Abbeville Fire Department

This beautifully written perspective from one of Abbeville Fire Department’s firefighters spouse. Please take a minute to read this very personal and inspiring piece shared by CoreyandJoni Broussard. Thank you for this wonderful perspective into your life as a spouse of a firefighter.

While The World Sleeps :: Thoughts from the Wife of a Retired Veteran and Full Time Firefighter While The World Sleeps Sleepless but Steady Once upon a time—back when my babies were little—I used to go to bed at a decent hour. But fast forward 14

The Abbeville Fire Department would like to extend a huge congratulations to one of its former Captain/Firefighters, Nick Reco Joiner on his promotion to Captain with the St. George Fire Department. We are so proud of Captain Joiner’s continuing success and love of the fire service.

The ABBEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT started the week off by training on a classic skill that some may consider a lost art.

Pump Operations by Drafting

A beautiful day to perfect the skill and test out multiple drafting scenarios.

Photo Credit: Capt. Chris G.

Please say hi to Bailey !! She met with members of the Maurice Fire Department and the Abbeville Fire Department during North Vermilion Middle School Career Day. Bailey is an 8th grader at NVMS and she expressed an interest in the fire service. Bailey got to try on our bunker coat to see what it feels like to wear FD gear. Thank you Bailey for reaching out and talking to us about our departments. 🚒🔥

The ABBEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT recently participated at Career Day at NORTH VERMILION MIDDLE SCHOOL and also participated in a parish wide Boater Safety day where firefighters worked with Vermilion Parish boaters and fire extinguisher 🧯 training. Community involved training and awareness are some of the most rewarding events firefighters love to take part in.

🚨🔥 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬, 𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞! 🔥🚨

The City of Abbeville, along with Mayor White and the Council, is proud to share that the Abbeville Fire Department has earned an 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝟐 from the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana (PIAL) — up from the previous rating of 3!

The PIAL rating, which operates on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 1 being the best), assesses the fire protection capabilities of municipalities and fire districts. It takes into account critical factors like the number of firefighters and fire trucks, equipment and hydrant testing, water availability, response times, and more — including emergency pre-plans for commercial buildings and public education efforts.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮?
A better rating doesn’t just mean stronger fire protection — it can also lead to lower property insurance rates for homeowners and businesses within city limits. While each insurance company makes its own decisions, in today’s challenging insurance market in Louisiana, every improvement matters. This is a huge win for our community — and we’re not done improving yet!

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬!

The ABBEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT spent Monday morning training at the Vermilion Parish Policy Jury Fire Training Tower on multi-story search and rescue and hose deployment tactics for multi-story fire suppression.

If you are looking for a challenging and great job opportunity, NOW is the time. The ABBEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT is currently hiring!! 🚒🧯🔥

The ABBEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT would like to congratulate Firefighter Lou Hebert on his recent promotion to CAPTAIN. Capt. Hebert has been with the ABBEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT for over 18 years. Capt. Hebert will be assigned to Shift 3 at Central Station.
Congratulations again Capt. Hebert and Thank You for your many years of service with the City Of Abbeville and its citizens.

(Capt. Hebert is not a huge fan of taking pictures so we had to find one. 😂)

The ABBEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT would like to congratulate Firefighter Lou Hebert on his recent promotion to CAPTAIN. Capt. Hebert has been with the ABBEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT for over 18 years. Capt. Hebert will be assigned to Shift 3 at Central Station.
Congratulations again Capt. Hebert and Thank You for your many years of service with the City Of Abbeville and its citizens.

The ABBEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT would like to congratulate Asst. Chief Macy Broussard on his recent retirement. Chief Macy served the City of Abbeville and the Abbeville Fire Department for over 26 years. During that time, Chief Macy served as a public educator to local schools and business, grant writer for our department and training instructor. Chief Macy was a tremendous Chief, amazing motivator and mentor but even a better friend to everyone in our department. If there was one person in our department that was guaranteed to give you a laugh and a great story, it was Chief Macy !! We wish you the best health, continued success and safe travels in your future retirement endeavors!!

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Come along as the @abbeville_fire_dept_ installs smoke alarms in homes here in Abbeville as part of the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s “Operation Save-a-Life” #Abbeville #ILoveAbbeville #AbbevilleFire #OperationSaveALife