Fire Department

Westmoreland Civil Defense / Volunteer Fire Department
Address: 1204 North Walnut Street, P.O. Box 8, Westmoreland, TN 37186
Phone #1: 615-644-3303 (non-emergency office number)
Phone #2: 615-644-2222

In an emergency, dial 911

Fire Chief and Fire Inspector: Mark Jenkins

Learn Before Your Burn!

The State of Tennessee has some very strict open-burning regulations.
You can be fined up to $25,000.00 per day for illegal open burning in Tennessee.

Did you know, it is illegal to burn the following items in Tennessee:

• Household trash
• Tires and rubber products
• Paper products
• Cardboard
• Newspaper
• Plastics and other synthetic materials
• Vinyl siding
• Vinyl shingles
• Asphalt shingles
• Asphalt roofing materials
• Demolition debris
• Asbestos-containing material
• Paints
• Household chemicals
• Agricultural chemicals
• Aerosol cans
• Food cans
• Building material
• Construction material
• Mobile homes
• Copper wire
• Electrical wires
• Plywood
• Oriented strand board
• Treated wood
• Railroad ties
• Leaves, branches and trees not grown on site

Fore more information and suggestions on how to dispose of these items, please visit the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Division of Air Pollution Control.

The Westmoreland Fire Department serves the City of Westmoreland and all the areas within a five-mile radius. From time to time, the Westmoreland Fire Department is asked to assist in neighboring communities, and they have fought fires in places such as Bethpage, Oak Grove and Lafayette.

The Fire Department has the following equipment:

• A new Ladder Truck was recently added to the fleet.
• Two Fire Engines
• One Tanker Truck
• One Brush Truck
• One Mini-Pumper (normally used on the scene at traffic accidents).
• One Rescue Van