The department is also responsible for the handling of hazardous materials.

Rives Firefighters are, by the city charter, paid one dollar per call.

Their firemen do not wear uniforms and are assigned numerics beginning in "61", after their district.

The Fire Station is located at 3456 East Cross Street in Rives, and was constructed in 1996.

[1] They possess a Brush Truck, numbered 6181 (2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Heavy Duty), a Fire Engine, (2006 International 7400 SBA 4X2) 6151, and a Tanker (2005 International 7400 6X4), 6171, in accordance with the Obion County apparatus numbering system.