Cold Water Volunteer Fire Department

09/03/2026

See below about upcoming road closure on Hwy 73 in October.

08/11/2026

**Working Fire**

Today just after 3pm Cold Water VFD and automatic aid compaines was dispatched for a reported structure fire on Crestmont Dr. Cold Water VFD Engine 2 was first arrving with fire showing from the house and upgraded the call to a working fire. Compaines on scene worked quickly and brought the fire under control. Cause of the fire is being investigated by the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's Office.

Units on scene:

Cold Water VFD: E2, T12, and R12
Concord FD: E1, Truck 1, E4, and Batt. 1
Allen VFD: E11
Mt. Pleasant FD: E19 and R19
Cabarrus County EMS
Cabarrus County FMO
Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office

08/10/2026

****Working Fire****

Cold Water VFD and automatic aid compaines are currently operating on a working fire on Crestmont Dr. The road is shut down between Morning Pond Ln and Amity Ave.

07/01/2026

Starting July 6th the bridge on Gold Hill Rd between St. Johns Church Rd and Rimer Rd will close for replacement. See below for more info.

Many of you have been asking when the Gold Hill Road bridge project would begin. NCDOT has announced that the bridge will close beginning Monday, July 6, for replacement. Please see the information below and plan for detours and extra travel time. 🚧

03/28/2026

North Carolina statewide open burning ban going into effect today at 6pm!

Due to increased wildfire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28 until further notice.

Under North Carolina law, the ban prohibits all open burning in the affected counties, regardless of whether a permit was previously issued. The issuance of any new permits has also been suspended until the ban is lifted. Anyone violating the burn ban faces a $100 fine plus $183 court costs. Any person responsible for setting a fire may be liable for any expenses related to extinguishing the fire.

The burn ban does not apply to fires started within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling. The local fire marshal has authority to issue a burn ban within those 100 feet.

Read news release: https://www.ncagr.gov/news/press-releases/2026/03/28/statewide-burn-ban-issued-north-carolina-due-hazardous-forest-fire-conditions

03/16/2026

**Tornado Warning**

The National Weather service has placed Cabarrus county under a tornado warning until 10:15 am and under a severe thunderstorm warning until 10:45 am. Seek shelter immediately!

03/05/2026

Shoutout to Carolina Custom MW for engraving the names of two of our past members onto plagues for our in memory of board at Cold Water VFD!

02/12/2026

**Working Fire**

Today around 2:40 PM Cold Water VFD and mutual aid departments was dispatched to a reported garage fire on Octavia St. Concord FD Engine 2, clearing another call nearby, was first arriving finding a well involved detached garage on fire about 15' from a house. Cold Water VFD E2 and T2 arrived just behind CFD E2 and assisted with fire attack and water supply. CFD Truck 1 also assisted with fire attack. Fire was quickly brought under control. Cabarrus County FMO was dispatched. Fire was caused by burning leaves between the garage and house. This is the second fire in two days that Cold Water VFD has been to that was caused by outside burning.

Units on the alarm:

Cold Water VFD E2, T2, T12, E12, and R12
Concord FD E2, E1, Truck 1, and BC1
Kannapolis FD E31, L14, and BC1
Allen VFD E11
Rimer VFD T24
Mt. Mitchell VFD E18
Cabarrus County Sq.410
Cabarrus County FMO
Cabarrus County EMS

Photo credits to CFD E2 FF. Moore

02/11/2026

February 11, 2008 - LODD
Firefighter James Earl Arthur, 19
Cold Water Fire & Rescue. Concord, NC
Arthur was on his way home from his job at a textile mill in southern Rowan County when he heard his department paged to respond to a vehicle wreck, according to colleagues at the fire department. He was heading north on Old Concord Road when he took a curve too fast about 3 miles south of China Grove. He lost control of his pickup, overturned and was thrown from the truck. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt. The 19-year-old Concord High graduate had joined the fire department as soon as he turned 16 and was old enough.

01/27/2026

***Water Rescue***

Today just after 12pm Cold Water VFD responded to assist Rimer VFD with a person that had fallen through a frozen pond. Cold Water Brush 12 arrived on scene just behind Cabarrus EMS 903, Rimer E24 & E3. Members entered the water and assisted Rimer and CCEMS 903 with rescuing the patient out of the frozen pond. Mt. Pleasant FD arrived on scene and assisted Rimer & CW members with carrying the patient from the shoreline to CCEMS 31 that had just arrived on scene. Patient was transferred to the care of CCEMS 31 for transport to Atrium Health Cabarrus. From 911 call recieved to patient free of the water was 12 minutes, strong work by all departments on scene!

Units on the call:

Rimer VFD E24 & E3
Cold Water VFD B12
Mt. Pleasant FD Sq19 & R19
Harrisburg FD Swiftwater 32, E33, & BC31
Cabarrus County Sq410
Cabarrus County EMS 31, 901, & 903
Cabarrus County Sheriff's office