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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
Need to get tested for COVID-19? Please review this information from the Virginia Department of Health. Read more
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
GVFRS would like to alert the public of an apparent fund drive that is being mailed to our local residents, 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
Station 4 – Harcum
7598 Dutton Road
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-3674
Station 6 – Sassafrass
7070 Ark Road
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-0724
Your Gloucester Volunteer Fire Prevention Team is currently on location at Bethel Elementary School. We’ll be speaking to a total of 185 pre-schoolers, kindergartners and first graders this morning until a little before 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. This is the first of a number of presentations we’ll be doing at schools in our response district over the next couple of weeks in conjunction with national Fire Prevention Week.
On September 7th, members of the Illusions Motorcycle Club held a benefit auction and Poker Run at Damon’s Restaurant. This morning, some of their members came to our Open House to present a check for $3,200.00 to be earmarked for the construction of our new firehouse specifically on Main Street. Pictured is the club’s Treasurer Bruce Massey presenting the check to Chief of Department J.D. Clements.
We’re “kicking off” Fire Prevention Week with our OPEN HOUSE at STATION 1 ON MAIN STREET TODAY! Bring your family by to meet Chief of Department JD Clements and other volunteer members of our Company, learn about what we do for the community and photograph your children playing on the trucks and rescue boat. Then children and adults can take a ride on one of our engines around the Courthouse Village! This would also be a good time for anyone thinking about becoming a firefighter or EMT to come and ask questions as we’re always looking for new members. We’ll be here until 5 o’clock this afternoon so come on out!
HERE'S AN INTERESTING ARTICLE ABOUT 4 THINGS THAT CAN CAUSE HOUSE FIRES IF NOT KEPT CLEAN:![]()
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4 Things To Clean Before Your House Burns Down
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If this doesn’t light a fire under you to get things taken care of, well, you might just find yourself a statistic.
Fall is upon us, and as the nights get colder people will start using their fireplaces and woodstoves. Here's some important information about 15 things you should NEVER burn in your fireplace or woodstove. ![]()
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Whatever You Do, Don't Burn These 15 Things in Your Fireplace
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Can you burn plywood in a fireplace? What about charcoal? Learn why setting a match to these materials indoors can damage your home—and your health.