 gpm.  The department also has a fire safety demonstration trailer and also a

multi-purpose all terrain Mule vehicle. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Station No. 1 is located on Main Street and was completed in 2010.  This beautiful building was designed as a FEMA 361 hardened structure to meet 200+  MPH winds and blast resistance criteria.  Materials include an armored masonry shell with brick facade, blast-resistant glazing, and a concrete roof deck plus waterproof membrane. These features contribute to the “hardened” envelope that keep people safe in a hurricane.

 

 

In order for the Fire House to be self-sufficient it has sustainability features including a potable water cistern, rainwater harvesting to fill trucks, emergency power generator, and an energy-efficient ground-source heat exchange system.  The facility has 4 apparatus bays, 8 bunkrooms, administrative offices, a classroom training center and is the home to the City's Emergency Operations Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Station No. 2 is located at 9998 Hwy 603 and was completed in 2010.  The facility is staffed with one engine company and who's primary response is the Hwy 603 corridor and the portion of Interstate 10 within the City limits.

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