Just hours after posting a story regarding an update on the Route 21 bridge closure which limits our access to calls on Allens Fork Rd, we were dispatched for a Fully Involved Trailer Fire on Allens Fork Rd.
Engine 262 was first arriving unit reporting a Fully Involved Trailer on the ground. Access was limited due to a low weight limit bridge. The home was completely destroyed. The Red Cross is assisting the family.
News Articles: WSAZ.com
The bridge closure on Route 21 near the Jackson County line is still causing delayed response times of nearly 10 Minutes to Allens Fork Rd. residents and for Mutual Aid calls to residents on the lower areas of Jackson County, especially those on Middle Fork Rd.
The past 6 months since the bridge closed the Sissonville VFD has reponded to 9 calls for help (3 Auto Accidents, 2 Structure Fires, 2 Rescues, and 2 Other Fire Calls) not including the dozens calls for EMS and Police.
News Articles: WSAZ.com
On Sunday morning December 28, 2008 at approximately 6:35 A.M. the Sissonville VFD received a call for a Trailer Fire approximately 6 Miles out Derricks Creek Rd. Engine 261 marked en route just two minutes later and was the first arriving unit to report a Fully Involved Trailer on the ground. One Resident was trated at the scene by KCEAA for minor burns. The family is being taken care of by the Red Cross.
News Articles: WSAZ.com, WOWKtv.com, DailyMail.com
The Sissonville Fire Department received a call from Metro 911 at 1:17 A.M. on December 20, 2008 reporting a Vehicle had struck a trailer and the occupant was ejected. Fire units arrived scene to find a vehicle straight up and down on top of a trailer at Brookside Mobile Home Park. The Vehicle apparently left Route 21 and struck the residence trapping the driver inside. No one in the residence was hurt. The driver was transported to the hospital by KCEAA MEdic 269.
News Articles are available: WOWKtv.com
At 10:05 P.M. on December 15, 2008 the Sissonville VFD was notifed of a Structure Fire beside 7379 Sissonville Dr. which is near Legg Fork Rd. First arriving units reported a Two Story Residential Structure with fire through the roof. The residence was vacant and the windows and doors were boarded up due to it being the site of a former Meth Lab. This same house burnt two or three years ago and was rebuilt. The fire is considered suspicous and the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.
News articles are available: WSAZ.com
The Sissonville VFD received notification from Metro 911 of a Trailer Fire on Allens Fork Rd. at 3:05 P.M. on Saturday, December 14, 2008. The Southern Jackson VFD was immediatly notified to respond as well due to bridge construction on Route 21 near Middle Fork Rd. This caused a major delay of appromximately 10 Minutes due to the detour that has to be made to the Goldtown exit of I-77; however, it likely made no differerence in the outcome as neighbors who called into 911 said the trailer was fully involved in fire within Three Minutes of the call. Their were no injuries reported, but the family did lose a pet. The family had no insurance. If you would like to assist them with clothing or any other items please contact the Red Cross.
News articles and video are available at the following: WOWKtv.com
The Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department has been notified that it was awarded a United States Department of Homeland Security FIRE Act Grant for the purchase of a breathing air compressor and new ladders. The grant award of $33,491.00 will allow the department to replace a 1960’s vintage compressor and ladders that are more than 30 years old and have seen extensive service. This is the second FIRE Act Grant the department has received. The previous grant was for $123,000.00 to purchase new hose, air paks, and other essential equipment. The FIRE Act Grant process is a competitive grant process where fire departments from across the country apply for funding for projects that are deemed essential to Homeland Security. Departments must demonstrate need, solid fiscal management, active and ongoing training, and allow the equipment to be used in mutual aid situations if needed. The fire department has another grant application in to the Department of Homeland Security for the purchase of a new fire truck to replce a 1976 model and a 1982 model. That grant application is still pending. The department is also preparing to submit grant applications for the construction of a new main fire station that will be combined with a Senior Citizens Center and an ambulance station. To date, the Fire Department has secured over $400,000.00 in grant awards and equipment over the past ten (10) years. These grants are for equipment, training, and station improvements. If you, or someone you know are aware of any grants that the fire department may be eligible for, please send that information to mail@station26.org.
The Greater Sissonville Development Council has announced that a new website is up and viewable for the Sissonville area. The site is still in its infancy and work is being done to add pictures and features to the site to make it a showcase for our great community. The Greater Sissonville Development Council is an organization that strives to preserve and improve the physical, social, and economic health of the Greater Sissonville Community! For more information on the GSDC and the projects that it is actively involved in, please visit the website.
At 11:43 A.M. Thursday, December 4, 2008 the Sissonville VFD along with KCEAA and KCSD was dispatched for a Single Vehicle Rollover with possible entrapment near the Edens Fork Exit of I-77 Souhtbound. KCEAA Medic 269 and KCSD Units were first on the scene confirming their was one patient entrapped that was confirmed DOA. Sissonville VFD fire units arrived moments later and extricated the victim from the Toyota Tacoma pickup truck.
News Reports with pictures and video are available: WSAZ.com, WOWKTV.com, WCHSTV.com, WVGazette.com, DailyMail.com
On Monday, December 1, 2008 the General Membership of the Sissonville VFD held their Fire Line Officer and Board of Directors Nominations. Fire Line Officers are elected every two years and Board of Directors members are held every year. Members will elect Officers and BOD Members on the first regularly scheduled meeting in January 2009. Nominees are (in alphabetical order):
LIEUTENANTS (THREE WILL BE ELECTED)
CAPTAINS (TWO WILL BE ELECTED)
TRAINING OFFICER / COORDINATOR (ONE WILL BE ELECTED)
PRESIDENT (ONE WILL BE ELECTED)
TREASURER (ONE WILL BE ELECTED)
SECRETARY (ONE WILL BE ELECTED)
GENERAL MEMBERS (FOUR WILL BE ELECTED)
