HEMATITE FIRE

The Hematite Fire Protection District is a combination-staffed District which serves 47 square miles of southeast Jefferson County, Missouri. Formed in 1955, the Hematite Volunteer Fire Department served until voter approval was obtained in 1975 to form the Hematite Fire Protection District. In 1998 the District asked the voters for a twenty-five cent tax increase and was passed by voter approval. The District hired Chief Robert Hipes Jr. as its first Full Time Chief in 1999. In 2016 the District asked the voters to approve a 25 cent tax increase and was passed by voter approval.

Primary location: Festus United States