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The Knowles Fire Department is a 30 member, totally volunteer, Fire / EMS organization that serves approximately 12000 citizens in 250 square miles of the "Land of Enchantment" in the heart of Lea County.
We have 13 Firefighter/EMT's, 14 Firefighters, and 3 Dispatchers. Our personnel constantly train on procedures to keep them abreast of any emergency situation that may arise. They are trained in structure fires, grass fires, LPG fires, oil field fires, farm rescues, motor vehicle accidents, and hazardous materials emergencies, to name a few.
The Knowles Fire Department Emergency Medical Technicians are licensed by the State of New Mexico. We are very proud of the fact that we are the first volunteer EMS organization in Lea County to offer Paramedic service. Our EMS personnel are trained to serve you in any situation from minor cuts and scrapes to major trauma. We do not offer ambulance service, but operate under New Mexico law as a "Registered Medical Rescue Service". Our primary function is to respond, stabilize, treat, and package the patient prior to the arrival of transport ambulance service.
The Knowles Fire Department has 3 Pumper Trucks and a Water Tanker, with a total rolling water capacity of 12000 Gallons. We also have a Type III Medical Rescue Vehicle that responds to all calls. This unit responds for medical and communication needs.
The Knowles Fire Department is under the leadership of Fire Chief John Farmer.
The Knowles Fire Department Administrative Personnel are as follows:
Rank Name Title
Deputy Chief Doyle Pharr Operations Command
Assistant Chief Raoul McPeters Support Services Command
Captain Billy Powell Community Affairs Coordinator
Captain Mark Kirk Resource Coordinator
Captain Kenny Wood Fire Marshal
Lieutenant Coady Tinley Equipment Coordinator
Lieutenant Nadine Kuhn Prevention Coordinator
Lieutenant James Nelson Fire Training Coord.
FF/EMT Matt Marsh, NREMT-P EMS Coordinator
Dispatcher Linda Powell Chief Dispatcher
FF/EMT Charlet Bradshaw Department Secretary
The Knowles Fire Department Personnel are
your friends, your neighbors, and your relatives. They are in
some cases strangers, but best of all, they are "There When You Need Them".
Knowles Fire Department "Big Dog"
