Berrendo Volunteer Fire Dept:

The Berrendo Vol. Fire Department started in 1972 with one truck that was housed at the Roswell Fire Department Station #3. Since that time the department has expanded into its main station and constructed two sub-stations, the last of which was completed this past year. It has grown to include 23 personnel, and a total of 8 emergency units. These emergency units include:

Two Pumpers that are:
1995 Southern Coach Pumper with a 1,260gpm pump and a 1,000-gallon tank,
1998 Southern Coach Pumper with a 1,260gpm pump and a 1,000-gallon tank.

One Initial Attack vehicle consisting of:
1994 International/Southern Coach Initial attack vehicle with a 500gpm pump and a 750- gallon tank.

One Tanker consisting of:
2002 American La-France 3,000-gallon water tanker with a 1,000gpm pump.

Two Brush trucks consisting of:

1983 Chevy with a 70gpm pump and a 300- gallon tank.
1995 Chevy with a 70gpm pump and a 350-gallon tank.

The department now has 2 Main Stations and one sub-station and their district services 45 square miles. This district includes a wide variety of areas that cover residential, agricultural, and industrial zones along with a Federal Game Reserve that all need their fire protection services. This department has a strong EMS program with 10 EMT’s and 2 in training, and responds to EMS calls along with the City of Roswell and Superior Ambulance.
This department has a split ISO rating of 6/9 and received a State Fire Fund Allotment totaling $171,303.00 to operate all three stations with this year, out of this allotment they have an NMFA loan payment of $10,000 to leave a balance of 68,087 to operate with. The current Fire Chief for this Department is Chief Tom Mealand, a retired City of Roswell Firefighter, and the department currently has 23 personnel. The department had an average of 200 runs last year, EMS, Fire and Mutual Aid related