Abingdon Fire Department

Fri. Aug 27th 2010
09/11 Tribute- Red, White & Bluegrass

Advance Abingdon (Abingdon Main Street Group) will be hosting a tribute to emergency services personnel and to our military i...

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Fri. Aug 6th 2010
Loss of Former Member

The Abingdon Fire Department has lost of of its former members. James H Hagy; retired chaplain of the department and act...

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Tue. Jul 20th 2010
Notice to Fire Personnel

Drill on Wednesday, 07/21, will start at 6:30pm instead of 7:00 pm

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Record number of calls for December 2009

Wed. Jan 6th 2010

The Abingdon Fire Department answered 499 calls in 2009; with 99 calls coming in December. During an average month, the department will answer 35-37 calls, but 2 events during the month ran the totals way up. A wind event on 12/09 resulted in 27 calls and the large snow on 12/18 accounted ...

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Dante Volunteer Fire Department - LODD

Tue. Dec 22nd 2009

On December 20, 2009, Dante Volunteer Fire Department (Russell County, VA) lost their Assistant Fire Chief, Bobby Joe Mullins. Assistant Chief Mullins was operating at a vehicle fire when chest pains began. He was transported to Russell County Medical Center and then transfered to Holston Valley. Sh...

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Mullins to Bristol VA Fire Department

Mon. Dec 14th 2009

Congratulations to Abingdon Firefighter Ben Mullins for being hired as a Firefighter with the Bristol Virginia Fire Department. He will start on 12/28/2009 and will train out of their Main Fire Station for 2 weeks prior to being assigned to a shift. Go Ben!...

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Grant Awarded

Fri. Dec 11th 2009

Abingdon Fire Department is pleased to announce that the Virginia Department of Fire Programs has awarded a Training Mini-Grant to the Fire Department for the purchase of a Smart Board, a Projector with a Ceiling Mount, a Projection Screen and a Dry Erase Board to enhance the train...

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Abingdon Christmas Parade

Sat. Dec 5th 2009

On a snowy Saturday morning, the Abingdon Christmas Parade moved to a daytime parade from many years of being held at night. Abingdon Fire personnel assisted Abingdon Police in traffic control. We also stage 3 engines at different locations along the parade route to allow for qui...

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Abingdon Fire Department Christmas Dinner

Fri. Dec 4th 2009

The Abingdon Fire Department held their annual Christmas Dinner Friday evening at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center. Several hundred members and their families were present, along with invited guests that included Honorary and Life Members and Town Council Officials. After a great cater...

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Hose Testing

Sat. Nov 14th 2009

Abingdon Firemen began their annual chore of testing fire hose this morning. Testing started at 0700 on French Moore Blvd in the Abingdon Business and Technology Park. The ability to close this road and the slight elevation for draining the hoses after the test make this a favori...

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AFD Members attend Farm Machinery Extrication class

Sat. Nov 7th 2009

Firefighters Steven Burke, Brandon Gobble, Mark Gobble, Chip McCall, Zane Price, Chris Lloyd attended class presented by Va Dept of Fire Programs at the Brumley Gap Fire Dept on Nov 7 and 8. The Firefighters learned rescue techniques for extricating trapped persons from various type of m...

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Fire Prevention Week - 2009

Thu. Oct 1st 2009

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New Member

Wed. Jul 1st 2009

Congratulations to Mark Gobble for being voted on as a Senior Member. Mark is a welcome addition to the Senior department. Mark cam up the ranks from the Junior Department where he served as Chief. Mark is a recent graduate of Abingdon High School and has completed his Firefighter I....

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2010 Call Volume

January	32
February	20
March	26
April	31
May	51
June	52
July	48
August	28
September
October
November
December
Total	288

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Abingdon Fire Department
316 Park Street
Abingdon, VA 24210

Non-Emergency:
276-628-5563

Emergency:
911

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