Huntsville Fire Archives - City of Huntsville

Flood Awareness

Be aware, even though the rain has stopped, the water level is still rising. Due to the Tennessee River reaching greater levels, earlier today Huntsville firefighters passed out informational flyers to the areas that could most likely be affected. Floodwaters are expected to reach their [more]

Flooding Forecast: City of Huntsville crews prepare for hazardous weather potential

The Huntsville Office of the National Weather Service is forecasting between 6 and 8 inches of rain accumulation in Huntsville and North Alabama through Sunday, February 24. Flooding of local waterways, including the Tennessee River, is possible. In preparation for this potentially hazardous weather, the City [more]

Winter Weather

Huntsville is expecting some severe winter weather tonight and into tomorrow. Huntsville Fire & Rescue would like to remind everyone to stay off snow cover roads. If you have to drive, please take some extra time to get to your destination. During these type of [more]

Winter Weather Alert: Huntsville municipal offices will be closed, Tuesday, Jan. 29

City Hall and municipal offices will be closed, Tuesday, January 29, due to the winter weather and hazardous road conditions. This includes Public Transit, Handi-Ride, Municipal Court, and all municipal services and facilities. Garbage collection will experience delays for the remainder of the week. Residents should place their trash cans curbside on their regularly [more]

Haven Inn Hotel Fire

This morning, January 25, 2019 a fire broke out at the 1300 block of North Memorial Parkway, at the Haven Inn. The fire totaled one room and the electricity to the building affected two others. The fire was ruled accidental. More information to follow later.

City of Huntsville Holiday Hours for week of December 24, 2018

City of Huntsville municipal offices will be closed for non essential personnel on Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25 in observation of the Christmas holiday. Normal operating hours will resume on Wednesday, December 26. Garbage Pick Up Schedule for Week of December 24 City of Huntsville [more]

Apartment Fires

In 2017, 95,000 fires occurred in apartment buildings within the United States. The damages estimated around $1,600,000,000. There were 340 civilian deaths due to these fires in apartment buildings. 3,130 civilian injuries occurred during these fires. During the 1970’s, apartment buildings were only required to be [more]

Live Fire Training

Huntsville Fire & Rescue will be conducting training drills and a controlled burn on Thursday October 18, 2018 between the hours of 8 am. and 1 pm. The building to be used for our training is located at 2811 6th. Ave. SW. Please be alert for [more]

Live Fire Training

Huntsville Fire & Rescue Training Division will conduct a live fire training exercise on October 5th, 2018, at 2303 Annandale Rd. SE. This event was rescheduled from September 27th, 2018. In preparation for the exercise, the structure has been prepared and inspected. All measures have [more]

911 Day of Remembrance

Huntsville Fire & Rescue along with HPD and HEMSI will be taking part in a Day of Remembrance on September 11th 2018 at Huntsville Fire Station #1 located at 2110 Clinton Avenue. The ceremony will start promptly at 7:40 am. At 7:46am all Emergency Vehicles shall [more]