Riverdale Fire Services was founded in 1961 as a volunteer fire department; however in 1972, the department became a fully paid department. Today, RFS is a fully paid career department consisting of 30 members.

We provide fire and emergency medical response to an area of 4.5 miles with a diverse residential population over 12,000. The City has a wide array of commercial and medical occupancies that substantially increase the daytime visitor population. Currently, RFS possesses and ISO rating of 4.

Composition
RFS is divided into three divisions:

• Administration
• Operations
• Fire Marshal's Office

Administration consists of the Office of the Fire Chief and the Administrative Assistant. Operations has 30 personnel that include:

• 3 Battalion Chiefs
• 6 Lieutenants
• 6 Sergeants
• 15 Firefighters, First Reponsders, EMTs, and Paramedics.

The Fire Marshal's Office consists of the Fire Marshal and the Public Life Safety Educator.

Office of the Fire Chief & Station 1 
Fire Services Headquarters 
6690 Church Street
Riverdale, GA 30274

Ph: (770) 996-1915
Fax: (770) 991-5725

Home of Battalion 1, Quint 1, and Rescue 1, covering the Northern District.

Station 2
7844 Taylor Road
Riverdale, GA 30274

Ph: (770) 603-7594
Fax: (770) 603-7414

Home of Engine 2 and Reserve Engine 2, covering the Southern District.


Fire Marshal’s Office 
971 Wilson Road
Riverdale, GA 30296

The RFS fleet consists of a Ford Excursion at Battalion Command, a 1996 Ferrara quint and 2008 F450 rescue 1 at Station 1, a 1994 Pierce (reserve) , and a 1997 Ferrara engine at Station 2.

Memberships
RFS holds memberships in the following associations:

• International Association of Fire Chiefs
• Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs
• Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs
• Metro Atlanta Fire Chiefs Association
• Georgia State Firefighters Association
• Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation
• Georgia Public Safety Educators Association
• Georgia Firefighters Clown Society
• Georgia Firefighters Pension Fund
• Georgia Mutual Aid Group
• Georgia Fire Inspectors Association
• National Fire Protection Association
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• American Red Cross