Hampden-Sydney Volunteer Fire Department
Although the majority of members are students, the Hampden-Sydney Volunteer Fire Department is neither a student club nor a College organization. Rather, it is a non-profit corporation that was reorganized in October 1970 and incorporated in 1982 as a Prince Edward County fire department to provide protection to the College and central areas of Prince Edward County. In addition, the Department operates an Emergency First Responder program that coordinates with the Prince Edward Volunteer Rescue Service in the provision of emergency pre-hospital care. The Department is operated by corporation officers: a President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Member-at-Large. Fireground operations are directed by the Chief, Assistant Chief, Captain, and three Lieutenants. All offices and positions are elected by the active membership of the Department.
The Department currently operates a 1997 Pierce 1,250-GPM pumper, a 1968 Ford 750-GPM pumper, a 1976 Ford 250-GPM 1,250-gallon tanker, a 1954 Pirsch ladder truck, a 1978 Chevrolet equipment and personnel van, a 1987 GMC brush truck, and a 1988 Chevrolet Emergency First Responder vehicle. The station is located at the south end of campus, next to the College's water tower.
Fire alarms are dispatched by radio from the fire-rescue dispatcher at the Farmville Police Department. Firefighters are called by the fire siren atop Venable Hall, alert signals in Gilmer Science Center and the Commons, and by portable paging radios.
Business meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the fire house. Training drills are held all other Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Those interested in joining may secure an application form from any firefighter or attend any Tuesday meeting. No prior firefighting experience is necessary.
The Hampden-Sydney Volunteer Fire Department's website can be visited at http://www.hsvfd.org
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