History: The Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Dept. was established in 1883. The department consists of the Director of Emergency Services, three paid shift officers, a fire marshal and thirty-three volunteers.

Apparatus: Four Pumpers One Aerial Platform One Rescue Truck Two Tankers Four Brush Trucks One Utility Vehicle One Mobile Cascade/MCI Trailer

Volunteer Department Roster:

Outdoor Burning Policy

The City of Fredericksburg and the Fire Marshal’s office has determined a policy for outdoor burning within the corporate limits. Small contained fires for cooking or other domestic uses are allowed without a permit. Commercial cooking fires (restaurants), will be allowed by a one time permit, and said permit will be valid as long as the establishment stays in operation and abides by the rules set forth in the permit.

Outdoor burning for agricultural purposes will meet the following general requirements. These requirements will apply to specific situations by permit. They are designed to reduce the likelihood that burning will create a nuisance, cause a hazard, or harm the environment. The party responsible for the burn remains liable for damages, injuries, or other consequences that may result from burning, even when it is carried out in compliance with these regulations.

1. Agricultural burning will be allowed by seasonal permit four times per year and once per season, ie, spring, summer, fall, winter.

2. Burning will be limited to limbs, leaves, crops, grass, etc. No trash, treated lumber, plastics, construction or demolition materials, oils, asphaltic materials, chemical wastes, or items that contain natural or synthetic rubber shall be burned at any time.

3. Begin or continue burning only when the wind direction and other weather conditions are such that the smoke will not present a hazard to any public road or have an adverse effect on any off-site structure containing "sensitive receptors" (e.g., a residence, business, farm building, or greenhouse).

4. Property on which the burning is to take place must be a minimum of three acres and fires are to be kept downwind or at least 300 feet away from any neighboring structure that contains sensitive receptors. This requirement may be waived only with the prior written approval of whoever owns or rents the adjacent property and either resides or conducts business there.

5. Begin burning no earlier than one hour before sunrise, end it the same day and no later than one hour before sunset, and make sure that a responsible party is present while the burn is active and the fire is progressing. At the end of the burn, extinguish isolated residual fires or smoldering objects if the smoke they produce can be a nuisance or a traffic hazard. Don’t start burning unless weather conditions are appropriate for smoke to dissipate and for you to control the fire (winds no faster than 23 miles per hour).

Fire Prevention

Fire Prevention Checklist

EDITH (Exit Drills In The Home)

Carbon Monoxide Information

The Volunteer Fire fighters of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department take fire prevention very seriously. Each year hundreds of local school children compete in a fire prevention poster contest. In addition to this, many classes come to visit our fire house to experience first hand what a fire fighter actually does, looks like, and sounds like. They always leave after a visit knowing about smoke detectors, operation E.D.I.T.H. Escape drills in the home, and how to stop drop and roll. They also love having a hands on try at our gear, and the apparatus (not to mention the "fire pole"). We also have the great pleasure of visiting our local schools and day care centers with the trucks. 

Our Fire Prevention program is at the heart of WHY we are here. To Save Lives !