Churchville-Volunteer Fire-Rescue

09/03/2026

𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑪𝑽𝑭𝑫 & 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏? 𝑨𝑺𝑲 𝑼𝑺!
There has been a lot of information, discussion, and understandably, a lot of questions surrounding the Churchville Volunteer Fire Department and the future of our station.

𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

We’ve created a form for you to submit questions about the station project, CVFD, our partnership with Augusta County Fire-Rescue, or anything else you’d like clarified. We’ll gather your questions and address them together in one future post to help provide the facts and information our community wants to know.

𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://forms.gle/1cUq55FeqXpAXEv79
If you do not want to use the form, you can email us at [email protected]

𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑲 𝒀𝑶𝑼 for continuing to support the men and women of CVFD and the future of volunteer fire and rescue.

We’ve created this form where you can submit questions about the station project, CVFD, our partnership with Augusta County Fire-Rescue, or anything else you would like clarified. If you have more questions than the form allows, you can submit more than one or email us at info@churchvillefirerescu...

08/28/2026

An update from last night's Board of Supervisors meeting.

Last night, the Board of Supervisors voted 𝟑 𝐘𝐄𝐒 - 𝟒 𝐍𝐎 on a motion stating "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒂 𝟓𝟎-𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒚, 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 $𝟏 𝒂 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝟐-𝒃𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒕 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝟒-𝒃𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. 𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝟒-𝒃𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓/𝑨𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐. 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝟐𝟕/𝟐𝟖 𝒃𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑰 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.".

While we are disappointed in the outcome, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞: a permanent, long-term solution that allows us to continue serving Churchville while providing both volunteer and career personnel with the safe, functional facility they need and deserve.

At the same time, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐨. We must move forward with necessary flood repairs so our personnel can safely return to the station and resume normal operations.
It is frustrating to invest time and resources into work that may ultimately be temporary, removed, or replaced as part of a future station project. However, we have a responsibility to restore the facility we have today while continuing to push for a long-term resolution that avoids unnecessary or duplicated costs.

𝐀 𝟑-𝟒 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝.

🚒 Our goal has not changed. Our commitment to this community has not changed. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑.

To everyone who attended, spoke, reached out, or stood beside us—𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒖𝒔.

08/26/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧'𝐭. 𝐖𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐎𝐒 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 - 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞, 𝐭𝐨𝐨!

For 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝑤𝘯 reasons, the discussion regarding the future of the Churchville station was 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝒂𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝒂 𝒂𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Meanwhile, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹. This issue has already gone on long enough. We need a clear path forward so our station can become fully operational again.

Without direction soon, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱, 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 depending on the final direction of the station project. We want those dollars used responsibly and toward a 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜-𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.

Members of the public can still address this issue during “𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜,” and the Board has the ability to bring the matter out of closed session for public discussion.

🚒 𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙚 & 𝙀𝙈𝙎 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝙐𝙋, 𝙎𝙋𝙀𝘼𝙆 𝙐𝙋, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙎𝙐𝙋𝙋𝙊𝙍𝙏.

Whether you choose to speak or simply stand with us, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲.

Here is the link, to watch the meeting for those who cannot attend in person.

08/24/2026

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐖𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 — 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄

𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟗 — 𝑪𝑽𝑭𝑫 𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅
Churchville Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) was established in 1959 and has served Churchville and the surrounding community from its current location ever since.

𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒂 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆 — 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚
The need to update or replace the Churchville station is not new. For years, CVFD and Augusta County have discussed the limitations of the current facility, including:
✦Apparatus bays that cannot adequately accommodate today’s larger fire and EMS equipment.
✦Limited sleeping, office, and living space as career staffing has increased.
✦No where for volunteers to sleep for overnight duty.
✦Inadequate kitchen and dining space when the community room is being used for fundraisers or rentals.

𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 — 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒋𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕
Churchville was identified as a central location for emergency services on the west end of Augusta County. CVFD began developing plans to expand the station, purchased the neighboring Siron property, and secured approval for a $2 million USDA low-interest loan.

When CVFD determined they could not afford the loan payments alone, assistance was requested from Augusta County (multiple times). Assistance was entertained, but ultimately was not provided. CVFD continued looking for more affordable options until the COVID-19 pandemic slowed and eventually halted the project. Because the project did not move forward, the USDA funds were never received.

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 — 𝑨𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕
As career staffing at Churchville increased, so did the need for additional space. CVFD revisited the earlier plans and obtained updated pricing, which had nearly doubled to approximately $4 million.

CVFD purchased a steel building frame and began preparing the neighboring property for expansion, hoping the County would assist with the project.

The increasing cost and staffing needs made it clear that CVFD could not adequately fund the project through County contributions and donations alone.

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 — 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅
CVFD shared their approximate $4 million building plans again with County representatives.

In April 2025, ACFR Chief Greg Schacht presented the Board of Supervisors with a collaborative proposal for a new Churchville station. The Board agreed to move forward with obtaining new plans for a County-funded and County-owned building, and 𝐂𝐕𝐅𝐃 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥.

