{"id":197,"date":"2019-04-20T01:33:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T06:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blast.cityofopp.com\/?page_id=197"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:34:31","slug":"fire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/index.php\/fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"197\" class=\"elementor elementor-197\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7f3459 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7f3459\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3efa26c\" data-id=\"3efa26c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d29db1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56d29db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of Opp Fire Department<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e57a26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6e57a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413315e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"413315e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-296f43e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"296f43e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1111025\" data-id=\"1111025\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3b13d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e3b13d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Message from Our Fire Chief<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Greetings! I am Fire Chief Cory Spurlin, and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Opp Fire Department\u2019s web page. Our department currently employs a combination of both career and paid per call firefighters. We provide fire and rescue services to a forty-five square mile fire district, with a population of approximately 7,500 residents. We are a service oriented Fire Department consisting of 1 Fire Chief, 3 Captains, 3 Lieutenants, 16 Firefighters, 1 Fire Station, 3 Fire Engines, 1 Brush Truck and 2 Support Vehicles. At this time the Opp Fire Department has a I.S.O. rating of Class 4<\/p><p>I am proud to be part of a team of highly trained and dedicated firefighters. As Fire Chief I see the endless sacrifice of our members as they endeavor to protect our citizens from fire and rescue emergencies. Opp is a wonderful city and a great place to raise a family and it is with great humility that I am allowed to serve as its Fire Chief.<\/p><p>Sincerely,<\/p><p>Cory Spurlin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5125fb\" data-id=\"e5125fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee363aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee363aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cody-spurlin.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-795\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fire Chief, Cory Spurlin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8d6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"bc8d6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1971\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1971\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Burning on Private Property <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1971\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1971\"><p>The City of Opp follows all regulations set by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) regarding open burning on private property. Residents must comply with ADEM guidelines to ensure safe and lawful burning practices. If you plan to burn natural vegetation (yard debris), we also ask that you call the Opp Fire Department at (334) 493-7015 Ext. 2 to notify us before you begin. For more information about what is permitted<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Control-of-Burning-and-Incineration.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> click here<\/a> or call the Opp Fire Department (334) 493-7015 Ext. 2.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1972\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1972\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Opp Fire Department would like to encourage FIRE SAFETY<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1972\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1972\"><ul><li>Have at least one smoke detector per floor and test it often.<ul><li>Change out the batteries every 6 months<\/li><li>Change when the time changes as a good reminder<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Never leave a stove unattended.<\/li><li>Never use water to extinguish a grease fire.<\/li><li>Do not overload electric wall plugs or extension cords.<\/li><li>Do not run extension cords under rugs or carpet.<\/li><li>Keep space heaters away from combustible materials.<\/li><li>If panel breaker trips, have a qualified electrician find the problem.<\/li><li>Keep matches and lighters out of reach of children.<\/li><li>Never smoke in bed.<\/li><li>Never store gasoline near a gas water heater<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City of Opp Fire Department Message from Our Fire Chief Greetings! I am Fire Chief Cory Spurlin, and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Opp Fire Department\u2019s web page. Our department currently employs a combination of both career and paid per call firefighters. We provide fire and rescue services &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/index.php\/fire\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Fire&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197"}],"version-history":[{"count":81,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6204,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/197\/revisions\/6204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofopp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}