Patetown Volunteer Fire Department

03/21/2026

Thank you to everyone who purchased BBQ today at our Eastern NC BBQ cook-off competition as it was a great success and we are officially sold out! A special thank you goes out to the teams who participated and congratulations to the winners to be recognized in a later post. If you missed us today, please consider visiting our friends at Nahunta Vol. Fire Dept. and supporting them at their annual BBQ/BBQ Chicken plate sale starting at 4pm today. Don't wait too late as they sell out fast each year and the food is amazing!

03/21/2026

Patetown VFD still has some BBQ for sale for $10/pound. Drive-thru line will be open until sold out. 3463 NC 111 North Goldsboro, NC

03/21/2026

This evening we have 15 of the best Eastern NC BBQ Competition Cooking teams competing! Come on out and visit our teams as they prepare their prized pigs for judging in the morning at 8am. We will be selling BBQ for $10/pound as well as pork skin bags and pork ribs by the bag while they last. Drive-thru opens at 11am until sold out.

03/20/2026

A special thank you goes out to our "2026 BBQ Cook-off" sponsors for helping make this event happen! We are truly thankful and appreciative of your support!

03/20/2026

The weather is going to be absolutely perfect this weekend for good ol' Eastern NC BBQ. Swing through our drive-thru starting at 11am and grab a pound or 10 for dinner! We will have 15 competitive teams competing for over $1,000 in prizes and bragging rights as well as very cool custom trophies donated by Bucks Fire Extinguishers! 🔥🔥

03/17/2026

When the guys around the grill look like this...you KNOW it's about to be gooood!!

03/17/2026

Only 4 more days before the smell of hot grills and good ol' Eastern NC BBQ feel the air in Patetown!!

03/08/2026

02/10/2026

Tonight we celebrated the retirement of our very own Fire Chief John Gardner for 26 years of leadership at Patetown VFD as "car 1". Chief Gardner was also awarded the Service of Excellence Award by the NC OSFM for his leadership and service to our community. Chief Gardner has over 40 years of volunteer service in the Patetown Fire Dept. where he continues to serve his community as a volunteer. Help us congratulate Chief John Gardner on his retirement and thank you for being a leader and mentor to many throughout the years!

10/03/2025

You may notice some discoloration of your water today, we are flow testing hydrants.