News Featured CPR Class Red Lick Volunteer Fire Department will be conducting a CPR class at the station on Sunday November 10th.
Traffic Accident Vehicle Extraction Training In late August Assistant Chief Chad Furrow instructed the department on a replica he made of an incident that he responded to as a Lexington firefighter recently.
Fire September 2024 This month Red Lick VFD had 14 calls. That included two fully involved structure fires, several vehicle accidents (sadly including one fatality), one animal rescue, and several brush fires. With the hurricane there was a a lot of utility lines and trees down.
The Shittest Brush Fire One evening when I was new to the department we were called out to a brush fire at a saw mill. The owner had a brush pile he was trying to burn off. The wind picked up and spread the fire into the brush and woods nearby. This type of
August Spotlight Stepping into this month's spotlight is John Crane, who sadly passed away on August 3, 2023. John joined Red Lick Volunteer Fire Department in 2000/2001 and was a dynamic part of it, typically being the first one you would meet when you walked in the door. Over the years,
Fire Featured Outdoor Burning There are a lot of questions about what is legal and what is illegal to burn, and when it is legal and illegal to burn outdoors. I know because I have these questions too.
