Zip city fire dept

05/26/2026

05/09/2026

Our thoughts and prayers for the Patterson family

Visitation for Randy Patterson Greenhill Funeral Home
1-3 Monday, Graveside service at Roger’s Chapel Cemetery 3:30

04/20/2026

📢STATEWIDE FIRE ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT📢

Statewide Fire Danger is HIGH today!
The Northern half of the state is classified as a High Fire Danger, while the Southern half has increased to a Very High Fire Danger classification.

We continue to urge everyone to avoid outdoor burning as we remain in drought conditions.

For clarity - this is not a ban on outdoor burning. This is a public notice to increase awareness of the drought conditions. As always, if you are burning over a .25 of an acre, you must obtain a burn permit from AFC's dispatch center.

04/13/2026

📢With worsening drought conditions across the state and low relative humidity, State Forester Rick Oates has issued a statewide Fire Alert effective immediately.

Over the past weekend, 50 wildfires burned more than 2,300 acres of forestland across the state. This includes a 500-acre wildfire in Mobile County, one for 412 acres in Coosa County, one for 382 acres in Choctaw County, one for 260 acres in Washington County, and another one for 105 acres in Escambia County.

In the last 30 days, 387 wildfires have burned approximately 15,850 acres of forestland across the state.

“With no measurable rain in sight, the continued extremely dry conditions create dangerous wildfire behavior,” said Oates. “These conditions create the potential for fires to escape easily and spread rapidly, taking longer and more of the agency’s firefighting resources to contain. Fast-moving wildfires not only destroy property and forests but also threaten the lives of citizens and endanger firefighters.”

This Fire Alert will remain in effect until rescinded by the State Forester, at least through Monday, April 20. Conditions will be reevaluated at that time. Permits for outdoor burning will be restricted only to Certified Prescribed Burn Managers. Anyone who burns a field, grassland, or woodland without a burn permit may be subject to prosecution for committing a Class B misdemeanor.

The Alabama Forestry Commission is the state agency committed to protecting Alabama’s invaluable forest assets and its citizens. To report a wildfire, call (800) 392-5679. For more information on the current wildfire situation in the state or any other forestry-related issues, contact your local AFC office or visit the agency website at www.forestry.alabama.gov

04/13/2026

PLEASE READ/RODEO PSA:
Scammers are in full swing! It is honestly astonishing to us how hard we’ve had to fight online scammers during the months leading up to the rodeo each year.

DO. NOT. BE. FOOLED.

As we approach the 2026 Zip City Volunteer Fire Department’s PCA Rodeo, we will be posting information regarding the event, vendors, sponsors, etc. and it never fails that some scammer starts posting and tagging folks in the comments. Some things we’ve seen are…

🐍 “Congratulations, your vendor application has been approved.”
🐍“Congratulations, you’ve won tickets…click this link to claim your prize” (this one is super hard because we REALLY do give away tickets)
🐍“Click this link and sign up to be a vendor”
🐍“Click this link to be a sponsor”



Let us be clear, IF IT IS NOT POSTED ON OUR Zip city fire dept FB PAGE (not just in the comments), BY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, or BY CHIEF Robin Mitchell, IT IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED!

That is a hard statement for us to make because so many local members of our community post their support for our department, and we are so grateful! But even though most of our good ol’ boys from Zip City ain’t gonna hurt a fly, we do not want to see anyone get taken advantage of.

Seriously, always feel free to message us if you’re in doubt!

04/13/2026

Florence-Lauderdale 911 serves as the critical link between the public that we serve and our first responders. Our call-takers and dispatchers work behind the scenes everyday, gathering vital information to dispatch your local law enforcement, fire resources, and EMS.

The second week of April is designated as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and throughout this week, we will be celebrating these dedicated professionals and the amazing work that they do to serve our communities.

Join us in giving them a round of applause and a huge thank you for the sacrifices they make to create safer communities for us all!

04/11/2026

Hey, Zip City! Remember that little thing we did last year? Wanna do it again??? Well, get ready! We’re back at it!

03/28/2026

🚩🔥Red Flag Warning🔥🚩 in effect until 7p today. Here's what that means....

03/26/2026

The Alabama Forestry Commission URGING CAUTION AGAINST WILDFIRES