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.

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The Sissonville VFD held their Fire Line Officer and Board of Directors Elections on January 5, 2009.

Results are as follows:

Captains:

• Tim Lilly
• Jason McCutcheon

Lieutenants:

• Jason Legg
• Eddie Elmore
• Charles Carney

Training Coordinator:

• Eddie Elmore

President:

• Tom Johnson

Secretary:

• Tom Miller

Treasurer:

• Jason McCutcheon

Members at Large:

• Tim Gooch
• Tim Lilly
• Jason Legg
• Eddie Elmore

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.

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.

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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