Welcome to Taylorsville-Spencer County Fire Department.  

     The Taylorsville-Spencer County Fire Department serves a population of over 16,000 within 170 square miles.  The department also has agreements were we respond to areas of Shelby, Bullitt, and Nelson Counties on structure fires.  We are a combination fire department staffed by 2 career and 56 volunteer firefighters that operate from 6 stations.

     The department has an ISO class 4 rating within the City of Taylorsville and a class 6 rating within 5 road miles of our 6 stations.  The department maintains a fleet of 7 engines, 6 tankers, 1 quint, 2 boats, 2 command units, and 1 field service unit.

     The department operates under the supervision of Chief Nathan B. Nation.  Chief Nation is an eighteen year veteran of the department starting as an explorer working his way through the ranks to become Chief in 1998.

     Taylorsville-Spencer County Fire Department is overseen by the Spencer County Fire Protection District Board of Trustee's. N. Glen Goebel is the Chairman.

Mission Statement

TSCFD will provide fire protection and suppression to the City and County to the level of training recieved by its members and with the equipment available.

It will provide a fire prevention program to the extent that is practical and to the best of our ability.

It will provide basic assistance and a rescue program comparable to the training and ability of the members and to the extent that the equipment allows.

It will assist the community in a manner required to the extent practical and feasible within the departments standard operating guidelines and/or rules and requlations.

It will assist nieghboring fire departments with mutual aid to the extent that the community protected by this department is not in danger.

It will obtain the latest in training techniques and fire fighting techniques to the best of our ability and within our budgetary and practical allowances.

It will be financially responsible with the communities funds provided and the equipment owned by this department.

It will maintain a fire & rescue service that this community can be proud of and it will strive to bring no dishonor up the community served by it.