2008 Year End Review

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:

1. FIRE Act Grant for $33,491.00 for a new Air Compressor and Ladders.
2. Polaris Ranger 6×6 from U.S. Smokeless Tobacco
3. Troy-Bilt Snow Blower from WCHS-TV and WVAH-TV
4. Good Neighbor Citizenship grant from State Farm Insurance for our annual Sissonville Fire & Rescue School.

Fire Destorys Allens Fork Residence

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

Route 21 Bridge Closure

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

Greater Sissonville Development Council Reveals New Website

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.