Rutherford Volunteer Fire Department

	RUTHERFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT "Leading the way for volunteer departments in Rutherford County" 810 Old Salem Road P.O. Box 8195 Murfreesboro, TN 37133-8195 615-907-4086
STAFF NEWS PHOTOS COVERAGE MAP HISTORY EQUIPMENT RESOURCES JOIN US CONTACT US DONATE ONLINE	RVFD NEWS 2/3/10 Rutherford County Volunteer Fire Dept. Receives Federal Grant Congressman Bart Gordon announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program will be awarding $78,000 to the Rutherford County Volunteer Fire Department for new breathing apparatus and essential safety equipment. “Every day, countless lives are saved by the courageous efforts of Tennessee’s firefighters,” Gordon said. “Programs like the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program ensure our first responders have the equipment they need to work as quickly and safely as possible.” The Rutherford County Volunteer Fire Department will put the funds toward the purchase of 11 new Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses, or SCBAs, which provide firefighters with breathable air during fire calls. The new SCBAs have a number of potentially life-saving safety features, including couplings that allow for easy resupply of clean air in the event that a firefighter becomes trapped and requires rescue. The funds will also provide for the air compressor required to refill the devices, according to Chief Matthew Young. “I can’t tell you how much this grant is going to help our department and our ability to respond,” Young said. “The SCBAs we’ve been using are from 1991, and they’re serviceable but don’t meet new federal standards. The new equipment is much safer and more firefighter-friendly.” Gordon has been a strong supporter of the AFG program, which has awarded more than 1,300 grants to Tennessee first responders since 2000, totaling more than $108 million. As chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, Gordon helped to pass the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act in November, strengthening the AFG program and making it more accessible to stations and departments suffering economic hardship. 11/21/09 CHRISTMAS PARTY ANNOUNCED! This year's Christmas Party will be held at the station house on Friday, December 11th beginning at 6 pm. We will also be having Chief McBride's retirement party at this time. 08/10/09 TFACA Certificate Received Chief McBride announces the Rutherford Volunteer Fire Department has recieved a Certificate of Appreciation from TFACA for having 1,764 training hours through the Tennessee Fire and Codes Acadamy for the 2008-09 year. 06/09 New Fire Station Planned (Reprint from Murfreesboro Daily News Journal - byline: Scott Broden) Rutherford Volunteer Fire Department hopes to open a new station within a year north of Stones River National Battlefield off Old Nashville Highway. "This will be our Station 2," Lt. Tim Alexander said. "It should bring homeowners' insurance down drastically." Alexander will present site plans to the Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission at 1 p.m. Monday June 22nd. The department seeks to build a 1,200-square-foot station on an acre at the end of Thurston Drive about a half mile south of state Route 840. The plan calls for a two-story building with a restroom and two garage doors. The volunteer department recently obtained a conditional use permit for the station from the county's Board of Zoning Appeals. "Everyone was for it," BZA Chairman Zane Cantrell said. "The volunteer firefighters will be able to get to people in an emergency much quicker than they can now without the fire station." The volunteer department's Station I is at 810 Old Salem Road near the county jail in Murfreesboro. Some 50 volunteers also protect the Barfield and Kimbro road area, and they want to build a station there within the next two years, as well. "Our district goes all the way around the city," said Alexander, who serves as the chairman of the department's building committee. Alexander expects the future station off Old Nashville Highway to help his department go from having an Insurance Services Office rating of 9 in the northern area it serves to a 5. The lower the better when it comes to these insurance ratings. Murfreesboro's full-time department has a 2 rating, and no firefighting department is rated a 1 in Tennessee, according to the city. The new station will cost $40,000 to build, Alexander said. "We've been saving money for about 10 years for it," he said. The land came from a donation by neighboring property owners Don Gentry and Don Chambers, who runs the Lojac Enterprises, Inc., concrete producing business next door to the proposed station. 06/09 Promotions Announced! Matt Young is promoted to Deputy Chief and John Harvill has been promoted to Lead Firefighter. Congratulations!!! 8/10/08 Rutherford Volunteer Fire Department in cooperation with Kroger Stores, Inc. presents *Kroger Cares Gift Cards* (3 Easy Steps to Help Raise Funds for R.V.F.D.) Here's how it works: *1. PURCHASE a Kroger Gift Card* from R.V.F.D. for $10. (It has a $10 balance on it at purchase.) 2. RELOAD your Kroger Gift Card at any Kroger location. (up to $500)** 3. USE your Kroger Gift Card to pay for everything in your shopping cart at any Kroger Supermarket, at the pharmacy or for fuel for your vehicle at any Kroger Fuel Center. Your Kroger Gift Card can be used just like cash to buy food, merchandise, and fuel from any Kroger Supermarket and Kroger Fuel Center in the U.S. Your are not required to have a Kroger Plus Card to use your Kroger Gift Card, but you can save money by having one. By purchasing your Kroger Cares Gift Card from the Rutherford Volunteer Fire Department, you will help benefit the R.V.F.D. each time you use it. HOW R.V.F.D. BENEFITS: For every card purchased and every time a card is recharged, Rutherford Volunteer Fire Department will earn 4% of that amount. GET YOUR CARD TODAY - CALL 907-4086 12/08 Promotions Announced! Lead Firefighters Tim Alexander and Jonathan Parsons have been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Congratulations to both these fine young men!! 2/16/09 Tennessee Departments Recognized We continue to monitor department activities through TFACA classes. During the first six months of FY 08-09 we have several departments which have passed the 1000 contact hours. The current list includes but not limited to: Hendersonville Fire Department - 5,685 Smyrna Fire Department - 4,148 Jackson Fire Department - 3,476 Cookeville Fire Department - 2,913 Oak Ridge Fire Department - 2,804 Putnam County VFD - 1,852 Byrdstown/Pickett County VFD - 1,441 Andersonville VFD - 1,112 Stewart County Fire Service - 1,091 It is great to see this commitment to training from all departments. We look forward to presenting the totals and awards at the TN Fire Chiefs Conference. FY 07-08 final totals below: THE ELITE Platinum Departments Smyrna Fire Department - 5,320 Putnam County Volunteer Fire Department - 4,123 Gold Departments Murfreesboro Fire Department - 3,521 Cookeville Fire Department - 3,021 Johnson City Fire Department - 2,976 Pigeon Forge Fire Department - 2,522 Morristown Fire Department - 2,384 Hendersonville Fire Department - 2,370 Columbia Fire Department - 2,227 Silver Departments Greenville Fire Department - 1,999 Williamson County Rescue Squad - 1,940 Martin Fire Department - 1,817 Memphis Fire Department - 1,815 Maryville Fire Department - 1,799 Volunteer Fire Services, Inc. - 1,717 Franklin Fire Department - 1,617 Sparta Fire Department - 1,602 Gatlinburg Fire Department - 1,543 Milan Fire Department - 1,523 Lebanon Fire Department - 1,385 Kingsport Fire Department - 1,363 Shelbyville Fire Department - 1,265 Manchester Fire Department - 1,225 Rutherford County Volunteer Fire Department - 1,204 Gallatin Fire Department - 1,150 Alcoa Fire Department - 1,144 Rural/Metro Fire Department - 1,128 Wilson County Emergency Management - 1,018 Maury County Rural Fire Department - 1,341 Dekalb County Fire Department - 1,136 Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Department - 1,109 Almaville Volunteer Fire Department - 1,066
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