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October 31st

• New Martinsville Fire Fighters responded to a fire Friday afternoon at 758 North Main Street.  Arriving units found the home to be heavily charges with a thick black smoke and quickly discovered that the fire, in the laundry room of the home, had been extinguished as a result of the fire burning through the supply hoses of the clothes washer.

  It wasn’t the first time that we seen this happen said NMVFD Fire Chief, Larry Couch.  Its been nearly 20-years since the last time I could say that the homes plumbing saved the house but, in this case it not only saved the home but likely prevented damage to neighboring homes as well. 

  Click here for the complete Press Release

Laundry room fire on North Main Street

October 27th

• A fire on a stove resulted in a New Martinsville Home being destroyed and closing WV Route #2 for nearly three hours.  The call for the fire was received by Wetzel County 911 at 3:43 PM, in which the 911 operator reported being able here the crackling of the fire in the background and advised the occupant to evacuate the home.        Click here for the full press release.

State Route 2 North of the old 84 Lumber Yard

October 18th

• The New Martinsville Fire Departments Fire Prevention Program is in full swing.  Hundreds of children and adults have already been through the program at both the New Martinsville School and the Wetzel County Center for Families and Children. 

October 16th

• Pictures from this summers Driver/Pump Operator class have been added to the training page.

• Home safety tips have been updated on the "fire prevention" page of this website.

October 14th

• Company 2 units to respond to Route 2 in Proctor for a motorcycle versus car accident in front of the Competition Lounge.  Units from both station 218 and 219 responded for both extrication and EMS.

Accident on Rt. 2 at the Proctor 4 lanes

October 13th

• Company 2 units to a vehicle roll over on Route 7 near Steele Construction. 

October 12th

• New Martinsville Fire Department EMS units respond to the New Martinsville Health Care Center.

• Company 2 is called to the Verizon building to investigate a fire alarm activation.

October 9th

• Company 2 volunteers remain busy on Wednesday with 2 automobile accidents and an EMS call for service.

Vehicle roll over on Route 7

October 8th

• The New Martinsville Fire Department has been awarded a Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Grant “CEDAP” for new hydraulic rescue tools.  The grant has a value of nearly $40,000.

  CEDAP is sponsored by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Office of State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness (SLGCP). It is designed to assist smaller communities in acquiring and using commercially available equipment to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorist attacks, as identified in state homeland security strategies and to be better able to respond to more typical daily emergencies.

  We’re very excited about the awarding of this grant, said Larry Couch, NMVFD Fire Chief.  On the heels of a State based allocation of nearly $80,000 worth of hazardous materials, personal protective equipment, this second grant award helps to better equip the department in serving the community through the up-grading of equipment. Click here for details.

October 7th

• Fire Safety month is here already and New Martinsville Volunteers are busy conducting fire safety training to local children.  If you would like more information with regard to our fire safety programs, please email Joey Smith at fireprevention@fdnm.org.

• There will be a NIMS 300 Class at New Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday and Sunday, October 18th & 19th, 2008.  Click here for complete details.

• Company 2 responds to vehicle rollover on Route 20 near Porters falls. 

Roll Over on Route 20

October 6th

• The New Martinsville Fire Department responded to a structure fire 1/2 mile out Doolin Run Road.  A quick attack snuffed the fire and prevented further damage to the structure.  Paden City Company 4 and the Sardis VFD also responded and were a great help.

September 26th

• The New Martinsville Fire Department has received nearly $80,000 worth of equipment from the WV Department of Military Affairs, Office of the State Fire Marshal, through an equipment distribution program that allocates the equipment to be “pre-positioned” in key locations throughout the state. Click here for the complete Press Release.

Doolin Run Road Kitchen Fire

July 18th

• New Martinsville Fire Fighters, Police, Tyler County OES Personnel and the Wetzel County Sheriffs Department continued their search in Fishing Creek at the New Martinsville Marina Friday morning at 8:00 AM and at 11:37 AM, an NMVFD Diver was able to recover the body of a local man.

   

  The incident began at 6:06 PM Thursday, when Wetzel County E-911 received a call of a person who had dove into the water off of the pier at the Marina and never resurfaced.  Wetzel County EMS, New Martinsville Fire & Police along with Paden City Fire Fighters and the Wetzel County Sheriffs Department worked until after dark Thursday evening, in an effort to recover the man.

  A full copy of the press release can be viewed by clicking on the photograph to the right.

NMFD diver prepares to recover the victim.

