Donate Blood at WVFC

Blood Drive Jan 2nd 2010 -> 10am to 2pm

Warrenton Volunteer Fire Department Blood Drive 167 West Shirley Avenue, Warrenton, VA 20186 The Inova Blood Donor Services Bloodmobile will be located in the parking lot.

Remember to change your batteries!

A friendly reminder from the WVFC:
While changing your clock, please remember to change ALL your smoke detector batteries as well that are found in the house!

Warrenton Vol. Fire Co Open House

Sunday, Oct 11th 10a-4p

RAIN OR SHINE!

Come out and make it a family day at the annual WVFC Open House held in Warrenton.

We will have FREE FOOD, a smoke trailer, moonbounce and of course all the apparatus in the firehouse.
The AirCare helicopter is also scheduled to fly in and land across the firehouse.

Annual Banquet Sponsors

WVFC would like to thank all the companies above for sponsoring our annual banquet in September as well as:

Hank Day
Diane Hoak
Dr. & Mrs. John Buursink
Classic Hair Design
Stuart Stanley & Co. LLC
The Pond Doctor

Support the WVFC

During the months of August and September, WVFC has teamed up with Sweet Street Dessert to aid in our fundraising endeavours. Please help your local ALL VOLUNTEER fire department by ordering some of the delicious treats that Sweet Street has to offer. By ordering ANY of the sweets your are making a needed contribution back to the community.

Stop by at the firehouse to place your order and enjoy some sweets for the family! Product Brochure

WVFC Celebrates 85th Birthday

Thanks to everyone who celebrated the 85th Birthday of the Warrenton Vol. Fire Co. Main St. was filled with children of all ages. We appreciate all the support from the Partnership of Warrenton, Town of Warrenton, and to all of the individuals and businesses whomade the event possible.
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WVFC Wins Big

The Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company is proud to announce its success at various local parades.

Specifically, while attending the Annual Parade at Brandy Station in Culpeper, WVFC won the Best Appearing Fire Department, the Oldest Piece of Apparatus In Service and the Best Appearing Department Owned Antique awards.

House Fire in Remington

Warrenton responded to a fire in Remington where a single-family home was fully involved. The fire was brought under control by a combined effort of the units on scene.
Incident Gallery

WVFC congratulates PFC Williams

WVFC would like to proudly announces the graduation of PFC Francis Williams from the US Marine Corps!
Thanks for volunteering!

WVFC extricates mother and infant

Remington and Warrenton worked together on Sunday on Route 29 to remove doors on a vehicle in an unusual position in order to rescue a mother and her infant. After the initial stabilization of the vehicle the mother was safely transported to Fauquier ER.

Incident Pictures

WVFC battles barnfire

Tuesday afternoon brought a working barn fire to the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company which despite all efforts was unable to safe the barn as well as a dog caught in the blaze. Pictures can be found here!

Thanks for the Support

WVFC would like to thank all residents that came out during our Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A!!

The WVFC is an ALL VOLUNTEER Fire company that serves The Town of Warrenton and Fauquier County.

Spirit Night Pictures!

Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A

On Wednesday the 18th of March 2009 from 5 - 8pm Chick-fil-A of Warrenton will be donating part of the proceeds from all sales to the WVFC if customers come in and hand in a "Spirit Night Flyer" with their purchases.
These flyers can be obtained directly at the Firehouse on 167 West Shirley Avenue as well as during the KidSafe Day on Saturday.

We would like all residents of the Town and Fauquier County to come out this Wednesday with a flyer in their hand and enjoy some of the best chicken around! Make this a family evening by joining us and having good food and supporting a good cause!

KidSafe Day held at Highland School

WVFC would like to thank all parents as well as children that have attended our Fire Safety Presentations on Saturday at Highland!

We hope that this was a life saving learning experience that will make the difference in case of emergencies! Firefighter Pete also says that anyone is welcome to stop by the firehouse to say HI and show of their STOP, DROP and ROLL skills.

A picture gallery can be found here

Family Dinner

The past weekend appeared to have brought spring back to the Town of Warrenton; temperatures were nice and the weather played along with lots of sunshine.

To celebrate the nice day the saturday night crew was treated with some homemade dishes to enjoy and finish the day off with.

