Fire Board The Fire Board oversees the fire department and has final approval of annual budgets, hiring and firing, expenditures not previously budgeted, and future planning. The Fire Board shall consist of five members. The Town Council appoints two citizen members, the Middle Township Trustee appoints two citizen members, and the Fire Department appoints one. The Fire Department is housed in one station on Main Street in Pittsboro. The fire chief shall oversee the Fire Department and is appointed by the Fire Board. There are twelve full-time firefighters and about twenty reserve firefighters. The Fire Department protects about thirty five square miles in Pittsboro and Middle Township. They provide fire suppression, auto extrication, ambulance service, and fire prevention services.
Fire Board The Fire Board oversees the fire department and has final approval of annual budgets, hiring and firing, expenditures not previously budgeted, and future planning. The Fire Board shall consist of five members. The Town Council appoints two citizen members, the Middle Township Trustee appoints two citizen members, and the Fire Department appoints one. The Fire Department is housed in one station on Main Street in Pittsboro The fire chief shall oversee the Fire Department and is appointed by the Fire Board. There are twelve full-time firefighters and about twenty reserve firefighters. The Fire Department protects about thirty five square miles in Pittsboro and Middle Township. They provide fire suppression, auto extrication, ambulance service, and fire prevention services.