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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 of Sean McNulty, Jr. All donations of blood will be by appointment between 1:00 and 7:00p.m. at Station 1 on Main Street. To schedule your appointment go to redcrossblood.org and use GVFRS as the Sponsor Code.
On Friday October 7th, Gloucester Volunteer Fire & Rescue Junior Members will be holding our Annual Blood Drive in memory Read more
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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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Need to get tested for COVID-19? Please review this information from the Virginia Department of Health. 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
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.

Station 1

Station 1 – Main Street

6595 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061

804-693-2148

Station 4 Harcum

Station 4 – Harcum

7598 Dutton Road
Gloucester, VA 23061
804-693-3674

Station 6 - Sassafrass

Station 6 – Sassafrass

7070 Ark Road
Gloucester, VA 23061

804-693-0724

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. ... See MoreSee Less
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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. ... See MoreSee Less
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IT'S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCTOBER 6 - 12, 2004Last 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: 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.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. 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.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. ... See MoreSee Less
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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. ... See MoreSee Less
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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. ... See MoreSee Less
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