Gaston County Office of Emergency Management and Fire Services serves the citizens of Gaston County, North Carolina.
06/05/2026
The NC OSFM initiative is underway and this year we partnered with East Gaston Volunteer Fire Department.
Shoutout to our community partners at Safe Kids Gaston County and CaroMont Health who came out to help install smoke alarms with us!
We have already installed more than 40 working smoke alarms in the homes of Gaston County residents!
If you need a smoke alarm, and you live in Gaston County go to www.gcoemfs.org
06/04/2026
🌀It's officially hurricane season, and they say it only takes one storm to change everything...
🌀Do not let a storm be your reminder to create an 🔦🔋emergency kit.
🌀DO IT NOW!
🌀Visit www.readync.gov for a list of suggested items.
05/31/2026
05/25/2026
🎖This Memorial Day, we at GCOEMFS extend our gratitude to all who dedicated their lives or lost those who have in defense of our country. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.
🚨 Hey Gaston County—We Need Your Help! 🚨
Gaston County OEMFS is teaming up with community partners to develop a Community Risk Assessment, and we can’t do it without you.
What do you think are the most important risks and hazards facing our community right now?
📋 Take our quick, short survey here: https://forms.gle/AYdA3Yrfjti3hXmR9
Help us help you make Gaston County a stronger, safer, and better place to live for everyone. ❤️
Edit: We had to fix the link. It’s corrected now!
05/09/2026
That's a wrap on 🌀
Make a Plan
Build a Kit
Stay Informed
Get Involved
These tips go far beyond hurricanes and can keep you and your loved ones safe during and after many kinds of severe weather events and disasters.
Go to www.readync.gov for more information
✨Thanks, Gaston County Schools, for highlighting the Flash A Light on Literacy Program at Tryon Elementary School and Bessemer City Central Elementary Schools. ✨
Once again, thanks to both 🚨 Tryonota Fire Department and 🚨 Bessemer City Fire Department for making the fire truck 🚒 rides possible at each school, as well as to 📚 Promising Pages for giving us the ability to put a book in the hands of every single child who participated in this program! Additionally, we have to give a shout-out to 🛼 Kate's Skating Rinks - Gastonia and Indian Trail, who helped us raise funds to cover the 🍕pizza parties for both schools.
✨This is what you all helped make possible! Thank you all for your support and your belief in our program!✨
North Carolina Fire and Life Safety Educators
Gaston County Government
05/08/2026
🌀It's . 🌀
Now that you have made your kit (ahem -see yesterday's post if you have not), it is time to make your plan.
Have a plan that everyone in your household knows and can follow in the event of a major storm or evacuation. The time to talk about it is NOW - not when the storm is already headed our way.
Go to www.readync.gov for more information
05/07/2026
🌀It's . 🌀
There is no time like the present to sit down with your family and build a kit!
🔦Remember that this kit should have enough supplies to sustain everyone in your home (including your pets🐾) for 72 hours in the event that first responders are not able to get to you.
❗Pro Tip: Don't wait for the meteorologist to tell you the storm is on the way to start stocking your kit !
Go to www.readync.gov for more information