Blackshear Fire Department Chris Wright, Fire Chief 211 Nichols Street Blackshear, GA 31516 Office: 912-449-7008 Fax: 912-449-7002 Email:

Mission Statement: To have professionally trained volunteer Firefighters that are committed to saving lives and property; To minimize the loss and suffering in our community due to fire through public education, code enforcement, and standards and training certification of personnel; To provide responses to fire and hazardous material incidents with resources available.

A Little About BFD: Blackshear Fire Department is a volunteer department with 13 active firefighting personnel from Firefighter to Fire Chief and one Assistant Fire Chief. This department consists of one station at 211 Nichols Street and the BFD currently protects a population of approximately 3,400 people within a 5 mile area. We have two fire stations. Station 2 is on Carter Avenue and houses two engines.