District 2 Pine Grove VFD

10/08/2026

Happy Birthday to firefighter / EMR Michael C**t Roberts,
Hope you have a great day
Happy Birthday C**t.

10/07/2026

National Fire Prevention Week 2026 is this week, October 4-10, and is focused on reducing lithium-ion battery fires and helping families stay safe at home.

Take a few minutes to review these battery safety tips with everyone in your household and make sure you’re following safe charging practices. Small steps can make a big difference in preventing fires.

⚡ Charge into Fire Safety with us by learning how to safely charge, store, and use lithium-ion batteries.

09/29/2026

The fire truck that comes when you call in St. Helena is more than likely being driven by somebody who was asleep in their own bed just minutes ago.
All of our fire departments in St. Helena are volunteer. Not paid. Not sitting at the station waiting for that phone to ring. They’re your neighbors, your family, welders, teachers, nurses, farmers, mechanics, business owners, moms, dads, and folks just trying to make a livin’ and take care of their families.
But when that pager goes off, everything stops.
It might be in the middle of a shower, supper with the family, a birthday party, church, or two o’clock in the mornin’. They get up, pull on their gear, head to the station, jump on a truck, and go. No hesitation. No paycheck waiting on the other end. Just a heart that says, “Somebody needs us.”
And around here, we make do with what we have. Trucks aren’t always new. Equipment costs more than most folks realize. Sometimes a department is trying to keep an old truck runnin’ just a little longer while raising money with fish fries, plate sales, raffles, donations, and the generosity of neighbors.
And those calls are not always fires.
They’re wrecks on dark country roads.
Grass fires runnin’ with the Louisiana wind.
Medical calls.
Rescues.
Storms.
And those moments when every second counts and your closest help may still be a long ways down the road.
But the hardest part—the part folks outside a small community may never truly understand—is that around here… we know the address before we ever get there.
We know whose house it is.
We know whose mama lives there.
We know whose kids are inside.
We know the family standing in the driveway.
And we go anyway.
We do our job. We help our neighbors. We load back up, head home, and when morning comes, we still gotta get up and go to work like it was just another night.
That’s what being a volunteer firefighter in a small St. Helena parish (Pine Grove) community means.
It ain’t about the spotlight.
It ain’t about the recognition.
It’s about your neighbor callin’ for help and knowin’ you’re gonna answer.
So tonight, hug your volunteer firefighter a little tighter.
And if you see that fire truck headed down the road, remember there’s a good chance the person behind that wheel left their own family, their own bed, and their own life for a little while…
just to come help yours. So when you see Red Lights 🚨🚒🚑 please pull to the Right!!!

If you would like to become a volunteer contact your local fire department
District 2 Pine Grove VFD
[email protected]

Chief
Kenneth Smith
225-202-1276

09/18/2026

Happy Birthday 🎊🎂🎈 Craig Roberts
Thanks for taking time to teach class yesterday,

09/11/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the 25th anniversary of 9/11 ceremony hosted by the St Helena Fire Chiefs Association.

Special thank you to the following for their participation:
Chief Ed Branch with the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal
St Helena High School band
Rev Laverne King with Lion King Ministries
Pastor Tim Pruitt with Pentecostal Church
Sheriff Clay Chutz with Helena Parish Sheriffs Office
Clay Pinson with Record Insurance
James Cornish for providing the sound system
And the many volunteers who helped set up and take down

09/11/2026

09/08/2026

Remember Friday 9:00 am,

08/16/2026

Attention Pine Grove and other St Helena residents: The entire parish of St Helena has recently been placed under a burn ban due to the dry and hot weather conditions. Please, no outside burning of anything as even a small vegetation fire can spread rapidly and become out of control very easily. If you have any questions, please contact myself, Chief Kenneth Smith, and I can assist you with getting your questions answered.

St. Helena Parish issues burn ban as temperatures continue to rise.

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