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Have you ever had a fire in your home?
Have you ever had your personal vehicle catch fire? Have you
ever been involved in a serious vehicle accident or some other
situation that required rescue? Hopefully
all your answers to these questions are no, but for many people
the answers are yes.
Who would you call for help in the
event of any of the emergencies listed above? Most likely
you would call the fire department.
The Staunton Fire Protection District
is an all-volunteer department. The personnel receive absolutely
no pay for any of the time they spend responding to emergencies,
training, maintaining equipment or fundraising. These dedicated
men and their families make many sacrifices to make the Staunton
area a safer place to live.
You can help your volunteer fire department
by:
- Going to the RIGHT for emergency
lights and sirens
- When emergency vehicles are responding to an emergency,
please yield the right-of-way. Pull your vehicle to
the right shoulder and allow all emergency vehicles
to clear the area. Do not follow the emergency vehicles
and do not park your car anywhere near the scene of
an emergency.
- Volunteers are allowed to respond to calls with blue
flashing lights on their vehicles, though not
required by law, please pull off to the RIGHT allowing
the volunteer to respond in a timely manner, you never
know it may be your home or loved one they are responding
to
- Ensure all fire hydrants are clear
of trash and debri
- Ensure your home and address are
clearly visiable for the roadway
- Make sure every member in your household
understands and follows the fire escape plan
- Support your fire departments fund-raising
activities
- The fire department is involved in different fundraising
activities including their annual Fourth of July celebration,
pork steak dinner, and golf tournament. Every donation
from the generous people of Staunton is greatly appreciated
by the department and is put to use by helping them
purchase new equipment.
- Tell your volunteers how much you
appreciate them
- A few kind words to your local volunteers go a long
way. The firefighters sacrifice a lot of their free
time to make our area a safer place to live. A word
of thanks or a kind word on a job well done is always
appreciated.
- Become a volunteer fire fighther
yourself, interested...click
here
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