Carter's Valley Volunteer Fire Dept.
A FEW SERVING MANY!
The Officers and Members of
Carter's Valley Volunteer FIRE DEPT.
would like to Thank You for your Support!
We would like to Thank the following organizations for their Faithful support to our VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT.
VOLUNTEER RURITAN of Carter's Valley
Carter's Valley FIRE CORPS ,
DON'S Tractor and Truck Repair
The West Carter's Valley COMMUNITY CHEST United Way program
Come and join us for our Turkey Shoots, Every Thursday @ 6pm -9pm at Station 1
Our Turkey Shoots will resume in September 2008
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Carter's Valley Volunteer Fire Dept. is to manage our community funds and dedicate ourselves to the protection of life and property in the community for which we serve. Through fire prevention and public education, we can improve our relations in the public eye. We are here to provide the best possible Fire Suppression, Fire Prevention, and Hazardous Materials response to the citizens and businesses of the Carter's Valley area. Through education in specialized skills, and by taking lessons learned from those before us, and having mastered these skills, we will train those who shall follow. We will contiouously train and practice our basic firefighting and advanced skills so our image may never be tarnished. When the time comes, we will be able to answer any call without hesitation, and perform any task successfully; because it will be with our skills, knowledge, confindence, and pride, that we, the Members of the Carter's Valley Volunteer Fire Dept., can and will provide the best service possible to the citizens which we have sworn to protect.
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Fire Prevention
1) Keep Your Bedroom Door Closed When You Sleep
2) Never Play With Matches
3) Don't Open A Door That Feels Hot
4) Smoke Detectors Save Lives, Change The Battery When The Time Changes
5) In Case Of Fire Dial 911
6) Practice E.D.I.T.H..............Exit, Drills, In, The, House
7) Don't Go Back Into A Burning Building
8) Learn 2 Exits From Each Room In Your Home
9) In A Smokey Room, Stay Low Then GO! GO! GO!
10) Pick A Place To Meet During An Exit Drill
11) Don't Hide From The Firefighter In A Fire
12) GET OUT, STAY OUT!
13) If Your Clothes Are On Fire, STOP, DROP, AND ROLL!
14) At The First Sign Of Fire, LEAVE THE BUILDING
15) Fire Prevention Is Everyone's Business!
Carter's Valley Coverage Area
Carter's Valley coverage area consists of the following:
65 square miles
Total Population------------11,285
Homes----------------------4,340
1 Rail yard; 12 miles of track; 3 arteries
1 school with 500 students
ISO rating 6/9
V-O-L-U-N-T-E-E-R
V= very long hours that eat into personal life
O=offering a chance for strangers to live a little longer
L=life which we attempt to keep ongoing
U=unbelievable sacrifices made to always be there
N=need to help others
T=tough choices during tough conditions
E=effort we give to every patient
E=enduring the abuse from patients, family, and bystanders as well as the small complaints that may or may not need our help
R=realizing that our pay is pride and the fact that we changed a life
