Title : Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Department
URL : http://www.rivfd.org
Added the (YYYY-MM-DD) : 2007-01-01
In the category : North Carolina Firefighters
Description : Website of the Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Department in North Carolina
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Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Department
roanoke island, located on the outer banks of north carolina, is known for its famous "firsts" in america, including being the home of the first settlement in the new world by sir walter raleigh's lost colony as well as the being the birthplace of virginia dare, the first child born of english parents in america before the colony's mysterious disappearance. staying in the tradition of "firsts," the manteo fire department was the first on the outer banks, dating back to its start in 1928. according to vernon davis, a charter member of the department, they were little more than a bucket brigade, as they pulled an old chemical tanker around town by hand, to fight fires. from it's beginnings at a small location on the manteo waterfront, the manteo fire department moved to its long-time location in downtown manteo in 1930. in 1974, the manteo fd and the wanchese fd, joined together to form a unified department, known as the roanoke island volunteer fire department. today's firefighters work out of one of two stations on roanoke island ... the north station, the department's newest station, built in 1990, is located on hwy. 64/264 in manteo and the south station, which is located in the village of wanchese. fire calls on roanoke island are answered by both stations. roanoke island volunteer fire department 917 n. virginia dare rd., po box 1033 manteo, north carolina 27954 252-473-2300 - fax #: 252-473-3410 email: rivfd@embarqmail.com click on the mailbox to contact us via email! site created by: dorri harty email the webmaster if you would like to have a little background music ... press backdraft theme new e-mail
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