July 16th

• The New Martinsville Fire Department responds to a two vehicle automobile accident on Route 2 in front of J.W. Potts.  Also responding were New Martinsville PD and Wetzel County EMS.

• The report of two unconscious jet skier's on the Ohio River sends Company 2 on a search for victim's along the river shore behind the old 84 Lumber Yard.  An exhaustive search by the Fire Department, Police Department and EMS units turns up no victims.

• New Martinsville Company 2 is hosting a 40 hour Driver/Pump Operator class.  Photographs from this event will be available on the training page in the next couple of days.  The class, which began Saturday and completes tomorrow, is going very well.  Units from New Martinsville, Folsom,  and Wallace are attending and being instructed by New Martinsville Fire Chief Larry Couch.

Two vehicle automobile accident on Route 2.

July 4th

• Company 2 remains busy responding to a power pole fire, a tree down and an EMS call for service.

July 3rd

• Numerous agencies respond to Wetzel County Hospital to contain a chemical release.  Click on the photo to the right for the view the complete press release.

New Martinsville Fire Department Chief Larry Couch leads the contamination containment at Wetzel County Hospital.

July 1st

• Company 2 responds to curves for a report of smoke in the building.

• Fire Prevention visits the libraries summer reading program.

June 30th

• Members:  Don't forget EMS training tonight at 1800.  Training will be conducted at Station 218 and is required for EMTs.

June 29th

• Company 2 responds to a vehicle rollover on Route 2 near Bayer at 3:00am on Sunday morning.

Fire Prevention training at the summer reading program.

June 28th

• New Martinsville City Council tours the Fire Station.  Details can be found on the 2008 press release page.

• Storms send Company 2 volunteers out Doolin Run Road to investigate flooding on Saturday night.

June 27th

• Bingo cancelled for Friday July 4th.  Have a safe and happy holiday.

• Company 2 responds to a vehicle accident on State Route 2 at the Mayo's Exxon intersection.

• A false fire alarm activation sends unit's to Rite Aid.

• There will be a Rope Rescue Awareness and Operations class at the Glen Dale VFD.  Details can be found on the training schedule page.

June 26th

• Company 2 EMS remains busy Thursday with multiple calls for service from the community.

Fire Chief Larry Couch describes the wide variety of equipment used within the Fire Service.  Click on the photo below for details.

June 22nd

• At 0330 Company 2 responds to a fire alarm activation at the New Martinsville Tower's.

• Volunteers attend monthly training on Aerial Rescue Operations.  Pictures are now available on both the "training" page or by clicking the photo to the right.

June 21st

• All E-mail address on the "Contact Us" page are functional!!!!!!

• Members:  Don't forget training tomorrow on June 22nd at Station 218 at 1300.

June 20th

• Volunteers respond to a 2 vehicle automobile accident where one vehicle severed a natural gas line and the associated meter.

Firefighter/EMT Ryan Yeater and Firefighter Fred Gaines demonstrate rigging a patient for transport.

• The report of an appliance fire sends Company 2 to the AAA Trailer Court around 11:00pm.  Engine 202 and 207 responded.

• Tractor Trailer snags utility lines on Doolin Run Road.  Crews maintained scene safety for hours awaiting the arrival of the power company.

Fire Crews maintain scene safety with power lines down on Doolin Run

June 7th

• Crew's respond the the New Martinsville Health Care Center twice during the day.  The first call was a defective smoke detector with the second being for a broken fire sprinkler line.

• Numerous call's keep crews busy
• EMT class cancelled for tonight

June 4th

• On-line Fire Prevention Program Request Form goes live

Company 2 responds to numerous severe weather related incidents

June 3rd

• Fire Chief submits CEDAP Grant Application
• Website photo's are being updated to load faster
• Members:  Anyone who would like an E-Mail address "you@fdnm.org" let me know

• Fire crews stay busy on Saturday  with 2 calls to possible structure fires

Engine 207 and Engine 202 arrive on-scene of a possible structure fire.

Friday May 30th at 2:35pm Company 2 responds to a 2 vehicle side impact collision on Harlan Drive at Route 2.

May 29th      

• Thursday  Company 2 EMS responds to numerous calls for service
• Training Events page added with upcoming schedule
• Home Safety Tips page added with video

Sunday morning around 9:00 am May 25th Company 2 responds to a single vehicle accident on Doolin Run near the block yard.

Sunday May 25th at 12:30 pm company 2 responds to a auto accident on Route 2 near McDonald's.

Friday May 23rd at 4:00pm Company 2 responds to a 2 vehicle auto accident on WV Route 2 in front of WalMart.