Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Dial 911 for the Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Emergency Medical Technicians.
The local EMS houses five ambulances and one rescue truck and has a full-time
staff of five paramedics and five emergency medical technicians.
Fire Protection
The City of Fitzgerald operates a single fire station (located at the corner
of Sherman Street and Central Avenue), with 22 full-time firefighters. The
fire insurance rating for the city is Class IV. For more information, please
call the office of Fire Chief Roger Coleman at (229) 426-5030. Unincorporated
areas of Ben Hill County are served by six volunteer fire stations. The
Ben Hill County Volunteer Fire Department can be contacted at (229) 423-8081.
Law Enforcement
The 30-officer Fitzgerald Police Department, headquartered at 255 Appomatox
Rd. and supervised by Chief Bill Smallwood, handles law enforcement for
the City of Fitzgerald. Persons wishing to contact the police for non-emergencies
may do so by calling (229) 426-5000.
Ben Hill County Department of Human
Resources/ Department of Family and Children Services
Transitional Services/DFACS, housed at 125 South Grant Street, provides
a variety of services to children, adults, and eligible families. For additional
information, phone (229) 426-5300.
Health Facilities
 Fitzgerald's primary care hospital, Dorminy Medical Center, is located on Perry House Road.
Surrounding this state-of-the-art facility are physicians' offices and suites,
ranging from general practitioners to an ever-growing speciality clinic.
For more information, call the hospital switchboard at (229) 424-7100.
Located at 400 North Sheridan Street, the county's Health Department
is opened weekdays to offer preventive measures as needed by people in the
community. In addition to this, two nursing homes, eight dentists, and a
dialysis center are all available to the citizens of Fitzgerald. | 