JEFFERSON R-7
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
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13000 State Road TT, Festus, MO 63028
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Come work with us!
​​We are always looking for District Residents who are willing to serve their community by becoming a Volunteer Firefighter with our District! Experience is not required. Equipment, training and basic uniforms are provided! While we have on-duty crew members 24/7/365, Volunteers remain integral to our operations as a Combination Department and receive "call pay" for each call attended. If interested, stop by the station or call Chief Earls during business hours to discuss the position and its requirements.
District Activity "By the Numbers"
2025 thus far...
2025 has started off busy....and when we say busy, we mean BUSY!
Jefferson R-7 Firefighters handled 96 calls in January (43% increase over 2024, busiest January we know of, but for sure since 2020). February had 86 (-8% over 2024) calls for service.
March was one for the record books!
In March 2025, your fire district had the highest call volume we know of in a single month on record at 146 calls! This represents a 132% increase over 2024. The average call volume over the last 5 years was only 69 calls for the month of March.
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As such, we are currently at a total of 328 calls at the end of March, representing a 47% increase in call volume over the same period in 2024. If this keeps up, at this rate we could end the year with an estimated 1300+ calls for service.
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2024
2024 resulted in yet again a record breaking year for call volume for your Jefferson R-7 Firefighters. The District ended 2024 with 925 calls for service, surpassing the 900 call mark for the second time in history. This equated to a 1.3% over 2023 call volume and 190 calls (26%) increase since 2020.