Tommy Newell of Mt. Zion was laying down for a nap on Thursday evening when he heard the sound of popping on the upper floor of his home. He ran up the stairs and quickly opened the door to a room where an electric heater had been, and regretted that quick decision. The backdraft from Read More…
Tag: Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department
Grantsville VFD has Busy Evening After Wind kicks up Brush Fires and Knocks Down Trees
Two Saturday’s in a row have found Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department battling a brush fire on Route 5 on Hog Knob Hill. Power lines have caused the fire that burned minimal ground but caused concerns for those who live near by. Prior to the brush fire several trees were blown down and construction signs moved. Read More…
Local Volunteers take care of Fire Calls on the North, South and in Between
Shortly after midnight on Sunday morning a 17 year old rolled a truck into Little Creek on the the Calhoun Side of Creston, West Virginia. Suffering only a few minor injuries he made his way to a Creston home as the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department came on scene to flag traffic. West Fall’s wrecker service Read More…
Pine Creek ATV Accident with Injury
Matthew Verbus of Pine Creek was said to have gone airborne before landing in Pine Creek this evening amount 7 p.m. Jesse Godfrey, who also lives on Pine Creek, attempted to convince Mr. Verbus to get off of the ATV but said that Verbus, who appeared to be drinking, was angry and took off at Read More…
Early Morning Travels on Pleasant Hill were Not Pleasant at All for local Drivers
Following a drop in temperature, Calhoun roads along Route 16 North became a shiny surface of destruction at a time when many buses and local residents were attempting to get to school and work. Calhoun EMS, Calhoun Sheriff Warren Basnett and the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched at around 7:35 a.m. to a multiple Read More…
Brush Fire, Camper Fire, House Fire – Second day of Calls for Grantsville VFD – Mutual Aid Needed this Evening
What began as a brush fire, quickly spread to a camper that sat near the home of Fred Brown on Lavada Road in the Pleasant Hill area. It didn’t take long for the camper Fire to heat up catching the siding on the house and eventually consuming the home until it was non-livable. The call Read More…
Grantsville VFD Responds to Maxwell Garage Fire on Route 5
A call for mutual aid was dispatched by Calhoun Control at 3:46 a.m. Saturday, February 25th, 2023 to help Gilmer County Fire Department with a fully engulfed building fire at Maxwell’s Auto Body on Route 5 East of Grantsville. Chief David Johnson of the Grantsville VFD stated that the structure was a complete loss with Read More…
Brush Fire on Two Mile Road Burns 1.75 Acres
The Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department and the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department and Minnie Hamilton Health System’s Ambulance responded to a brush fire on Two Mile Road close to the Calhoun – Ritchie County line. The fire burnt 1.75 acres according the WV Division of Forestry. Forester Jesse King would like to remind everyone that it Read More…
Grantsville VFD Responds to Midnight Truck Fire
The Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department was toned by Calhoun Control as well as Minnie Hamilton’s Ambulance for coverage around 12:36 a.m. for a truck fire in the Annamoriah area, 10,000 block, of West Little Kanawha Highway. Charles Bell, whose 2004 Ford truck was parked about 20 feet from the garage where he was working, heard Read More…
Bramblewood Village Arsonist Sentenced in Calhoun Circuit Court
Darrin Vaughan appeared before Judge Anita Harold Ashley in Calhoun Circuit Court for sentencing on his conviction of 2nd Degree Arson in relation to the July 8th, 2022, Bramblewood Village Fire. A pre-sentence investigation report had been provided by Alicia Lawson, Probation officer, and accepted by Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffries and Defense Attorney, Daniel Minardi. Read More…
