Henry Volunteer Fire Department

08/22/2026

🇺🇸Service before self🇺🇸

That is what PFC Dylan Bieger has demonstrated! Dylan graduated high school this year and started volunteering with us right after. Dylan has recently just graduated from the Virginia Army National Guard and will be reporting to Texas for is IDAT.

Dylan we wish you the best and look forward to your return. Congratulations and well done!

07/08/2026

Shortly after 6:29pm, Hanover Fire-EMS units were dispatched to the 12000 block of Lees Lane, for a reported residential structure fire.

Upon arrival, personnel found a single-story home with smoke coming from all sides. A total of 9 units responded to include Airlight 406 from the Henry district. The incident was brought under control at 7:12 pm.

The cause is currently under investigation. Company 6 would like to remind all citizens that working smoke detectors save lives.

07/05/2026

The department would like to wish one of our own from Shift 6 A a congratulations on the welcoming of his New born! We wish him the best and look forwards to all the fun filled stories he has when he returns! Congratulations to Luke and his wife!

07/04/2026

We want to wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July!

07/01/2026

Congratulations are in order for 6A’s newest driver pump operator! Rylan Hubbard has showed her hard work and dedication to the department these last several months! Rylan, we look forward to watching you progress in your career and wish you the best!

06/01/2026

Congratulations are in order for Life Member Troy Traylor as he starts his retirement today from Hanover County Fire-EMS Department.

Life membership status is someone who has put in 10 or more years of service in as a volunteer. Troy, from all of us at Henry Company six we wish you the best in retirement and hope the best on your future endeavors! 

Hanover Fire-EMS recognizes Firefighter David “Troy” Traylor as he retires on June 1, 2026, after more than 40 years of service to Hanover County.

Troy began his fire service in October 1984 as a volunteer at Station 6, where he is a Life Member, and was hired by Hanover Fire-EMS in June 1999. Over his career, he worked at Stations 4, 6, 3, 10, 11, 2, and in Logistics.

He also managed the hose and nozzle shop, small engine repair shop, and various other specialty shops at different points in his career, helping keep equipment and gear ready for use.

Please join us in thanking FF David “Troy” Traylor for his years of service and wishing him well in retirement.

06/01/2026

Congratulations Chief! We wish you a long and happy retirement!

Today, June 1, 2026, Hanover Fire-EMS proudly honors Assistant Chief Wade Sanders on his first day of retirement after an outstanding 31-year career in public safety, including 27 years of dedicated service to Hanover County.

Chief Sanders began his career serving four years as a medic in the United States Army before joining Hanover Fire-EMS in 1999. Throughout his career, he served in Operations at Henry Station 6 and Eastern Hanover Station 3 before being promoted to Lieutenant at Doswell Station 4. He was promoted to Battalion Chief, serving at Ashland Station 1 and Mechanicsville Station 7, as well as Battalion Chief of Training & Safety. In 2023, he was promoted to Assistant Chief of Operations.

During his career, Chief Sanders played a vital role with the Central Virginia All-Hazards Incident Management Team, supporting large-scale incidents across the United States. His deployments included major special events, missing persons searches, disaster response operations, wildland fire support in Virginia and the western United States, and COVID-19 operations. He also earned credentials as a Type I Medical Unit Leader through the National Wildfire Coordination Group. In addition to his operational leadership, Chief Sanders served as a member of the Central Virginia Operations Chiefs Committee and the Central Virginia Training and Safety Committees.

Reflecting on his career, Chief Sanders shared that his greatest memories are the relationships built throughout Hanover County and the Central Virginia region. He expressed deep gratitude for the opportunity to serve the citizens of Hanover County, the Board of Supervisors, County Administrators Harris and Budesky, and Fire Chiefs Harman, Crosby, Piland, and Anderson.

“I’ve had the extreme honor to serve with the best men and women in public safety on good days and bad days, and look forward to them continuing to do awesome things every day. The citizens and guests of Hanover County are in great hands.”

In retirement, Chief Sanders plans to continue giving back to the community in Virginia’s Northern Neck — a place he often refers to as “God’s Country Dude” — while spending more time with his wife, Danielle, and daughters, Abigail and Cassidy, whose love and unwavering support carried him through the many demands of a career in public safety.

06/01/2026

We wish you well in retirement Chris! Thank you for all those years of dedicated service!

Hanover Fire-EMS recognizes Firefighter Chris Hollins as he retires on June 1, 2026, after more than 46 years of service to Hanover County.

Chris began his fire service in 1980 with Company 3 Eastern Hanover Volunteer Fire Department, where he held many offices, including serving as Chief, and contributed to numerous committees, such as training and apparatus. He was hired by Hanover Fire-EMS on May 1, 2011, and served at Stations 6, 3, and 12, as well as a member of the Technical Rescue Team and Water Rescue Team.

Over more than four decades, he has met and worked with many people he is proud to call friends and family, both in the volunteer and career ranks. As Chris retires from Hanover Fire-EMS, he returns to the family business full-time.

Please join us in thanking FF Chris Hollins for his many years of service to Hanover County and wishing him well in this next chapter.

05/30/2026

Congratulations are in store for two of our members as they have completed a milestone in their life on high school graduation! We wish y’all both the best and look forward to your success with the department and where life takes you!

05/26/2026

Career and Volunteer staff assigned to Station 6 taking advantage of a break in the rain, training on DPO and hose line advancement and control. Just because it’s a fire department “Monday” doesn’t mean training isn’t important!