Galax Fire Department | City of Galax Fire & Rescue

Opticom

What is Opticom™? The Opticom™ system, designed by Global Traffic Technologies (GTT), is a traffic control system that provides a green light – and therefore intersection right-of-way – to emergency vehicles. Equipped vehicles have an emitter, which broadcasts a visible light and/or invisible infrared signal to a receiver, which is mounted on or near the traffic signal. The receiver is connected to...

Our History

Welcome to the Galax Fire Department The Galax Fire Department proudly serves the city of Galax, Grayson County, and Carroll County Virginia. We also provide mutual aide to various other agencies in Carroll County and Grayson County Virginia and Alleghany County and Surry County in North Carolina. At the Galax Fire Department we pride ourselves on the accomplishments of those who came before us, and strive to...

Fire Prevention

The Deanna Project On January 12, 2009, four year old Deanna Lafferty (pictured here) and her parents tragically lost their lives in a fire as they slept. Even though neighbors tried to alert and evacuate the residents, it was already too late. The only thing that could have possibly made a difference for the family would have been a WORKING smoke detector Therefore, the Galax Volunteer Fire Department is initiating...