The Mont Belvieu Fire Department was founded in September of 1938 as the Barbers Hill Volunteer Fire Department. In January, 2003 the name was officially changed to Mont Belvieu Fire Department to more accurately reflect the City’s name service area by the department. Also, at this time the City of Mont Belvieu created a Fire Marshal Office in fire department that has one part-time person. The maj
ority of funding for many years has come from taxes and private donations of the residents of Mont Belvieu. While the word “volunteer" may have been dropped from the name; the department is still staffed by volunteers by pager calls. Mont Belvieu Fire Department currently has over 30 members with a wide range of experience and expertise. Many members are industrial firefighters in various area refineries while others are commissioned firefighters in surrounding communities. Several members are also trained in HAZMAT, extrication, high-angle rescue, and other skills with dozens of certifications and thousands of hours of education and training available to the service of Mont Belvieu. Though staffed by volunteers, the Mont Belvieu Fire Department is a highly dedicated group of firefighters who, with the support of their families, are willing to spend personal time to guarantee the safety of the Mont Belvieu community.
