Friday, December 23, 2011  Santa rolled out of the Safety Center Friday night to visit the neighborhoods we serve in his yellow fire truck, errr, sleigh.  Kids young and old headed outside to the clamor as Santa and all his helpers rolled through town, spreading good cheer -- and candy. 


Thanks for turning out to welcome St. Nick and your friends and neighbors who serve as volunteers at the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company.


Happy Holidays!

 Eighty eight years ago, a small group of citizens established The Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company (PVFC)  following a series of disastrous fires, which virtually wiped out the business district.  The Fire Company was comprised of volunteers — farmers, laborers, professionals, neighbors all — who gave of their time and talents to protect their community and make it a better place to live, work and raise a family.

Today, things haven’t changed much — except that the community has grown and prospered and the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company has grown from a handful of citizens to more than 100 strong.

But one thing remains, the men and women of the your local Fire Company are your neighbors who give of their time and talent to protect our community.   During the day, they work as mechanics and technicians, business owners and teachers — just like you.  They help make up the fabric of this place we call home— Purcellville.

 Now, we need your help.  The money required to keep the volunteer protection in our community continues to increase.  The cost of fuel for our fire trucks, to heat and keep the lights on at the Safety Center, the cost for protective wear for our firefighters and all the other expenses related to operating a first class fire protection service, is paid for by the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company. 

We raise funds throughout the year through various methods and events.  For example, our Christmas Tree sales generate money to help defray operating costs.  And while the county and town provide some financial assistance, we still need to turn to our neighbors for their support through our Annual Neighborhood Fund Drive.

Please consider making a generous donation today.  You can mail a check to: Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company, PO Box 386, Purcellville, VA 20134, or make a secure donation online with your credit card by using  PayPal.

Thank you for your continued support.

Saturday, September 10, 2011  If there’s one thing for certain, when you combine barbeque, blues music and a good cause, you’ll attract hundreds of local residents.  And, that’s exactly what happened last Saturday as more than 450 people turned out for the Blues N BBQ event at the Purcellville Safety Center.

 

Hosted by the Restored Life Fellowship Church, the event was for the benefit of the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company and the Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad.  Although admission was free, contributions received during the event will go to help defray expenses incurred by the volunteer fire and rescue organizations as they protect the community.

 

Music was provided by the Gary Smallwood Band, a local group that has gained acclaim for its blues music.  Food was prepared by members of the church and included pulled pork – some 300 pounds of it – hot dogs, beans and other summer barbeque favorites.

 

During a break in the music, members of the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company and the Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad were honored with a round of applause.

 

In attendance were Purcellville Mayor Bob Lazaro, Loudoun County Supervisor Jim Burton, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Chief Keith Brower,  Loudoun Circuit Court Clerk Gary Clemens and town council members.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 

Fourteen new volunteer firefighters were recognized by the Purcellville Town Council at its meeting recently.


Recognized by the Mayor and Council for their accomplishment were:  Alex Bennett, Conor Cosgrove, Cyrus Dennis, Joshua Kyriazi, Grant Marshall, Ashlynne Meiklejohn, Tyler Moxley, Jackson Page, Brandon Powell, Stephanie Salomon, Jamie Stephens, Pierce Taylor, Stephanie Yocum and Lisa Braun.


The new volunteer firefighters have committed over 160 hours of basic firefighting training – either through the County every weekend for one whole day and two nights each week for 5 months  to complete the State and County mandated requirements for firefighters.  


In addition to mastering basic firefighting skills, they also concluded specialized training in vehicle extraction and rescue, LP gas emergencies, and emergency firefighter extrication techniques. All of this is in addition to approximately 40 hours of Company-required training prior to fire school  and additional required County training in hazardous materials operations.


Company 2 has added 49 new certified volunteer firefighters to its rolls since 2007, with an additional 13 recruits currently in or about to begin fire training in this year’s cycle.


All of these firefighters are assigned to a duty crew and have been operating as a member of that crew since their induction to the Company many months ago, helping to provide 24/7 professional firefighting coverage for our community. They join a volunteer Company now over 100 members strong, providing over 35,000 volunteer hours in duty crew time per year alone (excluding training hours noted above), serving the Town of Purcellville and outlying areas.  Those hours translate into a savings of about $2.8 million in salaries and benefits based on the compensation package of an entry level firefighter in this County. 

Thanks to the community for helping to make our Golf Tournament a huge success.

 Nearly 90 local residents and business owners took to the links on Monday to play a round of golf in support of the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company.  This was the company’s second annual event.

 This year the tournament was held at the Loudoun Golf and Country Club in Purcellville.  And, despite all the wet weather we’ve been having here in the Valley, the rain held off until after the tournament and the awards dinner – held outside on the patio.

 In addition to the winning golf team, contests included closest to the pin, longest drive, a putting competition and the longest drive of a marshmallow. 

 Numerous local businesses contributed money and gifts as part of the fund raising efforts.  Among the raffle items were a flat panel television, a multi-fuel stove, and an autographed Redskins football.

And the Winners Are...


Winning Team:  “Leesburg Business Forum” - John Bennett,  Mike Castellano,  Steve Douglass, Jeff Eveland

 Longest Drive: John McDonald

Marshmallow Drive Contest: Kyle Watson

Closest to the pin: Beverly Chaisson, Matt Smith

Putting Contest: Gloria Elliott



The Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company serves the town of Purcellville and the surrounding area.  It is part of the combined professional/volunteer fire and rescue system in Loudoun County. Events, such as the golf tournament, provide financial support to the Company to buy and maintain fire apparatus and equipment.  Formed in 1923, the Company has more than 100 local volunteers.  

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 

The Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company has joined forces with more than 23,000 other volunteer fire departments across the country in the Power Those Who Protect Us battery donation program created by Duracell, in partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council.

 

The program helps build greater awareness around the challenges volunteer firefighters face on a daily basis and the need to help support them.

 

The Power Those Who Protect Us battery donation program lets consumers give back to local volunteer firefighters, like those in Purcellville who devote countless hours of their free time to protecting our communities. When consumers purchase specially marked CopperTop battery packs, Duracell will make a battery donation to volunteer fire departments to help power communication devices and life-saving equipment. By going to www.duracell.com/protect, or facebook.com/duracell donations can also be earmarked to local departments by zip code. With the help of consumers, the program goal is to provide 10 million batteries to the 23,000 volunteer fire departments in the U.S. in order to help power devices and life-saving equipment used to keep volunteer firefighters and their communities safe.




View the Duracell Commerical.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  Brothers Allen and Buddy Colby were inducted into the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Hall of Fame at ceremonies held recently at Carradoc Hall, Leesburg.  Their father, Aerts Colby was inducted into the Hall of Fame, posthumously, in 2000. 

 

Allen, a LCFR Battalion Chief, joined the fire service as a volunteer in 1974 with the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company.  He served in a variety of positions in Purcellville, including that of Fire Chief.  He is a Life Member of Company 2.

 

Buddy, the most tenured member of the PVFC, has served in the department for more than 36 years in almost every capacity, including that of Fire Chief and President of the company.  Currently, he has the rank of Captain in the company. 

 

Also honored was Firefighter Brad Quin for his outstanding service to the PVFC and the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue system.  Brad has been a member of the PVFC for four years and holds the distinction of being the oldest to have completed fire school.