Safety Reminder: Remember to inspect your gas grill prior to using it for the first time this year!

On The Scene

Incident Commander Captain Stephens directs firefighters during a smoke alarm incident at an adult residential institution.
A friendly reminder from the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Department:

• Remember to remove any food items from your stove after cooking
• Check your stove and oven prior to going to bed; they should be turned OFF
• If your hear a fire alarm during the night; evacute as quickly as possible

Garage Fires are dangerous

The engine company was dispatched to assist New Baltimore with a working garage fire that ended up destroying most of the buildings roof in the process. Initial dispatch information was a 7 bay garage fully involved with flames showing.

Upon arrival flames had eaten away most of the roof but the fire was brought under control with the help of everyone on the scene to reduce any further damage.

The pictures above and in the gallery were taken by Andrea Schaeffer from New Baltimore; thanks for sharing Andrea! Browse the gallery for pictures.

WVFC Battles Fires

While Tanker 1 is currently out of service the rest of the apparatus was busy responding to various fire calls throughout the area on Sunday. Structure fires in Orlean and New Baltimore kept the Engines out during the afternoon along with a small outside fire in the Catlett area.

Sunday was a very busy day for the EMS company which was out with two medic units and one basic ambulance helping out from Casanova to Warrenton and up to Orlean and into the Marshall areas.

Another Busy January Weekend

While classes were conducted in the basement to train for future incidents, the tones kept dropping from everywhere for various assistance calls upstairs.

WVFC ran over 12 Engine Company calls in addition to the regular EMS Company response. While a good amount of those were related to the extremely cold temperatures in the teens which caused water pipes to burst.

The picture above shows an outside fire near the soccer fields at the Aquatic Center.

WVFC and NBVFRC training together to lead the way

Emergencies come in all sorts of ways from automobile accidents and medical assistance calls but many other situations require additional training and various rescue techniques to save life and property.

HTR also known as Heavy Technical Rescue is one of those advanced classes which combine various different rescue efforts into one and require an array or specialized training. The past two weekends had been filled with the first level of classes consisting of Confined Space, Trench Rescue and Water Rescue Awareness. Those classes are part of the core foundation needed to eventually become Structural Collapse Rescue Technicians.

Enjoy a small glimpse into the various class room settings held over the past two weeks at WVFC.

See more pictures here

WVFC Stays Busy In 2009

The Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company entered the new year of 2009 with an array of fire and motor vehicle accident calls. While the year is only 3 days old the amount of calls had been from life threatening over to property damage.

We would like everyone in our community to remember to keep up their guard and drive safely. Please be extra cautious when transporting children as these should be in approved safety devices which have proven to save lives in all sorts of accidents.

WVFC mourns Pat O'Leary

The Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company mourns the loss of life member Patrick O'Leary. O'Leary was a long-time member of the fire company. For many years he booked the fire hall for parties and weddings. Pat retired after working as a butcher. Pat had a love for his family, the fire company and the sport of golf.

Godspeed Pat, you will be missed.

WVFC Elects Swain Chief

James K. Swain was elected chief of the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company at a special meeting held Dec. 15th. Swain succeeds M. Scott Taylor. Taylor worked tirelessly as chief on projects such as the firehouse building expansion, the merger of the WVFC with the former Warrenton Volunteer Rescue Squad and Moffett Manor.

Santa Wins Firetruck!

The winner of the American Retro Firetruck Pedal Car is the jolly old elf himself....SANTA CLAUS ! Actually it is Mr. Robert Carew, 80 years old, of Warrenton, Va. He is a former Marine, Korean War Veteran and retired from Fairfax County. Mr. Carew is extremely happy with his new acquisition. You see, Mr. Carew plays Santa during the holidays for area day care centers and The American Legion.

Congratulations to Mr Carew and a special thank-you to the support received from the community during the raffle. We greatly appreciate your donations, especially during these difficult times. And as SANTA would say.,"Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night."

WVFC 's Open House a HUGE SUCCESS!

The WVFC would like to thank everyone who attended the open house on Oct. 12.  We counted over 400 visitors during the day that enjoyed tours of the new firehouse and our new and innovative fire apparatus. Photos from the Open House can be found here.

