AUGUST 2010 - FEATURED DEPARMENT
EASTVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
STATION 17
Eastville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
"Of Ourselves We Give"
The first firehouse was located across the street from the historic Northampton County Courthouse, on Main Street in Eastville. The present two-story brick station was constructed through the Work Progress Administration (WPA) during 1940. The original station includes two (2) engine bays, restroom and offices on the first floor; with a meeting/community room and kitchen, located on the second floor. A two-bay addition was added in 1976 and during 2007 another addition was made to the rear of the building, to house one of the departments tankers and other portable equipment, such as hose and a SCBA fill-station.
Just down the street from the Fire Station, is the company's bingo hall, which previously was a furniture store. The membership purchased the building several years ago to hold bingo and other community events. Bingo is held throughout the year, on each Saturday evening and provides a much needed income for the company, since the funds received from Northampton County is very limited.
Eastville V.F.C. - Station 17 operates an impressive fleet of modern apparatus, including 2 Engines, 2 Tankers, 1 Brush unit and a utility vehicle. The all-volunteer force typically responds to an average of 180 calls each year. The company runs strictly fire and medical assist calls only. (Ambulance coverage is provided by Station 19 - Cape Charles Rescue, and Northampton EMS). Due to the regional, standard dispatch procedure of alerting four (4) stations on the initial alarm for any reported structure fire, Station 17 responds to all structure fires occuring in Northampton County; from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge -Tunnel to the Northampton-Accomack county line, just north of Exmore. During a fire incident, the average turn-out of firefighters during the day is 8 to 12, with 13 to 16 responding during the night. Eastville's neighboring mutual-aid departments are Station 16 - Northampton (Nassawadox) to the north; and Station 14 - Cheriton, Station 15 - Cape Charles & Station 19 - Cape Charles Rescue (EMS) to the south.
The membership of the Eastville Volunteer Fire Company continues to live up to their motto, "Of Ourselves We Give".
Contact Information:
Eastville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
16453 Courthouse Road
P.O. Box 301
Eastville, Virginia 23347
Phone: 757-678-7503
Fax: 757-678-7890
Visit Eastville V.F.C. online
Fleet of Apparatus
ENGINE 17-5
2003 PIERCE DASH
1500 GPM PUMP / 1000 GALLON WATER TANK
COMPRESSED AIR FOAM SYSTEM (CAFS)
FIRST DUE STRUCTURAL ENGINE
ENGINE 17-3
1990 PIERCE ARROW
1250 GPM PUMP / 1000 GALLON WATER TANK
CARRIES EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT
FIRST DUE ENGINE ON ALL MVC's
TANKER 17-8
2001 GMC / 4-GUYS
500 GPM PUMP / 1800 GALLON WATER TANK
FIRST DUE TANKER ON ALL NATURAL COVER FIRES
TANKER 17-7
1993 MACK / 4-GUYS
500 GPM PUMP / 3000 GALLON WATER TANK
FIRST DUE TANKER ON ALL STRUCTURAL ALARMS
BRUSH 17
1998 FORD F-350
200 GPM PUMP / 250 GALLON WATER TANK
UNIT 17-9
2000 FORD CROWN VICTORIA
UTILITY & MEDICAL ASSIST VEHICLE
