May 12, 2011 | Recent Calls of Interest
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...
May 12, 2011 | Recent Calls of Interest
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...
May 3, 2011 | Recent Calls of Interest
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...
May 3, 2011 | Recent Calls of Interest
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...
Apr 19, 2011 | Recent Calls of Interest
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.
Apr 12, 2011 | Recent Calls of Interest
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.
