January 17, 2009 at 4:06 A.M. the Sissonville VFD received notification of a House Fire on Jenkins Dr. Engine 261 was first arriving unit to find a Double Wide Trailer with a very large attached garage approximately 50% involved.
There were no hydrants within approximately 1 1/2 Miles of the scene, so all water used had to be brought in with Tankers from the Sissonville VFD, Malden VFD, and Chesapeake VFD.
Tuesday morning just before Rush Hour Traffic on January 13, 2009, the Sissonville VFD was dispatched for a Two Vehicle Crash on Sissonville Dr. in front of NAPA Auto Parts which is near the intersection of Starlite Dr. One Vehicle was on its side and another was in the roadway on its wheels – One Person was entrapped in that vehicle. We used the Jaws of Life to remove the door and roof of the vehicle to remove the driver. He was taken to the hospital by KCEAA. Sissonville Drive (Route 21) was shutdown for at least an hour.
News Articles: WSAZ.com
The Sissonville VFD held their Fire Line Officer and Board of Directors Elections on January 5, 2009.
Results are as follows:
Captains:
Lieutenants:
Training Coordinator:
President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Members at Large:
The Sissonville VFD saw 2008 as a very busy year responding to 559 calls for help not including the 1000 +/- First Responder Medical Calls we were dispatched for. This was 100 calls more than any year since 2004.
We responded to 40 Structure Fires (more than the past two years), 259 Auto Accidents (more than any year since 2002 when we started keeping track on this Website), 16 Vehicle Fires, 10 Rescues, 10 Brush Fires, 12 Fire Alarms, 40 Assistance Calls, 95 Investigations, 50 Other Fires (trash, etc.), 3 Searches for Missing Persons, and 9 Moveup or Standby calls for our Mutual Aid Departments.
In 2008, we received at least four grants:
