Vaughan Bassett Spray Booth Fire
On May 6th at 5:59 pm the Galax Fire Department was called to a fire in the finishing room at Vaughan Bassett Furniture. The only problem was, all members were tied up with Houston Fest duties which was in full swing. This call came in at the worst possible time. The opening ceremony for Houston Fest was to kick off at 6:00pm. Thankfully, Hillsville Fire had a standby crew of 7 on hand to respond with Galax’s 4 man standby crew. Given the nature of the call, the Chief released a few more men to join the fight. Upon arrival it was...
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On Tuesday May 3rd at approximately 3:30 pm the Galax Fire Department was called to Walmart for a smoke odor in the store. Upon entering the store a distinctive ‘wires burning’ odor was noticed around the deli area. The smell was the same as the odor produced when a light ballast goes bad. A thorough searched revealed nothing definite. As members were about to clear, tones sounded again for a car fire two blocks away on Glade St. Wagon 9 was still staffed in the parking lot at Walmart and immediately responded. The engine...
read moreGalax Sends Engine Crew to Glade Springs
On April 29th, the Galax Fire Department was requested to send an engine crew to the tornado devastated area of Glade Springs, VA to relieve local firemen for a night of rest. Once a little local business was taken care of, a structure fire in Independence, two trucks left for Glade Springs. Members patroled the town of Glade Springs from 8:00pm to 7:00am watching for fires or other hazards and checking on residents who were staying with their damaged properties. Three departments provided overnight relief for the exhausted Glade Springs...
read moreQuick Check Fire in Independence
At approximately 5:00 pm on Friday, April 29th, the Galax Fire Department was toned out to a request for mutual aid by the Independence Fire Department. A structure fire was reported at the Quick Check in downtown Independence with flames showing. The request came in for an engine and ladder truck indicating a large fire. Upon arrival, the crew of Engine 2 pulled a 200′ preconnect to the front door to support the Independence hoseline. Two mixed teams of Independence and Galax firemen were formed and both hoselines advanced into...
read moreStructure Fire
The GVFD responded to a structure fire on South Main Street the evening of April 18th. Upon Arrival a mobile home was found with moderate fire in the living room. The fire was contained quickly and a secondary search found a dog alive and well.
read moreMedical Call
4/1/11, 9:07am: 2 Firefighters from station 1 responded to a doctors office on reports of patient that had fainted. Patient was transported to the ER for treatment. Back to station at 10:05 am.
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