Gilson Fire Rescue is part of the volunteer/ paid-on-call Knoxville Community Fire Protection District, which covers over 100 square miles.
Gilson Fire Rescue is located in the town of Gilson, which has never been incorporated and has approximately 150 residents.
The other two departments are located in Knoxville and Appleton.
The district has 4 pumper / tankers, 2 light rescue, 4 brush trucks, 1 tanker, and 2 support vehicles.
We have approximately 60 firefighters on the district roster at the current time.