Fire Department
Motto: To Prevent, Protect and Preserve
Members of the Laurinburg Fire Department are dedicated to providing the highest quality fire prevention education, protection for lives and property of the citizens of Laurinburg, and professional services during emergencies.
The Laurinburg Fire Department employees 8 full-time employees that include the Fire Chief, 2 Fire Lieutenants, 4 Fire Engineers, 1 Day time Fire Engineer, 10 part-time employees and 24 paid on-call personnel. We have 2 fire stations that are manned 24/7 and 1 unmanned substation to provide fire coverage for the City and the outlying district.
Our fire district covers 72 square miles with a population of approximately 20,000 people. We respond to approximately 750 calls per year with an average of 70 structure fires per year. Other calls include vehicle fires, fire alarms, motor vehicles accidents, and various other service calls.
Our paid on-call personnel provide a valuable service to our department.
Fire Chief: Jordan McQueen
Phone: (910) 276-1811
EMERGENCY: 911
Inspections
North Carolina Fire Code Enforcement
Fire Code Inspections are required by the state for all places of business. Periodic inspections will be conducted based on your type of business. An example below illustrates the minimum frequency rate of inspections:
- 1-Year Inspections:
- Assembly – (Restaurants, clubs and places of entertainment)
- Hazardous – (Hazardous-materials, flammable liquids facilities)
- Institutional – (Hospital, nursing homes, licensed care facilities, jails)
- High-Rise Buildings and residential except one and two family dwellings.
- 2-Year Inspections:
- Industrial facilities
- Educational facilities (Except public schools).
- 3-Year Inspections:
- Business
- Mercantile, Storage facilities
- Churches and synagogues
Contact Fire Inspector Donald Locklear for any questions relating to inspections and the fire permit application.
Fire Inspector: Donald Locklear
Email: dlocklear@laurinburg.org
Phone: 910-276-1811 Option #1
Station 1
501 North Main Street, Laurinburg, NC 28352
Houses Administration, Training and the Following Equipment:
Ladder 1, Engine 11, Tanker 12, Car 16, Brush 1, Firecom, Fire Command 1
Station 6
1547 Hickory Street, Laurinburg, NC 28352
Houses the Following Equipment:
Service Truck 6, Engine 61, and Tanker 62
Ladder 1
1997 Sutphen 100 Ft. Platform
1,750 G.P.M., 300 Gallon Tank
Engine 6
2011 KME
2,000 GPM, 770 Gallon Water Tank,
25 Gallon Foam Tank
Engine 11
2016 Deep South Kenworth
2,000 GPM, 770 Gallon Water Tank,
25 Gallon Foam Tank
Engine 61
2017 Deep South Kenworth
2,000 GPM, 770 Gallon Water Tank,
25 Gallon Foam Tank
Tanker 12
2000 Pierce Kenworth
300 G.P.M.,
1,250 Gallon Tank
Tanker 62
2000 Pierce Kenworth
300 G.P.M.,
1,250 Gallon Tank
Car 16
1998 Ford Crown Victoria
Support Vehicle
Brush 1
1993 Ford F-350
100 GPM, 250 Gallon Tank, 5 Gallon Foam Tank
FIRECOM
1979 Ford
Mobile Communications Unit
Fire 1 Command Vehicle
2013 Chevrolet
Mobile Fire Command Unit
Rescue Squad
The City of Laurinburg and Scotland County jointly support a volunteer Rescue Squad which serves everyone in the county. The squad is available 24 hours a day to handle emergency situations. The Rescue Squad has modern up-to-date equipment, and all squad members have been thoroughly trained in rescue and emergency techniques.
Animal Control
Police Department
303 West Church Street
910-276-3211
Animals are an important part of the lives of people, either as pets, or as part of our natural wildlife. Most people consider their dog or cat to be part of the family. This is evident in the amount of money owners are willing to spend on their pets for specialty foods, toys, and trips to the veterinarian. The City of Laurinburg Animal Control Department realizes this and has made part of its mission to help improve the lives of all animals within the City, while at the same time providing protection to citizens. This has been done by passing new ordinances and implementing several different programs whose purpose is to help reduce the overpopulation of our dogs and cats and protecting citizens from dangerous dogs.
An ordinance passed in 1997 prohibits the tethering of dogs as the sole means of restraint. This has greatly improved the lives of many of the dogs in the City, and has also reduced the number of dog bites. Another important change in our Animal Control Ordinance was the prohibiting of hunting, killing and trapping of our wildlife except by the animal control officer or duly authorized wildlife agent. By requiring property owners to implement preventive measures to reduce their problems with wildlife, we have accomplished saving the wildlife and solving the problem the most effective way.
We have reduced the population of dogs in the City dramatically through aggressive spay and neuter programs offered through the Humane Society and the State managed spay/neuter fund. Also our City license has a $21.00 increase for dogs and cats that have not been sterilized. This difference has encouraged dog and cat owners to sterilize their pets. We still have a feral cat overpopulation, but have aggressively been doing trap-neuter-and release for cats that have caregivers willing to take care of them. This is helping to decrease the number of stray cats we have to pick up and euthanize.
We would like to encourage citizens to contact the Animal Control Department for information regarding spaying and neutering either owned pets or feral cats they have been feeding, or for any other problems or concerns they you are having with animals within the City. Please contact the Animal Control Officer David Hardy or call the Police Department at 910-276-3211.
