HISTORY OF THE JAYTOWN FIRE AUTHORITY
THE TERM JAYTOWN FIRE AUTHORITY IS A REPRESENTATION OF ALL FIRE AND EMS SERVICES PROTECTING THE CITY OF JAYTOWN. IN 2009 THE CITY OF JAYTOWN WAS PROTECTED SOLELY BY THE JAYTOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. IN 2011 THE JVFD WAS OPERATED BY A COMBINATION OF CAREER AND VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. IN LATE 2011 THE CITY OF JAYTOWN WAS FACED WITH SHUTTING DOWN THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND IMMEDIATELY CLOSING ITS DOORS TO OPERATIONS DUE TO BUDGET CUTS. THEREFOR, LEGO COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 7, THE FIRE DISTRICTS PROTECTING THE OUTER LIMITS OF JAYTOWN WAS FORCED TO FULLFILL THE NEED OF THE CITY OF JAYTOWN BY PROVIDING ITS FIRE AND EMS PROTECTION. IN LATE 2012 THE CITY OF JAYTOWN ECONOMY MADE A TURN AROUND AND CITY OFFICALS DISCUSSED FIRE AND EMS PROTECTION PLANS WITH LCFD7. LCFD7 WAS IN THE PLANNING STAGES OF OPENING A SECOND STATION IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE CITY OF JAYTOWN PROPOSED THE IDEA OF RE-ESTABLISHING THE JAYTOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS TO VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A PORTION OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA BRINGING PRIDE BACK TO THE CITY AS WELL RESPONDING ON LARGE SCALE CALLS WITH LCFD7. DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD LCFD7 FOUNDED AN EMS DIVISION THAT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MEDICAL TRANSPORTS IN THE CITY. LCFD7 PURCHASED THREE NEW MEDIC UNITS TO EACH BE STAFFED BY TWO PARAMEDICS AND BE STATIONED AT THE HOSPITALS ACROSS THE CITY. TODAY THE CITY AND DISTRICT FIRE DEPARTMENTS WORK SO CLOSELY TOGETHER THEY ARE PRACTICALLY THE SAME DEPARTMENT BUT JVFD CHOOSES TO KEEP THEIR VOLUNTEER TRADITIONS AND SUPPORT THEIR ORDINAL JAYTOWN VFD BLACK AND RED COLORS.