Welcome to West Roane County Volunteer Fire Department!

• Spring Yard Sale, June 3-4, 2011

  West Roane County Volunteer Fire Department will host the annual elegant junk yard 'sale' at Station 1 on Pumphouse Road on the first weekend in June (Friday and Saturday).

  Please limit the amount of clothing donated since we have limited space. Couches and bedding are not accepted. Also, there is limited need for old televisions and computers. Please call 354-8201 to arrange for pick-up or to drop-off your slightly used items.

• Change Your Clock, Check Your Smoke Alarms: March 13

  When you change your clocks for Daylight Savings Time, be sure to check your smoke alarms as well. Also, change the batteries in all alarms with 9V batteries.

Is it time to change your smoke alarm battery? Find out now.

• Thanks to Supporters Who Helped Build Station #3

  WRCVFD wishes to thank the many folks whose support made Station #3 a reality. Cash donations came from individuals in the community, and many local businesses donated land, materials, and labor. See the new Station #3 business donors page for a list of business supporters. Many thanks again to all who helped.

  An album of Station #3 photos is now available. See: PHOTOS - June 14, 2010: Hanging the Sign at the New Station #3.

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• Free Smoke Alarms for West Roane Low-Income Rural Residents

  Updated 9/8/2010: West Roane County Volunteer Fire Department will be handing out free 10-year smoke alarms at Station #1 at 1303 Pumphouse Road, Rockwood, Tennessee, from 9 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays starting September 4 while supplies last.

  A grant from FEMA is providing 538 smoke detectors. Volunteers from West Roane VFD wrote the grant application that enabled this giveaway.

  Households in the West Roane service area--outside Rockwood city limits--are eligible. On this map, look inside the dashed red lines but outside the golden area of Rockwood proper.

  Residents will be given detectors on a first-come, first served basis. Preference will be given to low-income households. Up to two detectors per household are allowed.

  Correct placement of smoke detectors is very important. Residents who want help with installation of the detectors can schedule an appointment for West Roane VFD volunteers to properly install the devices.

  This giveaway will be repeated every Saturday until the detectors are all given out. For more information, call 865-354-8201.

• Smoke Alarms Save Lives

  Every year in the United States, about 3,000 people die in home fires. Most of these deaths occurred in homes that didn’t have a working smoke alarm.

  The United States Fire Administration’s Install. Inspect. Protect. Campaign is aimed at encouraging Americans to practice fire safety by 1) installing and maintaining smoke alarms and residential fire sprinklers, which can help save the lives of residents and fire fighters, 2) practicing fire escape plans, and 3) performing a home safety walk-through to remove fire hazards from the home. Install. Inspect. Protect. also recognizes firefighters and stresses the fact that the children of firefighters want their fathers and mothers to come home safely.

  When both smoke alarms and fire sprinklers are present in a home, the risk of dying in a fire is reduced by 82 percent, when compared to a residence without either. According to the National Fire Protection Association, between 2003-2006 almost two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

  The USFA offers a few helpful tips on smoke alarms and sprinklers:

  • Place properly installed and maintained smoke alarms both inside and outside of sleeping areas and on every level of your home.
  • Get smoke alarms that can sound fast. The U.S. Fire Administration recommends that every home and place where people sleep be equipped with both ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms or dual sensor smoke alarms, which contain both ionization and photoelectric smoke sensors.
  • Test smoke alarms monthly and change alkaline batteries at least once every year, or as instructed. You can use a date you already know, like your birthday or when you change your clocks as a reminder.
  • If possible, install residential fire sprinklers in your home.
  • Avoid painting or covering the fire sprinkler, because that will affect the sensitivity to heat.