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Photos from Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department Social Media According to AVFD Chief Joe Tanner, their crews were dispatched to a large fire at the former Triad oil facility at Richardson on Saturday, April 20th. The Upper West Fork VFD responded for assistance, but was canceled. A large tank with an unknown substance was compromised, and Read More…
The Volunteer Fire agencies for Calhoun County spent Wednesday evening into Thursday morning extinguishing a wild fire that burned approximately 50 acres. The call came into Calhoun Control at around 3:59 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon that a wildfire had occurred in the area of 15029 South Calhoun Highway. With the high March winds, the fire Read More…
Photos from Arnoldsburg VFD Social Media Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched by Calhoun Control at approximately 5 p.m. near the Gilmer County line on Route 33/119 near Bear Fork for a water rescue. The Department volunteers were able to rescue 2 adults and a baby from a car that had been swept away in Read More…
Tony McCune and Melissa West were still in bed when they awoke to discover their house was on fire around 1:30 p.m. January 4, 2024. The modular home was quickly and fully engulfed by the time that Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department was on scene. The McCune was located just west of Liberty on 33/119. With Read More…
A fire in the 16000 Block of South Calhoun Highway completely destroyed the home of Steven Babich and Dolly Starke. Mr. Babich has retired but Ms. Starke currently teaches at Calhoun Middle High School. Ms. Starke said she awoke to the smell of smoke and started calling for Mr. Babich to get out of the Read More…
An ATV accident was dispatched Saturday evening by Calhoun Control for the area near 3159 Daniels Run Road, Millstone, WV reportedly ending in a fatality. The Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department and Minnie Hamilton Health Systems Ambulance was dispatched to scene with Trooper D.C. Moore of the West Virginia State Police as the investigating officer. More Read More…
Calhoun Control dispatched Minnie Hamilton Health System and the Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department to the scene of a one vehicle motor vehicle accident at the intersection of 33/119 and Rt. 16 South Calhoun Highway around 2:15 a.m. on August 21. The accident victims were Jordan and Steven Johnson, who nearly drove their 2010 Ford F150 Read More…
All three Calhoun County Fire Stations, Grantsville, Arnoldsburg and Upper West Fork were dispatched by Calhoun Control and then later canceled mid route when the fire had seemingly gotten under control. Arnoldsburg VFD had made it to scene. According to earlier reports from Roane, a call came in around 5:15 stating a vehicle had caught Read More…
Sunday’s can be a day of rest for some, but emergencies aren’t limited to the work week for Emergency Services. Arnoldsburg and Grantsville Volunteer Fire Departments were both dispatched on calls today, although Arnoldsburg was stopped in route to a Motorcycle accident when the rider managed to get back up and take off on his Read More…
Photos by Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department, Minnie Hamilton EMS and Sheriff Graham Knight were dispatched to a traffic accident on Altizer road Tuesday morning, June 6th. Brittney Shelley and a passenger were looking for their dog when she lost control of her vehicle and traveled quite a distance over an embankment, Read More…
