History
In 1942, a group of citizens in what was then the northern end of Princess Anne County recognized the need for fire protection. Finally in 1943 the Davis Corner Auxiliary Fire Department came into being.
Some interesting facts from the past...
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1961 - 3 fire calls/33 ambulance calls |
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1963-Town of Virginia Beach merged with Princess Anne County to become The City of Virginia Beach |
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1964-Our Chief, Vernon Wilson, became a casualty of Hurricane Cleo |
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1963-cost of the annual banquet for 49 people was $199.00 |
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1966-We obtained our 1st boat |
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1967-1st CPR classes taught in the city. |
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1968-Lady Flame, our "fire Dog" came to live at Station 2 |
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1973:April-Donna Slack became first female member |
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July-1st career firefighters assigned to Station 2 |
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August-Chief John Scanlon among graduates of 1st CT class in the state |
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-1979:July-Moved to present location on Haygood Road |
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In September 1944, Mr. Marr sold the Department a piece of property at 316 Davis Street for $10.00. A cinder block building with its additions is still at that address.
Original Members
In July 1979, Davis Corner moved from 316 Davis St. to it’s present location at 4672 Haygood Rd. Davis Corner currently maintains 3 ALS ambulances to provide Emergency Medical Services to the community.
Davis Corner Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad
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Is the perfect way to experience volunteer rescue first hand. A ride along can be a few hours to a complete shift, 12 hours.
Founder - John E. Marr
The first fire truck was a Dodge truck purchased for $500.00 from the Richmond Army Base. It was outfitted with a Chrysler engine, a Hale pump, and a 500-gallon water tank.
The truck was parked at the restaurant of John Marr, who was a Charter Member. (Now B&F Tire Company at 5548 Virginia Beach Blvd).
April 1968, a second charter as Davis Corner Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. was added. These 2 charters were merged into one in November 1978.
Sometime before 1955 the rescue aspect was added to Davis Corner. In August 1962, we became Davis Corner Volunteer Fire Department.Inc.
There was no centralized method of receiving and dispatching calls. They used a simple system. A list of members, in the order they were to be called, was distributed throughout the community. If someone had a fire they were to call the first firefighter on the list, working down the list, if there was no answer. Eventually, an outside siren was installed that alerted the firemen when a call came in.
Jim Roach, Life Member and Past Chief, with our ambulance, fire truck and salvage truck.
1950
Lady Flame
Current trucks - ambulance and MCI trucks.
Davis Corner Volunteer
Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc.
4672 Haygood Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Mail: P.O. Box 68785, Virginia Beach, VA 23471
