Knox County Fire Department Information
Knox County is served by 10 Fire Departments, 9 of which are fully volunteer. 2 Departments serve the county for extrication needs in vehicle accidents (Artemus and West Knox). Each department serves a specific area as well as offers to support to other departments that may be needed. the members perform duties related to: fire response and protection, vehicle accidents, search and rescue, as well as other activities to serve their communities.

Department                          Coverage Area
Artemus               Artemus area
Bailey Switch        Bailey Switch area,229,Southern part of Gray area
Barbourville           City of Barbourville,459, Rte.6,Booneheight,Higgins Hollow
Corbin                  City of Corbin
East Knox             Flat Lick area,Himyar Road,25E south of Barbourville
Poplar Creek         Rte 11 South, passed Swan Pond area,1809,Knox County to Whitley County line
Richland               Girdler area,1304,Rte 11 North to Clay County
Stinking Creek       Stinking area
West Knox            area surrounding Corbin,Lynn Camp area,25E north of Gilliam Hill to Corbin
Woodbine              Rte 6 area-outside of Barbourville,surrounding area into Whitley County

Fire Department phone numbers are listed on "Officials Page"
Information subject to change and some departments may not cover the areas listed, some coverage areas my "overlap"
Click HERE to visit Barbourville Fire Deptartment Page