Sharon Volunteer Fire Department
3910 Longdale Furnace Rd.
Clifton Forge VA. 24422
Emergency # 911 or 540/965-1760
Non-Emergency # 540/863-3776
Brief History of the
Sharon Volunteer Fire Department
In 1969 organization of the Fire department began. Local community minded people came together to raise funds. The departments first truck was a 1961 Ford Truck with a 1,000 gallon tank and a front mounted PTO driven pump. (Purchased from Slagle Fire Equipment). Bingo became the departments biggest fundraiser and continued as such until 1998.
The department became reality in 1970 when the first building was completed. The building which is located at the intersection of Nicelytown Road and Longdale Furnace Road was built with four bays. In 1972 a kitchen was added to the building. Other trucks obtained during the first years of the department included a 1954 Dodge pumper, a 1965 Dodge mini-pumper, and an old panel van. The department purchased its first new truck in 1973, a Ford "Bean" Pumper at a cost of $27,000. It was delivered in late 1973.
A second building, located across Nicelytown Rd. from the first was built in 1979. The cost of the building was nearly $100,000 of which Alleghany County gave $65,000 for construction. This building much larger than the first contains six bays and currently houses a majority of our apparatus.
The Sharon Volunteer Fire Department is the youngest fire company in Alleghany County. In 1998, in cooperation with the Clifton Forge Rescue Squad the department established the First Responder program. This group of dedicated EMTs respond to First Aid calls in the Sharon fire coverage area. This allows Sharon firefighters to provide initial first aid to those in need and assist the Clifton Forge Rescue Squad in patient care. The SharonVolunteer Fire Department is a non-transport organization.
The fire department coverage area includes all areas of Alleghany County east of Clifton Forge, into Bath, Rockbridge, and Botetourt Counties. As fund raisers the department holds an annual auction and fund drive. Community support programs include an extensive fire prevention program, adopt-a-highway program, and assistance to members of the community during natural disasters.
