Santuck Fire Department was founded in 1972 by members of the Santuck community
who saw the need for fire protection. The founding members were: Ernest Brand, Bab
Brand, Burt Guthrie, Tommy Justice, J.W. Puckett, Mike Puckett, David Puckett, Steve
Guthrie, Tommy Watson, Charles Thomas, Freeman Venable, Tom Sanford, Tommy Sanford, Denny Winn
and Wayne Sanders.
Santuck's first station was a concrete block building with two truck bays. This
station was located on Central Plank Road and can still be found today as part of
the Santuck community center.
Later, a second station was built on Pierce Chapel Road that contained a single
bay.
Since then, Santuck Fire Department has grown to close to 30 members, 11 apparatus,
and 3 multibay stations.