Gauley River Volunteer Fire Department

06/06/2026

At today’s Operation Community Care, we were able to help 99 individuals (43 being children) get household essentials FOR FREE! ❤️‍🩹

If you missed out on today’s community outreach—don’t worry!! We still have an abundance of goods left, and you’re welcome to come in this Tuesday 6/9/2026 at 7pm during our regular weekly meeting and grab whatever your household needs!

06/03/2026

05/30/2026

We are 1 week out from Operation Community Care! Please spread the word 🗣️

GRVFD is proud to announce we will be hosting Operation Community Care. This organization offers FREE supplies to households in need including food, hygiene, clothing, and other essential resources. The event will be held on June 6, 2026 starting at 10am.

Please help spread the word! ❤️

05/24/2026

⛈️A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2:00AM ⛈️

Flash flooding is expected to occur due to excessive rainfall making its way through the state.

Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh, Clay, Braxton, and Kanawha may be affected. Showers through the evening and night may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and low-lying areas prone to flooding.

Please prepare for possible power outages, impassible roadways, falling trees/rocks, and mudslides. Stay safe!

05/13/2026

GRVFD is proud to announce we will be hosting Operation Community Care. This organization offers FREE supplies to households in need including food, hygiene, clothing, and other essential resources. The event will be held on June 6, 2026 starting at 10am.

Please help spread the word! ❤️

05/10/2026

This weekend one of our GRVFD top officers attended Passenger Vehicle Extrication Technician at Nicholas Co Fire School. Chief Todd Bush learned different techniques and technical movements to utilize safer and more efficient ways to extricate patients from motor vehicle accidents.
We at GRVFD are proud of Chief Bush for leading from the front by pushing beyond the standards and attending additional training to better serve the public.

05/02/2026

We are saddened to hear about the passing of Commissioner Fernett. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers as they try to navigate these hard times.

Thank you Mr. Fernett for you support of the Fayette county fire service and it’s citizens.

04/16/2026

STORMS POSSIBLE TODAY: From the US National Weather Service Charleston WV, A line of showers and thunderstorms is expected to move eastward across the area later this afternoon and evening. Any stronger storms could contain damaging wind gusts and/or large hail.
In advance of this shower/storm activity, breezy southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph and low relative humidity values will lead to an increased danger for brush fires this afternoon and early evening.
Confidence: Medium.
What to Expect After the Storm: The chance for showers and isolated (non-severe) storms continues tonight, with mainly dry weather expected on Friday amid continued well above normal temperatures.

04/15/2026

This evening we had a packed classroom with personnel from Fayette and Clay County fire departments who participated in HealthNet Aeromedical’s LZ Safety Course. Under the instruction of HealthNet Director of Safety, Jeff White, participants learned how to operate at landing zones, communicate with air crews, and how to identify hazards. Personnel also were afforded to interact with the crew of HealthNet 5 and ask questions we don’t often have the opportunity for when operating on active scenes.

As always, we appreciate each of our members and those from surrounding departments for taking the time to gain and reinforce knowledge.

Thank you to HealthNet Aeromedical for providing this course!

Stay safe, and keep learning!! 🤓🚁🚒

01/13/2026

Working together behind-the-scenes to bring efficient response to you when you need it most!