The Kuttawa Fire Department was established approximately 1906. In 1964 the city of Kuttawa, Kentucky was relocated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to allow for the impoundment of Lake Barkley, utilizing the Cumberland River. With the moving of the town, the fire department also moved and is now part of the city hall building. The Kuttawa Fire Department has provided fire protection services from it current location to the citizens of Kuttawa and Lyon County, Kentucky for over 36 years. After much hard work, our department presently provides services to our community utilizing a 1996 E-One FL70 Class A pumper, a 1987 4 – Guys Class A Tanker-Pumper, and a 1976 Dodge W300 4 X 4 Utility vehicle on loan to us from the Kentucky Division of Forestry.

The Kuttawa Fire Department is comprised of approximately 26 men and women, who provide fire suppression services, fire prevention and education, equipment and building maintenance. Additionally, some members are trained as emergency medical technicians and paramedics. Most of these members are full time employees of our county ambulance service and are of vital importance in rendering emergency care to our members and the community, if need be.

The Kuttawa Fire Department coverage area is estimated at 55 square miles. We are a rural community but have a multitude of different occupancies and responsibilities we respond to. These include, but are not limited to, residential, light industrial, nursing homes, small business, restaurants, motels, condominiums, truck stops, gas stations, agricultural (farms), and asphalt emulsion bulk storage. Being located on Lake Barkley, we also have responsibility for fire protection services at two large marinas, a sea plane port, several United States Army Corps of Engineers recreational facilities as well as response to calls involving the Army Corps of Engineers Barkley Dam Power Reservation. Our response area also covers approximately 9 miles of Interstate 24, 7 miles of US Highway 62 and 10 miles of the Paducah and Louisville Railroad. The Kuttawa Fire Department also provides forestry fire response for the Kentucky Division of Forestry as well as mutual aid response to two neighboring fire departments.