Fire Department
Portland Fire Department
435 North Broadway
Portland, TN 37148
(615) 325-3400 or 9-1-1 (Voice, To Report a Fire)
(615) 325-5649 (Voice, Office)
If you live inside the city limits, the Portland Fire Department will handle all fire calls to your home. This is part of what your tax dollars pay for. The Portland Fire Department also responds to medical calls (assisting Sumner County Emergency Medical Services) inside the city limits. Everyone on the Fire Department who responds has been medically trained to assist Sumner County EMS with any type of call.
Highland Fire
Department
P.O. Box 7953
Portland, TN 37148
615-323-0008 (Voice, Information Calls Only)
Call 9-1-1 to report a fire.
The Highland Fire Department is an all-volunteer, full-service organization which serves 64 square miles of Sumner County outside the city limits of Portland. They respond to fire calls, vehicle accidents, storm-related calls, fuel spills and medical (First Responder) calls. For more information, please visit their web site at: www.highlandvfd.org
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