Dale City Volunteer Fire Department
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Founded in 1967 by the Dale City Civic Association, the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department (DCVFD) is a fire and rescue organization comprised of approximately 250 dedicated volunteers.
The volunteers of the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department (DCVFD) provide more than 2,500 volunteer hours per week to the community. The DCVFD is consistently one of the busiest and most active volunteer fire organizations in the state, averaging approximately 20,000 runs per year.
The DCVFD serves the community of Dale City, Virginia in its first due. Located approximately 25-miles south of Washington, DC, Dale City is a growing suburban community and is home to approximately 75,000 residents and many commercial areas.
DCVFD volunteers respond to fire and medical emergencies throughout Dale City, including Potomac Mills Mall and portions of I-95. In addition, the DCVFD provides services to surrounding communities, as needed through mutual aid agreements.
The DCVFD owns and operates four of Prince William Countys 17 fire and rescue stations. DCVFD volunteers staff these stations from 6pm to 6am Monday through Friday, throughout the weekend, and on any holidays that career staff do not work.
Three of the DCVFDs four stations 10, 13 and 18 are situated along Dale Boulevard, with 10 on the eastern end, 13 in the center of Dale City and 18 on the west end of Dale Boulevard. Station 20 is situated on Prince William Parkway near the Potomac Mills Mall and Gar-Field High School.
Each DCVFD station is equipped with and staffs an engine and an ambulance. In addition, DCVFD volunteers staff a heavy rescue squad located at station 10 along the I-95 corridor, a tower and medic unit at station 13, a brush truck at station 18, and an all-terrain rescue vehicle at station 20. A 24-hour career staffed medic unit is also located at station 20.
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Station locations
Station 10 - Edgar Van Horn
14975 Catalpa Court
Dale City, VA 22193
(703) 670-2424
Station 13 - Ken Glufling
13511 Hillendale Ave.
(703) 590-2402
Station 18
5849 Dale Blvd.
(703) 680-3533
Station 20 - George Buchanan
3171 Prince William Pkwy
(703) 590-3091
Be a part of the Second To None
The Dale City Volunteer Fire Department is always looking for individuals who want to serve their community in the most exciting volunteer capacity imaginable. Read on to find out what it takes for you to become part of the Second To None. For more information please fill out the contact form to the right (please include your phone number) and download and fill out the application or stop by any station to pick up a paper application.
Member Responsibilities
Upon acceptance into our organization, a member will be assigned to a duty battalion. Dale City VFD has five such battalions and duty nights are on a rotating basis. You will be required to attend all duties or find a fill in unless prior arrangements have been made with your duty officer. In addition, you are also required to attend the company meeting on the second Wednesday of every month.
Your family and your job always come first so if a conflict in your schedule occurs and you will not be able to attend duty on any given night, contact your duty officer and something can always be worked out.
PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES AS PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER FORMAT OF THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Please note that you will be responsible for signing a paper copy of this form during your orientation.
Cadet Membership
DCVFD has a program in place to promote volunteerism among high school students aged 16-18. Cadet members are assigned duty crews as any other member and are permitted to ride the fire engine. They are prohibited from riding an ambulance or a specialty unit such as Tower 13 or Rescue Squad 10. They are elibible for the same training opportunities as senior members and perform the same duties on calls as a senior member (with proper certifications and a parental release). The main difference is that cadets MUST leave duty before 10:00 P.M. on school nights without exception.
Cadet membership is contingent on parental permission and suitable academic progress (a C average) and may be revoked by a cadet's parents at any time for any reason.
Cadet applicants must print out and complete the following two documents:
Academic Inquiry Form
Parental Permission Form
Training
Training is provided to all of our members at no cost. When a new member joins, he/she enters under recruit status and will remain a recruit or "red hat" until they obtain either Firefighter I certification or EMT-B certification.
Health Requirements
Fire and Rescue is often a very strenuous activity and therefore any applicant should be in general good health.
Driving Record
All applicants to the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department must submit a Department of Motor Vehicles Driver History Record from the state they are licensed with this application. The only exception are applicants who do not hold a drivers license.
Download a Membership Application
Contact information
The Dale City Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary is looking for volunteers to join our organization. The DCVFD Auxiliary was established in 1967 to support and augment the fire department and the community. The DCVFD Auxiliary accomplishes these goals through several fundraisers held throughout the year. The auxiliary also supplies the department with dinner during the monthly company meeting.
The Auxiliary membership is open to anyone over the age of 18 who enjoys working with and wants to aid the community. You do not need to be the spouse or relative of a fire department member. The Auxiliary meets the 1st Wednesday of every month at Dale City Station 13 (13511 Hillendale Drive) at 7:30pm.
Media gallery
This 1973 Hahn firetruck was the first new firetruck the Dale City VFD ever owned.
The Media Gallery is coming soon. We are working hard on compiling media from the past and present to place online for Members of the department and the community to enjoy.
