West Point Volunteer Fire

THE WEST POINT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RESCUE SQUAD INC. PROVIDES CONTINUOUS FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THE STATE OF VA FOR THE TOWN OF WEST POINT, THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF KING WILLIAM COUNTY, THE WESTERN PORTION OF NEW KENT COUNTY, AND THE SOTHERN PORTION OF KING WILLIAM COUNTY, AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF KING & QUEEN COUNTY. THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTS MOSTLY OF VOLUNTEERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE TRAINED IN EACH CLASSIFICATION. MEDICAL SERVICES RANGE FROM MINOR FIRST AID TO ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION TO LOCAL HOSPITALS. FIRE SERVICES INCLUDE SUPRESSING ALL TYPES OF FIRES AND REPOND TO ANY LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY. CHARGES FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE ARE ASSESSED ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE INSURED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES FINANICIAL SUPPORT FROM DONATIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND FROM THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES OF THE THREE COUNTIES AND THE TOWN FOR WHICH THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.