Editing Rives, Tennessee (section)

== Fire department and law enforcement ==
Rives maintains [[Rives Volunteer Fire Department]], which was established in 1980.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://usfiredept.com/rives-volunteer-fire-department-19571.html | title=Rives Volunteer Fire Department &#124; Rives, TN }}</ref> The current Chief is David Kendall, the last remaining original member. The Department has a station with three apparatus across from the post office. RVFD is responsible for Fire District 61 in the County, responding to 83 emergency calls for service in 2022, 102 calls in 2021, 65 calls in 2020, and 186 calls in 2019. The Department has mutual aid agreements with the Fire Departments in [[Union City, Tennessee|Union City]], and [[South Fulton, Tennessee|South Fulton]].

Law enforcement in the city is the responsibility of the [[Obion County Sheriff's Office]], and the [[Tennessee Highway Patrol]].