Chief Wingate and the members of the Hoover Fire Department are proud to show support for Autism Awareness. You may notice the blue lights shining at your local fire station. The Autism Awareness Puzzle Ribbon is the most recognized symbol of the autism community in the world. Autism prevalence is now one in every 68 [...]

View Full Story Jan. 14, 2016 at 6:40 AM Jeff Rossen and Josh Davis - TODAY Research shows that 30 years ago, you had about about 17 minutes to escape a house fire. Today it's down to 3 or 4 minutes. The reason: Newer homes and the furniture inside them actually burn faster. A lot faster. [...]

The Hoover Fire Department held an apparatus operator aerial certification class at Station 6 on Monday, November 16th- - 20th, 2015 . This 40 hour class covered all aspects of operating an aerial apparatus for firefighting and rescue operations through extensive classroom and practical skills. Firefighters attending the class were from Hoover, Birmingham, Irondale, Chelsea, [...]

The Hoover Fire Department held a graduation ceremony for the recruit academy  of 2015 on Tuesday, November 17th. The ceremony was held at the Public Safety Center at 2020 Valleydale Road at 10:00am. Recruits graduating were from Hoover, Warrior, Forestdale, North Shelby , Orange Beach, Indian Ford , Vestavia and Demopolis Fire Departments. The recruits [...]

The Central Alabama Fire Chief's Association held their monthly meeting on November 4th at the Ross Bridge Town Hall.  The meeting was sponsored by Brookwood Baptist and a presentation was given regarding their merger and combined services.  After the meeting members toured the new Station 10 under construction.

The Hoover Fire Department will begin hosting a firefighter recruit school on Monday. The training program will be led by Hoover firefighters and will be open to new firefighters from all over Alabama.. Firefighter recruit school is described as "basic training for firefighters." Right now, the Hoover Fire Department expects 16 new firefighters for its [...]