Gloucester County Burn Ordinance

The Gloucester County Fire Protection Ordinance revisions became effective May l,2004. Copies of the Ordinance are available at the Office of the Environmental Programs at 6489 Main Street.   Read the Frequently Asked Questions here:   Gloucester County Burn Ordnance FAQ

Preventing Kitchen Fires in your Home

For information on Preventing Kitchen Fires in your Home,
please see this article on HomeAdvisor.com

Smoke alarms save lives

• Have working smoke alarms on every level of your home.
• You should have a smoke alarm inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
• Push the button on the smoke alarms every month to make sure they are working.
• Replace smoke alarms that are more than 10 years old.

Fire is Everyone’s Fight™

Find more information about fire safety from the
Virginia Department of Fire Programs.

CPR Training

GVFRS offers American Heart Association CPR and First Aid classes throughout the year to members of our community.

Classes are offered to the public periodically. Please check our CPR Class page or contact cpr@gvfrs.org.

PEMS Protocols APP

To learn more and to download the PEMS protocol app for your Android or IOS device, please see the PEMS Regional Patient Care Protocols, Policies, & Procedures web page.  You will also find a link to the desktop version of the protocols and the change page package.

Upcoming Events

ALL EMT CLASSES WILL BE HELD ON-LINE
until further notice. Contact emstraining@gvfrs.org for questions about obtaining CEUs.

• October 9, 2020 1:00 pmBlood Drive in Memory of Sean McNulty, Jr
• October 19, 2020Monthly Fire Training
• October 21, 2020Monthly EMS Training
• November 11, 2020EMS Symposium
• November 16, 2020Monthly Fire Training
• November 18, 2020Monthly EMS Training
• December 16, 2020Monthly EMS Training
• December 21, 2020Monthly Fire Training

Recent Events

• The following run totals are from Monday September 7 to Sunday - The following run totals are from Monday September 7 to Sunday September 13: Total calls: 80 Medical: 68 Motor vehicle accidents: 2 Fire/alarm: 5 Fire/Brush: 1 Landing Zone: 1 Fire/Other: 3
• This afternoon at 3:40, GVFRS, Responded to a trash trailer on - This afternoon at 3:40, GVFRS, Responded to a trash trailer on fire in the area of waste management, crews were about to extinguish the fire with two engines and 8 personnel.
• GVFRS is currently working a large brush fire off of - GVFRS is currently working a large brush fire off of ark road.
• GVFRS is currently working a structure fire on main street, - GVFRS is currently working a structure fire on main street, north bound and south bound lanes are blocked near TC Walker rd.
• Recently the pandemic has caused a lot of changes in - Recently the pandemic has caused a lot of changes in the department, as well as in our home lives. These two firefighters have stepped up to help out with rescue calls. On the right is Jody Carter who’s been a member of the department for 5 years. He’s incredibly dependable…

Call Volumes

• The following run totals are from Monday August 31 to Sunday - The following run totals are from Monday August 31 to Sunday September 6: Total calls: 80 Medical: 61 Motor vehicle accidents: 8 Fire/Other: 5 Fire/alarm: 3 Structure Fire: 2 Landing Zone: 1
• The following run totals are from Monday August 24 to Sunday - The following run totals are from Monday August 24 to Sunday August 30: Total calls: 66 Medical: 57 Motor vehicle accidents: 4 Fire/alarm: 4 Fire/Brush: 1
• The following run totals are from Monday August 17 to Sunday - The following run totals are from Monday August 17 to Sunday August 23: Total calls: 79 Medical: 67 Motor vehicle accidents: 7 Fire/alarm: 3 Landing Zone: 1 Down Tree: 1
• The following run totals are from Monday August 10 to Sunday - The following run totals are from Monday August 10 to Sunday August 16: Total calls: 69 Medical: 56 Motor vehicle accidents: 3 Fire/alarm: 7 Fire/brush: 1 Fire/structure: 2
• The following run totals are from Monday August 3 to Sunday - The following run totals are from Monday August 3 to Sunday August 9: Total calls: 122 Medical: 64 Down Tree: 23 Motor vehicle accidents: 7 Fire/other: 13 Fire/alarm: 11 Fire/brush: 2 Fire/structure: 1 Fire/vehicle: 1
• The following run totals are from Monday July 6th to - The following run totals are from Monday July 6th to Sunday July 12th: Total calls: 78 Medical: 62 Motor vehicle accidents: 4 Fire/Alarm: 2 Fire/other: 1 Fire/structure: 1 Fire/brush: 3 Landing Zone: 2 Public Relations: 3
• The following run totals are from Monday June 29th to - The following run totals are from Monday June 29th to Sunday July 5th: Total calls: 76 Medical: 53 Motor vehicle accidents: 9 Fire/Alarm: 5 Fire/other: 2 Fire/structure: 2 Down trees: 2 Fire/brush: 1 Landing Zone: 1 Fire/vehicle: 1
• The following run totals are from Monday, March 9th, through - The following run totals are from Monday, March 9th, through Sunday, March 15th: Total calls: 66 Medical: 53 Motor vehicle accidents: 5 Fire/other: 4 Fire/vehicle: 1 Fire/brush: 3