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    January 2025 Station 1 in the snow
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    January 2025 Main Street in the snow
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    Tower 1 at Touch-A-Truck 2024
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20220921 fire prevention tower one
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.

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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

On Sunday January 26th the GVFRS Ice/Water Rescue Team took advantage of the frozen over BMP in the Patriots Walk Subdivision to train a new group of Ice/Water Rescue Team Members. Because the ice was not solid, conditions were perfect to show members what they can expect to encounter when called upon to rescue someone who has ventured out thinking the ice was solid only to find themselves in real trouble! The team learned how to use a ladder and rescue board to effect a rescue, how to effectively use throw-ables to a conscious victim, and how to self-rescue by “spreading their weight out” to be able to get on the ice mantle to self-rescue if necessary. A drone was employed by Command to enable an overview of the scene. Our Ice/Water Rescue Team was founded 10 years ago and is now a part of our Marine Incident Response Team that responds to marine incidents throughout the region with numerous allied fire/rescue and law enforcement agencies along with the U.S. Coast Guard. ... See MoreSee Less
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PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN USING SPACE HEATERS!This information is from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs.Space heaters are responsible for the largest shares of losses in home heating equipment fires.Heating is the second leading cause of all residential building fires, following cooking with the heat source being too close to combustibles in 27% of the nonconfined residential building heating firesA vast majority of home heating fire deaths (88%) involved stationary or portable space heaters. Nearly half (46%) of all home heating fires occurred in December, January, and February.Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving a room or going to bed and keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment.Watch this video below filmed in partnership with New Kent Fire & Rescue for more information. ... See MoreSee Less
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Pictured here is the pond (BMP) in the Patriots Walk subdivision where two children fell through the ice two winters ago. Fortunately, several of our volunteer firefighters were close by when the call went out for their rescue, and they were saved from drowning. While members of our Ice/Water Rescue Team were training this morning at this very same pond, neighborhood children came out to watch us. Captain David Hamilton, our Team’s Leader, took a few minutes to talk with the children to explain the dangers of going out on frozen over ponds and other bodies of water. ... See MoreSee Less
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