The men and women of the Salisbury Mills Fire Department which is comprised of the Mountain Lodge Park Fire Company and the Salisbury Mills Fire Company serves the community on a 24/7/365 basis, and is 100% volunteer. The Salisbury Mills Fire District covers about 35 square miles and protects more than 15,000 residents. 

    The “Salisbury Mills Fire" portion of your taxes that is billed through the Town Taxes, is used by the District to purchase the following; fire trucks, firefighting equipment such as hoses, nozzles, power saws, the jaws of life, radios, on-call pagers, forcible entry tools, self contained breathing apparatus just to name a few and most importantly fire protection clothing. Since the

 Department is 100% volunteer, there is no compensation paid to the members of the fire companies. Time spent driving to the training facility for classes, responding to calls and personal expenses incurred such as vehicle wear & tear, fuel, personal items such as emergency responder lights and cell phones are paid for by the volunteers.    

    The individual Fire Companies, have the same or larger overhead expenses as you the homeowner. Namely, building and grounds maintenance, insurance, heat, phone, electricity and supplies, are some of the expenses paid for by the individual companies, through the receipt of rent, membership dues, hall rentals, donations and fund raising activities.  

    Your generous support of these activities like the Annual Clam Bake, House-to-House Donation Requests, Pancake or Spaghetti Dinners, Raffles and Christmas Tree Sales help defray the annual costs of running your firehouse and allow us to continue community based programs such as Wishes for Seniors and the Children’s Holiday Parties.