The city of Jeffersonville organized its first bucket brigade in 1835. Events at the time such as the Great Chicago Fire and many other large fires may have urged the city council , in 1871, to pass an ordinance calling for the department's organization as a professionalized career fire company. Today, operating from four stations and serving residents in over 50 square miles, the Jeffersonville Fire Department utilizes 70 full time employees to deliver a wide range of services. The services fall into four general categories of Administration, Fire Suppression, Fire Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services. This year the department will respond to well over 2500 requests for emergency service, perform several thousand fire and safety inspections, and provide multiple public safety education programs. At year end 2008 the department responded to 2289 runs. Of those 2289 runs 17% were fires , 52% EMS response, 11% hazardous materials, 11% alarm activation, 9% misc other (service calls). . 

Past Chiefs

1855-1857 - S.S.Noon
1857-1858 - William Northam
1858-1859 - James Keigwin
1859-1863 - John W. Barker
1863-1865 - William Hagerty
1865-1867 - Sam T. Day
1867-1869 - S.R. Bottorff
1869-1870 - James McQueen
1870-1871 - William Patterson
1871-1872 - B.A. Johnson
1872-1873 - Dennis Kennedy
1873-1881 - William Chrissman
1881-1883 - George Demming
1884-1885 - William McCoy
1886-1896 - William Patterson
1895-1898 - A.M. Hunckleberry
1899-1904 - Fred Knapp
1905-1906 - John E Cole
1907-1908 - Valentine Bixens
1909-1912 - Joseph Enlow
1913-1916 - Valentine Bixens
1917-1918 - Charles T Howard
1919-1920 - Peter F Meyers
1921-1922 - Harry Christiansen
1923-1926 - Valentine Bixenstein
1927-1930 - Harry Christiansen
1931-1938 - John E Coy
1939-1964 - William E. Cox
1965-1970 - Garland Oakes
1970-1983 - Eddie Voyles
1983-1983 - Doyle Berry
1984-1991 - Ronnie Collins
1992-1996 - Jerry Dooley
1997-2003 - Mike Smith
2004-2007 - Clark Miles
2008-Present - Tony Harrod