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Yesterday, the GVFRS Fire Prevention Team hosted 46 home schooled children and 20+/- parents at Station 1 for a fire Read more
On Friday October 7th, Gloucester Volunteer Fire & Rescue Junior Members will be holding our Annual Blood Drive in memory Read more
Where were you on 9/11? It’s a rhetorical question. You don’t have to answer and we really don’t want you Read more
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The architect has generated a set of concept drawings based on the design so far.The concept includes:6 drive-through apparatus baysliving Read more
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Station 1 Long Range Planning
GVFRS has outgrown our Main Street Station, Station 1, which can no longer properly support the needed equipment and personnel. GVFRS has been working for nearly two years to develop options to meet the needs of the department and the community for at least the next 50 years.
You can track our progress on our Long Range Planning pages.
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Station 1 – Main Street
6595 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-2148
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7598 Dutton Road
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-3674
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7070 Ark Road
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-0724
HERE IS SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BLINDNESS AND FIRE SAFETY:![]()
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In addition to October being Fire Prevention Month, October is also World Blindness Awareness Month. As a result, the blind or visually impaired are at increased risk of injury and death in the event of a fire. The following information is from the Department of Virginia Fire Programs. If you have a family member or friend who is blind or visually impaired, please share this information with them and take these steps to make their home easier to escape in the event of fire:![]()
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Here are some fire safety tips for the blind or visually impaired:![]()
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· Practice a fire escape plan: Practice with a trusted friend, family member, or building manager. Identify at least two exits from each room, and practice opening doors, windows, and screens.![]()
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· Use tactile cues: Install raised dots or tape along escape routes and around doors and windows.![]()
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· Keep important items within reach: Keep your phone, keys, wallet, and any medication you need in a consistent location.![]()
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· Use a call system: Consider installing a medical alert bracelet or other call system.![]()
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· Use a bedroom on the ground floor: Choose a bedroom that's close to an exit.
Your Gloucester Volunteer Fire Prevention Team is currently on location at Petsworth Elementary School. We’ll be speaking to a total of 13 pre-schoolers and 60 kindergartners and first this morning. We stress the importance of having working smoke (and carbon monoxide) detectors in their home, EVERY ONE (and that means you too parents and adults who aren’t parents) SLEEPING WITH THEIR BEDROOM DOORS CLOSED, staying low below the smoke and feeling the doorknob with the back of their hand, having a fire escape plan with two ways out of every room, and what firefighters will look and sound like if they have to come rescue you. Also addressed is kitchen and campfire safety, stop, drop and roll, knowing their address and calling 911 if for some reason the adult they are with cannot do so. The children most enjoy getting inside of the fire truck! They are given plastic red fire helmets, informational coloring books and fire escape plan templates for them to take home to work up an escape plan with their parents. We also currently have an engine with other Fire Prevention Team members at Ware Academy this morning addressing their elementary school students. Our Fire Prevention Teams have conducted a number of presentations at schools in our response district over the last several weeks in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week.
The fire service is a brotherhood and Gloucester County recently lost a truly dedicated fire officer who had an impact on all he encountered. On Saturday afternoon, members from Abingdon, Gloucester, York, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, Charles City, King William, Carrollton, Newport News, Williamsburg and other fire Companies attended a celebration of life to pay our respects to “Captain 30” - David Thurston. He didn’t just belong to Abingdon; he belonged to all of us and is sorely missed by all of Gloucester and our surrounding mutual aid partners.
Your Gloucester Volunteer Fire Prevention Team is currently on location at Botetourt Elementary School. We’ll be speaking to a total of 177 pre-schoolers, kindergartners and first graders this morning until sometime around +/- noon. We stress the importance of having working smoke (and carbon monoxide) detectors in their home, EVERY ONE (and that means you too parents and adults who aren’t parents) SLEEPING WITH THEIR BEDROOM DOORS CLOSED, staying low below the smoke and feeling the doorknob with the back of their hand, having a fire escape plan with two ways out of every room, and what firefighters will look and sound like if they have to come rescue you. Also addressed is kitchen and campfire safety, stop, drop and roll, knowing their address and calling 911 if for some reason the adult they are with cannot do so. The children most enjoy getting inside of the fire truck! They are given plastic red fire helmets, informational coloring books and fire escape plan templates for them to take home to work up an escape plan with their parents. We have been, and will be doing a number of presentations at schools in our response district over the next couple of weeks in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week.
IT'S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCTOBER 6 - 12, 2004![]()
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Last Sunday, October 6th we had Station 1 on Main Street open for the community to come visit with us and enjoy raking a ride in two of our engines. Our Fire Prevention Team has been and will be attending various public, private and church preschools and lower school classes to teach age appropriate fire and life safety messages. Of primary importance is ensuring that every home has working smoke detectors and driving home the message that everyone needs to sleep with their bedroom doors closed (to prevent smoke from a fire in another section of the house from killing them before the fire reaches them. The following message is from the Department of Virginia Fire Programs: ![]()
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Almost 2,500 people die in home fires every year in the United States. Most of these people live in homes that do not have working smoke alarms. Smoke alarms save lives.![]()
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A review of the submitted Virginia Fire Incident Reporting System (VFIRS) data for January 2023 through December 2023 indicated there were 4,343 building fires, which accounted for 21 fire fatalities. Of those reported fatalities, 62% occurred in building with no smoke alarms. Only four fatalities were reported in buildings where occupants were alerted but failed to respond. ![]()
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Of those reported 4,343 building fires, occupants were alerted successfully by smoke alarms in 48% of the incidents. However, the data indicates that in 2,088 incidents the smoke alarm failed to activate or was not present. Of the 161 instances where the smoke alarm failed to activate, 80% were due to dead or missing batteries or the unit being disconnected.![]()
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So please test the smoke alarms in your home regularly, make sure the smoke alarm always has a good battery and is in working order. Replace your smoke alarm if it is over ten years old.