Be part of a great organization and help serve your community. CSVFD wants you!BECOME A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER! Cave Spring Volunteer Fire Department (CSVFD) is actively seeking firefighters. Be part of the largest volunteer public safety organization in the Roanoke Valley. Volunteering with us can be much different than volunteering with most other organizations. First and most importantly, our volunteers become part of a large family. We pride ourselves in providing the best and most professional service possible. In order to provide this level of service, it takes the combined effort of all of our volunteers working together.Contact us at membership@cavespringfire.org to learn more about becoming a member of Cave Spring Volunteer Fire Department or your local volunteer fire department. Help is always wanted! Be sure to check out our "How to Volunteer" page and videos.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Cave Spring Volunteer Fire Department held its annual fire banquet Saturday, January 21st at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood. Approximately 120 department members and guests attended. The banquet consisted of a social hour, dinner, slide show of the year’s events, door prizes and awards. This year’s awards went to, Aaron Hall receiving “Firefighter of the Year” and Timothy Dobson receiving “Officer of the Year”. These awards are given annually to members who have gone above and beyond the scope of their normal fire department duties in the past year. Ray Potvin received the “Top Responder” award with 448 calls for the year. Annual years of service awards were given to members as they reach their 5-year anniversaries. The following members were recognized; Robert Perdue - 25yrs, Brian Garber - 10yrs, Jacob Quesinberry - 5yrs, Danny Marshal - 5yrs, Shawn Sloane- 5yrs and Will Klick- 5yrs . Each member was recognized with a certificate and service pin. Additionally members with over 100 calls for the year were award with the century club t-shirt. This year’s banquet not only recognizes the members of the fire department but the families, friends, and relatives who make it possible for the department members to do what they do. A special thanks to Craig Sellers for putting together our banquet each year and Ray Potvin for our annual slide show.More photos on our Facebook site www.facebook.com/csvfd
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Cave Spring Volunteer Fire Department held it's 2012 Officer elections Monday night during our monthly business meeting. The following officers will be leading our organization in 2012. Chief – Robert Perdue Assistant Chiefs – Jason Cavagnaro and Brian Garber Captains – Trey Chambliss and Jacob Quesinberry Lieutenants – Timothy Dobson, Will Joyce, Josh Waagmeester and Chris Coble We look forward to another great year of serving our community.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 Company 3 was dispatched to a structure fire in our second due around 18:30. First arriving units from #11 had flames showing from the alpha side. Wagon 3 arrived, hooked up to E-11's supply line and coordinated water supply for other incoming units. The fire was quickly extinguished and held to the front of the structure. Units responding: E-11, W-3, E-3, T-3, B-3, T-8, W-7, M-11, M-32, Batt-1 and EMS-2.
Monday, November 21, 2011 Our long awaited new Tanker has been placed in service. It's a 2012 Pierce/Freightliner with an 1,800 gallon tank. The new truck replaces our 1982 tanker and offers many advantages. It is only slightly longer but carries 800 additional gallons of water and allows for more equipment storage. Additionally, the new truck has a generator and ample amounts of scene lighting on all sides of the truck. We hope this new truck will serve the community as well and for as long as the old one did.
Cave Spring Volunteer Fire Department relies heavily on our community to help us so we can be there for you. Donations from residents and businesses provide the funding that we need to equip our volunteers with protective gear and state-of-the-art equipment. If you would like to support our efforts please click the new DONATE button on the left of the page to donate electronically via Paypal (please keep in mind that an approximate 3% charge will be taken out of your donation as a processing fee by the service provider). As always, you are welcome to mail your donation to: Cave Spring Volunteer Fire Department, 4212 Old Cave Spring Road, Roanoke, Va. 24018. You are also welcome to stop by the station and deliver your donation in person anytime during the week after 6pm and anytime on weekends. We encourage you to come and see what your donation means to everyone in our community. Any donations that you may be able to provide are tax deductible. Cave Spring Volunteer Fire Department is a qualified organization as defined by the IRS as a nonprofit volunteer fire company. We encourage you to seek advice from a tax professional in regards to the specific tax implications that a donation will mean to you or your business. On behalf of all the members of the Cave Spring Volunteer Fire Department, we say “THANK YOU” for being our partner in providing for our volunteers and helping to make this a better community.
Monday, September 19, 2011 Less then six hours after clearing from the fire at The Pines apartment complex, Southwest county units were alerted for smoke in the building and alarms sounding at The Villages on Garst Mill Road. Wagon 3, Ladder 3, and Engine 3 responded on the run staffed with both career and volunteer personnel. EMS 2 (EMS supervisor) again was the first arriving unit and found a 3 story apartment building with nothing showing. Within a minute the call was upgraded to a working fire due to smoke coming from an apartment on the first floor. Wagon 3 and Ladder 3 reported to the Alpha side of the structure. The Wagon crew stretched a 1 3/4 inch attack line and the Ladder crew grabbed tools and prepared for a search. The Engine crew caught the hydrant and stretched a 5 inch supply line from the Charlie side of the building to the Wagon. After forcing the door, heavy smoke conditions were found in the apartment. A small fire was found in the kitchen area and extinguished. Two dogs were found and removed from the apartment. All other searches were found to be clear. With the fire marked under control in fifteen minutes, command held the units from 3, 7, and 11 to finish up with clean up and assist fire marshals. Units from 3 cleared in just under two hours.
Monday, September 19, 2011 Around 8am on Monday morning Southwest county units were alerted for the apartment on fire with people trapped at The Pines apartment complex. Career and volunteer personnel from Company 3 responded on the original alarm with the Wagon, Engine, and Ladder. EMS 2 (EMS supervisor) arrived to find a 3 story apartment building with nothing showing from the Alpha side. Within minutes fire conditions were found and a second alarm was dispatched. Wagon 3 arrived, secured their own water and stretched a 1 3/4 inch attack line to the fire apartment. Ladder 3 arrived right behind the Wagon and began a search to attempt to locate any trapped victims. Wagon 3's crew found a fire in the living room of the apartment and extinguished the same. Ladder 3's crew located two victims in the apartment and rushed them out to awaiting EMS personnel. With the fire knocked down and no apparent extension to the other units of the building command held units from Companies 3, 7, and 11 to conduct salvage and overhaul. Company 3 units operated for approximately 3 hours before returning to service.
Friday, August 19, 2011 Company 3 responded to a residential structure fire around 23:00 in the 6500 block of Fairway View Trail. While en route crews were advised by dispatch that the caller said the house was on fire and that all occupants were evacuated. Upon arriving Wagon 3 sent a fire attack team to the second story. The fire attack team found the fire and got a quick knockdown on it. The fire was marked under control 8 minutes after the arrival of Wagon 3. Ventilation and overhaul was quickly performed. The structure sustained only moderate damage. Command was terminated and units cleared at 00:54, Units operating: W3, L3, W9, W7, M33, Batt1, EMS2, Air9, FM3.
Friday, June 24, 2011 Company 3 responded to a residential structure fire around 1:20am this morning on the 4000 block of Runnymeade Lane. While en route crews were advised by dispatch that a man was still inside the residence and possibly unconscious. Upon arriving Wagon 3 and Engine 3 discovered heavy smoke coming from the front of the ranch style home. Crews immediately went into rescue mode, searching the residence for victims. Interior search teams were able to locate the unconscious man and removed him quickly from the home. Rescue crews rushed the man to the hospital. Volunteer crews from Cave Spring, Back Creek, and Vinton took about 20 minutes to get the fire under control. Units were on scene for 3 hours, with no other hazards apparent units cleared and returned to service.
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