If your kids always get glowing eyes when passing the firehouse don't be a stranger! We would love to show your children the station so stop by during the daytime!

WVFC Holds First Monthly Meeting at New Station

The 28th of July 2008 marks a new chapter in the history of the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Departments history. The evening was started with a delicous BBQ sponsored by Mrs. Arrington who had been a strong supporter of the firehouse. After the BBQ the July Business meeting was conducted in the newly build lower level classroom.

The WVFC would like to thank everyone who had been involved in the renovation project at the main fire station on Shirley Avenue.

WVFC's warrentonfire.org Celebrates 10 Years

On July 21, 1998 what is now known as www.warrentonfire.org was launched. At the time of its inception the company was lead by Chief H F "Billy" Hitt and President Ralph Monaco. The site was created and conceived by Sid Bolden. Along with help from HTML.com the WVFC established its internet presence.

Ten years later, the WVFC's website has become a wonderful tool for the members of the community and the members of the WVFC. The site continues to be a beacon for all involved with the WVFC.

WVFC and NBVFRC train together

In a collaboration effort between the Warrenton Fire Company and the New Baltimore Fire Company the monthly training drills topic focused on water emergencies. Over 40 members from both companies showed up at Chestnut Forks Athletic Club to participate in this training which would not have been possible without the support of the clubs management. The skills needed to safely backboard victims in the water and the use of throwbags was practiced to aid victims which are in bodies of water. Images

It's back

During the construction and remodeling process at the main firehouse on West Shirley Avenue one memorabilia was removed from the building to protect it from any damage that might result while construction workers were working hard to get the station updated. The "1976" marks the year that the WVFC moved from it's old Main Street firehouse to its new and current location at 167 West Shirley Ave. This ornament was mortared back into the building last week.

We are thankful for the support we have received from the public and will return the favor by providing exceptional emergency service to the Town of Warrenton and the surrounding areas like we have always done!

EMS One

There is a new kid on the block

WVFC is proud to introduce another set of twins to the array of emergency vehicles to serve the citizens of Warrenton and Fauquier County.

A 2008 Chevy Tahoe called EMS 1 is one of two Tahoe's that had been outfitted with the latest technology and medical equipment for quick emergency personnel deployment. This unit features seating for 3 and storage in the back for everything that is needed when quick response or additional help on an emergency scene is required.

Once the back hatch is opened an array of medical equipment can be accessed without losing valuable time. We even have a temperature controlled narcotics safe that makes this vehicle the ultimate paramedic's tool to get the job done.

New Engine One

Enter the new hotness!

Shortly after the arrival of two monster medic units, the WVFC has now taken delivery of twin pumpers. The pumpers are on a Pierce Dash Chassis equipped with 2,000 gpm Hale pump, 80 gallons of foam and 750 gallons of water. Powered by Detroit Diesel 60 Series powerplant and an Allison Transmission these pumpers have some of the latest innovations in the fire service. The pumpers are identical with with exception of lettering. Photos

Ambulance 1-2

Monsters Spotted in Warrenton

Warrenton Fire is proud to announce its recent addition of two International 4300 "Monster Medics" to its emergency vehicle fleet.

With the addition of these units we are hoping to reduce the downtime and increase the amount of serviceable life that can be gained from having a so called "Monster Medic". Monster Medics are ambulances that are built onto a true truck chassis and therefore are made to endure the harsh treatment of daily heavy duty operations, so getting an ambulance that uses this technology has proven itself to be very reliable in the long term.

The addition of those two ambulance caused the removal of our old ambulances from 1999 and placed our 2003 and 2004 units as secondary and backup units respectively.Both ambulances have been given the green light and are currently serving our community.


WVFC at 3 locations during renovation

It is important to let the community know the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company is operating from three locations during the renovation process of the fire station on West Shirley Avenue. The fire station continues to house all fire apparatus and the EMS station houses ambulances. Living quarters are located in at the EMS station and on Moffett Avenue.

Currently, the basement of the EMS station on Hospital Drive is now being converted to the Fauquier County Fire & Rescue Training Center. This will not affect the response of EMS units in the Warrenton area.