Representatives from CVFD, ACFR, the Board of Supervisors, and County Administration worked together to develop plans that addressed the needs of both volunteer and career personnel. The resulting two-story station was estimated at approximately $17 million.

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 — 𝑶𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆
CVFD was later informed that the County would not build a station on land it did not own and that an alternative station could be constructed near Buffalo Gap School for career staff.

CVFD membership unanimously opposed separating volunteer and career operations and continued advocating for a collaborative solution. Leadership researched alternatives, including land leases and arrangements used successfully by other localities.

After the July 2026 flood brought renewed attention to the station, the building discussion intensified. On July 30, 2026, CVFD received a letter from BOS Chairman Slaven asking the organization if they understood what it would mean if the County took over ownership of its assets and operational control.

CVFD membership unanimously voted not to surrender ownership or operational control while reaffirming its support for the collaborative approach originally presented in April 2025.

On August 12, 2026, CVFD and representatives from other volunteer agencies attended the Board of Supervisors meeting. Discussion included reconvening the original committee to explore a possible land-lease agreement. The matter was postponed to allow the Board additional time to review CVFD’s response.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝟕𝐩𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢-𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬.

08/14/2026

A special 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 to our fellow volunteer agencies who showed up last night to stand beside us.

Volunteer fire service has always been about more than one department or one community. 𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

Your presence and support meant more to our members than you know. We are incredibly grateful to be part of a volunteer fire service family that stands 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿—𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀. 🚒❤️

08/12/2026

UPDATE: The Board of Supervisors voted to postpone a decision until the next meeting August 26th at 7pm. We desperately need your support both at the meeting and contacting your elected representative in every district of Augusta County.

𝐂𝐕𝐅𝐃 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑼𝑫𝑳𝒀 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟗. After nearly ten years of discussion regarding the need for a modern facility, ACFR Chief Schacht presented a collaborative proposal to the Board of Supervisors in April 2025 for a new Churchville station. CVFD accepted that proposal at the time, and we continue to stand behind and reaffirm our acceptance of it today.

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝. We remain committed to a solution that supports both volunteer and career personnel. The career staff who serve alongside our volunteers deserve a safe, modern, and functional facility just as much as we do. We serve the same community, respond to the same emergencies, and share the same mission.

𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑:
✅ Preserve CVFD as an independent volunteer organization, including ownership of its land, assets, and organization, while maintaining our partnership with Augusta County and ACFR.
✅ Keep the station at its current Churchville location, where it is strategically positioned to serve Churchville and the surrounding communities.
✅ Move the project forward without further unnecessary delay, with a focus on a permanent, long-term solution that serves both volunteer and career personnel.

𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:
Your donations and tax dollars built this station and will help fund the next. These community-funded assets should remain right here in Churchville. Local ownership protects our station, our coverage, and our community’s investment for generations to come.

‼️We encourage our community to attend tonight’s Board of Supervisors meeting and call your elected representative to show your support for keeping Churchville’s station, property, and assets in the hands of the community they were built to serve.

𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄:
We ask to serve and protect our community, preserve the volunteer organization, and continue building a strong partnership between volunteer and career personnel.

𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲,
Churchville Volunteer Fire Department

08/02/2026

GREAT NEWS! The Christmas Market is back on—just at a new location!

The same vendor list is still full! If you’ve changed your mind due to the new location, please let us know so we can contact the next person on the cancellation list.

A huge thank you to The Lighthouse Church for partnering with us and making this event possible. We truly appreciate their generosity and support in helping us keep this community tradition alive.

07/30/2026

‼️Fundraising Schedule Update‼️

Due to the unexpected and unfortunate flooding at our station, we have made the difficult decision to adjust our upcoming fundraising schedule.

We remain hopeful that our dining and living quarters will be fully restored by November, so for now, our Tenderloin Dinner and Community Christmas Dinner will remain on the schedule.

We sincerely appreciate your patience, understanding, and continued support as we work through this unexpected setback. We will share updates as soon as they become available.

07/06/2026

Community Members,

We would like to address the condition of our station following the severe storm that passed through Churchville tonight. As some have experienced, heavy winds from the storm caused a significant amount of debris backup in the two storm drains located directly in front of the station. That backup paired with the significant rainfall caused an unprecedented amount of water to flood the station from the roadway. Personnel, both career and volunteer, have been working since the beginning of this event to remove any and all water from the station. A water restoration company has been contacted and will be arriving early in the morning due to the pending flash flood forecast until 4:45am.

We want to ensure our community members that emergency services will not be impacted by this incident. For health and safety reasons, the Augusta County Career Personnel have been relocated to Swoope Volunteer Fire Company for overnight housing and will continue to answer calls for service.

We are aware of posts circulating social media regarding this matter and we want to ensure our community that this is being handled appropriately.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.