Hitchins Volunteer Fire Department

10/28/2026

🇺🇸 HAPPY NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY! 🇺🇸❤️

Today, we at Hitchins Volunteer Fire Department want to take a moment to recognize and thank ALL first responders, not just today, but every single day.

🚒 Firefighters who run toward danger when everyone else is running away.

🚑 EMS personnel who bring comfort, compassion, and hope during someone's most frightening moments.

🚔 Law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to protect our communities.

📞 911 dispatchers who are the calm voice in the chaos, guiding others through emergencies while carrying the weight of every call.

🚨 Emergency management personnel who work behind the scenes to prepare, coordinate, and help keep our communities safe.

Behind every uniform is a person with a family, loved ones, and a life outside the job. These men and women sacrifice time with their families, miss holidays and special occasions, work through exhaustion, and face situations most people will never have to experience. They carry memories of calls that never leave them and sometimes fight battles that nobody else can see.

Yet, when the call comes in, they answer. ❤️

To every first responder, whether you volunteer your time or serve as a career professional, please know that your service matters, your sacrifices do not go unnoticed, and your dedication makes a difference in more lives than you will ever know.
We may wear different uniforms, drive different vehicles, and have different responsibilities, but we share one mission: to serve, to protect, and to make a difference when our communities need us most.

From all of us here at Hitchins Volunteer Fire Department, THANK YOU for your courage, your compassion, your sacrifices, and your unwavering commitment to others. We are proud to stand alongside you in this calling to serve.

🙏 May God watch over every first responder, protect you on every call, give strength to you and your families, and bring you safely home at the end of every shift.

“Different uniforms. Same mission. One community. Countless sacrifices. Every life matters."

10/28/2026

10- 12 years old..more has been ADDED

10/28/2026

7-9 years old

10/28/2026

Here is the first set of pics to vote for.

Coloring competition

Just like under the pic for a vote

4-6 years old

10/27/2026

If anyone needs to turn in their coloring sheet I am at the station now…

10/27/2026

❤️💙 A HUGE THANK YOU TO HUFF RUN CHURCH! 💙❤️
On behalf of Hitchins Volunteer Fire Department, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to Huff Run Church for feeding us today! The food was absolutely delicious, and the fellowship was just as wonderful! 🙏❤️

Thank you for taking the time to honor our first responders and veterans by providing a free meal. Your kindness, generosity, and appreciation mean more than you know. It is always a blessing to be surrounded by a community that recognizes and supports those who serve and protect others.

Acts of kindness like this remind us how fortunate we are to live in a community filled with caring people who give from the heart. Thank you for thinking of us, welcoming us, and making us feel appreciated today!
May God bless Huff Run Church and everyone who helped make this special day possible. We are truly grateful for your support and for the wonderful fellowship! ❤️🙏

With gratitude,
🚒 Hitchins Volunteer Fire Department 🚒

10/26/2026

10/23/2026

Please Share!!!!

Completed pictures will need dropped back off at station..

If they are a lot of entries we will do first and second places..

10/16/2026

⚡🚒 HITCHINS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT — VOLTAGE SAFETY TRAINING 🚒⚡

This evening, members of the Hitchins Volunteer Fire Department along with other agencies had the opportunity to attend electrical voltage safety training provided by Grayson RECC. We are always working to learn, improve our skills, and gain knowledge that helps us better protect our community and keep our firefighters safe while serving others.

⚡ Why is electrical safety training so important?
Electricity can be extremely dangerous, especially when responding to vehicle accidents, structure fires, downed power lines, and storm damage. During this training, members learned more about how electrical current travels, how electricity can move through conductors and the ground, and the dangers it presents to emergency responders.
Electricity doesn't always follow the path we expect. It can travel through wires, metal, water, and other conductive materials. When a power line is down, electricity can energize the surrounding ground, creating dangerous step potential. Electricity can also arc through the air, meaning a person doesn't always have to touch a power line to be in danger.
Training like this reinforces the importance of recognizing electrical hazards, maintaining safe distances, never assuming a downed line is de-energized, and working with the electric utility before approaching or operating around potentially energized equipment.

These lessons are especially important for our department, as we frequently respond to emergencies involving downed trees, power lines, severe weather, and fires. Our goal is always to help others while making sure our firefighters go home safely, too.

❤️ A HUGE THANK YOU TO GRAYSON RECC! ❤️
We sincerely appreciate RECC for taking the time to organize this valuable training and invest in the safety and education of our local first responders. Thank you for providing us with a wonderful dinner, gifts, and door prizes, and for making the evening both educational and enjoyable!

Your generosity and willingness to work alongside our emergency responders do not go unnoticed. Partnerships between electric utilities and fire departments are so important to keeping our communities safe

Grayson Recc

10/16/2026

🚒 HITCHINS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT — FIRE INCIDENT UPDATE 🚒

Today, at approximately 11:11 AM, the Hitchins Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the area of Hammertite Hollow in Denton, near the 12 block, for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found a single-wide mobile home fully involved in fire. Our firefighters immediately began fire attack operations and worked hard alongside our mutual-aid partners to bring the situation under control.

❤️ A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED❤️
Firefighting is never a one-person job, and days like today remind us how important it is to have departments willing to come together, stand shoulder to shoulder, and work toward a common goal. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to every agency that responded and assisted us today:

🚒 Grayson Fire Department
🚒Olive Hill Fire-Rescue
🚒Norton Branch Fire Rescue
🚒 WebbvilleVolunteer FireDepartment
🚒 East Fork Fire Department
🚑 Carter County EMS
📞 Carter Co 911

To every firefighter who dropped what they were doing, answered the call, put on their gear, and worked in difficult conditions — THANK YOU! Your dedication, teamwork, and willingness to help a neighboring department mean more than words can express. We are grateful for every person who showed up, every hand that helped, and every agency that stood beside us.

🙏 PLEASE KEEP ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS IN YOUR PRAYERS.
During today's incident, one of our firefighters was transported to the emergency room due to heat exhaustion. Thankfully, he was treated and released. While we are thankful he is home, this is a reminder of just how physically demanding and dangerous this work can be. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers as he recovers.

Today, we ask everyone to also remember the people affected by this fire. A home is more than a building — it holds memories, belongings, and pieces of people's lives. Please keep everyone involved in your prayers as they face the days ahead.

Being a volunteer firefighter means answering the call when others need help, often under difficult and exhausting circumstances. It means putting in the work when no one is watching and standing together when things get tough. We are proud of our members and deeply thankful for the brotherhood and sisterhood shared among our neighboring departments.
From all of us at Hitchins Volunteer Fire Department, thank you to every agency, every firefighter, and every first responder who helped today. We are grateful for your service, your sacrifice, and your support. ❤️