If you have attempted to contact the fire station by phone we regret any inconvenience. There are still some technical difficulties with the telephone system. If you have an emergency that requires response of an ambulance or fire apparatus please dial 911. For non emergency telephone contact please use
540-347-0522 or 540-347-4873.

To send correspondence by US mail please use the following address

Warrenton Volunteer Fire Co.
P O Box 526
Warrenton, VA 20188-0526

Warrenton lends New Baltimore, Ambulance

On October 16, 2006 at approximately 7 p.m., an ambulance from the New Baltimore Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department was involved in a two vehicle accident on Broadview Avenue in the Town of Warrenton. Personnel from the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., Warrenton Training Center Fire Department, and New Baltimore Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department sustained minor injuries and were subsequently transported to Fauquier Hospital. The driver of the second vehicle involved in the accident also sustained injury and was transported to Fauquier Hospital as well.

The New Baltimore ambulance was transporting a patient in cardiac arrest and personnel were attempting to resuscitate the patient when the accident occurred.

All fire and rescue personnel were treated and released by Fauquier Hospital. The status of the other driver was not available at the time of this release. Further information is pending the ongoing investigation by the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office.

The ambulance did sustain sufficient damage to remove it from service. However, New Baltimore will have an ambulance on loan from Warrenton so there will be no drop in the level of service.

Any questions regarding the incident should be directed to Chief George Keefer of the New Baltimore Fire and Rescue Department or Chief Scott Taylor of the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.



New Pumper, Ambulance on Order

The WVFC has a new pumper on order. The Pierce Dash six-person pumper will have a 2,000 gpm pump, roll-up compartment doors, and top mounted ladder rack. Slated as the next Engine 1, will be quipped with quick release SCBA brackets, cab rollover protection and more. 

Two ambulances are also on order. The two new units will be on commercial truck chassis to improve durablity and longevity. Both units are Advance Life Support capable and and will have the latest in medical quipment iand technology.

The WVFC looks forward to serving the community well with its new pumper and ambulances.



Important Message From Chief Taylor

The Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company, in its continued effort to provide the best possible service to its citizens, has recently moved into the next phase of our aggressive mapping and preplanning operation. Our goal is to map every address within our first due response area. Many locations present abnormal challenges to our ability to provide rapid fire suppression and protection such as extremely long driveways and remote water sources.

Crews are systematically assessing these locations on a daily basis. One of the steps in this process is measure distances homes sit off of the main roadways and measuring distances to the nearest water source. If you see fire department personnel patrolling your area or walking your driveway property, they are attempting to identify any possible conditions that may delay or hamper fire suppression efforts. Please feel free to approach these individuals as they may be able to offer suggestions to you that may assist us should you ever need our services.

As always, if you have any questions, you may contact me at any time at firechief@warrentonfire.org. Thank you for your cooperation.


Sincerely,


Scott Taylor
Fire Chief



Homeland Security Grant
The WVFC received a share of the $2.1 million issued by the Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighter Grant. Among 22 fire departments be awarded the $68,825.00 issued to Warrenton is earmarked for opertations and safety.

“We recognize the importance of the Fire Act Grants to our nation’s fire departments and we will continue to work closely with the fire service community to meet their needs,” said Matt A. Mayer, Acting Executive Director of the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP). This program demonstrates Homeland Security’s commitment to ensuring that America’s firefighters have the resources they need to protect their communities.



WVFC/WVRS Merger
During the February business meeting the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company completed its merger with the Warrenton Volunteer Rescue Squad. The merger has been ongoing for several months. WVFC and WVRS are now one entity



Building Expansion
The cramped confines of the WVFC will give way to building expansion. The expansion will exponential increase office space and living quarters for the members. This is a long awaited project. This project will modernize the station and give much needed space after the merger. It is apart of the Capitol Improvement Plan for Fauquier County Fire and Rescue.



Affordable Housing
The old carnival lot will become the new location of affordable housing for seniors. The project will have approximately 100 apartments on the property to the rear of the fire station. The project has been made possible by the Virginia Housing Development Authority. The project is funded through tax credits given to non-profit organizations to develop age restricted affordable housing. To find out more to go our Moffet Manor page.