West Roane County Volunteer Fire Department
News - November 1, 2008
Be Fire Safe, Not Sorry
HIGH FIRE DANGER ALERT: Burning Permits Required October 15 through May 15.
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Photo# 113 from the Rockwood Fall Festival A Success
The City of Rockwood held its annual Rockwood Fall Festival on Saturday, October 25, 2008, from 10 AM to 7 PM. WRCVFD attended, giving out the smoke alarm safety message "Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries." November 2 is the date this year that we turn back our clocks for the end of Daylight Savings Time. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped!
Volunteers provided treats for the children and netted over $200 in donations.
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Click to download 8.5x11 smoke alarm poster
in color PDF format (273kb) - 
Mascot design donated by Shannan Greenhouse.
Smoke alarm graphic adapted from public domain
United States Fire Administration (USFA) safety ad.
Annual West Roane Community Lunch at Camp Buck Toms
Camp Buck Toms was the location of the 2008 Annual West Roane County Community Luncheon Get-together on Sunday, October 5th starting at 12:30PM. Ranger Dave of Camp Buck Toms hosted the event. This was a great opportunity for the West Roane Community to meet neighbors as well as learn about the need for Fire Department volunteering. Six residents at the events signed up to volunteer for WRCVFD.
Ranger Dave supplied the meat and drinks. Community members brought side-dishes, bread, and desserts.
Many thanks to all who helped with this annual tradition.
Update: Several community members requested that the recipe for the carrot cake made with Broadened Horizons Organic Farm's local black walnuts be posted. The recipe can now be found in the Archives section or you may download it here:
No Pumper Grant from FEMA This Fall; WRCVFD To Try Again This Spring
The West Roane community is growing and our firefighters are short of equipment too often. To help alleviate this problem, WRCVFD applied for a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to purchase a much-needed new pumper truck (see News - March 25, 2008). Once awarded, West Roane could receive as much as $200,000. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant is a matching grant; WRCVFD must pay 5% of the total cost of the equipment.
Unfortunately, FEMA did not give West Roane the grant this fall. Volunteers will try again this Spring.
Many thanks again to those generous folks who provided the required matching funds without which no application nor grant would be possible.
WRCVFD still hopes to receive a
grant for a pumper truck
from FEMA.
West Roane County Drought Level Severe, East Roane Extreme
Update November 1, 2008: West Roane County remains in a "severe drought" status; the very eastern-most portion of the county is one level worse at "extreme." Read more in the Drought Level section.
