EVFD PROVIDES EMERGENCY FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES THAT IMPROVE AND PROTECT THE PROPERTY AND LIVES OF CITIZENS WITHIN A 26 SQUARE MILE AREA OF DALE COUNTY. ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO CALLS OF DOWNED TREES AND UTILITY LINES IN ROADS PROVIDES MUTUAL AIDE TO OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND ASSISTS THE ECHO RESCUE SQUAD WITH MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.