Load Volunteer Fire Department

05/21/2026

LOAD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
SURPLUS PROPERTY
BID ANNOUNCEMENT

The Load Volunteer Fire Department will be accepting sealed bids on a surplus 20’W x 30’L x 8’H metal carport. The carport was purchased by the department in October 2022. The carport has a patriot red roof, white side walls, and patriot red trim. This carport will be sold as is.

Sealed bids will be accepted until June 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Sealed bids will be opened during the regularly scheduled Load Volunteer Fire Department Board of Trustees meeting on June 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Bids may be submitted via mail to the Load Volunteer Fire Department at the following address: 16486 State Route 7, Greenup, KY 41144. Please ensure that the envelope is clearly marked sealed bid.

The winning bidder will be responsible for disassembling and removing the carport from the Load Volunteer Fire Department’s property within two (2) weeks of being awarded the bid.

If you have any questions or need further information you may contact Chief Garth Wireman at 606-694-1799 or via email at [email protected].

The Load Volunteer Fire Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

05/14/2026

***Update: Outage has been restored***

Windstream currently has an outage that is impacting the ability to call the administrative lines at the 911 center. If you need to reach the 911 center administrative lines please dial 606-922-2262 or 911.

04/02/2026

What a great day for our department and community! Today at 11:00 a.m. a groundbreaking ceremony was held to officially celebrate the beginning of the renovation of our existing fire station which will include the addition of a new fire truck bay.

This is a long awaited project and has been nearly 15 years in the making. We are thankful for the leadership of the Load VFD Board of Trustees, members of the Load VFD, and the Greenup County Fiscal Court for making this project possible. Along with these entities, several other agencies and people have played a significant role in helping us get to where we are today. Without the support of everyone who has ever make any kind of contribution whether that would be monetary or by volunteering time, we would not be where we are today.

We are excited to get this project underway and can’t wait until our new facility is complete!

03/15/2026

With windy conditions it is almost inevitable that a tree will fall in Greenup County. If you encounter a downed tree please report it by calling 311 (where available) or 606-473-1411. If the tree is entangled in wires, a vehicle has struck it, any other emergent situation, or if you are unsure please call 911.

Our Public Safety Dispatchers steady ready to assist callers and will notify the appropriate responders to take care of the situation.

03/11/2026

Tornado Watch
for Greenup County

Issued by National Weather Service
Charleston, WV
10:42 EDT Wed, Mar 11, 2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 42 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY

BOYD CARTER GREENUP LAWRENCE

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST OHIO

ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS MORGAN PERRY VINTON WASHINGTON

IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA

BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON ROANE

IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA

DODDRIDGE PLEASANTS RITCHIE TYLER WIRT WOOD

IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA

KANAWHA LINCOLN PUTNAM

IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA

CABELL MASON WAYNE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, ASHLAND, ATHENS, BELMONT, BELPRE, BURNSVILLE, CANNONSBURG, CARTER CAVES STATE PARK, CEREDO, CHARLESTON, CLAY, CROOKSVILLE, ELIZABETH, FLATWOODS, GALLIPOLIS, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRANTSVILLE, GRAYSON, GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK, HAMDEN, HAMLIN, HARRISVILLE, HARTS, HUNTINGTON, HURRICANE, IRONTON, JACKSON, KENOVA, LAKE VESUVIUS, LOUISA, MARIETTA, MCARTHUR, MCCONNELSVILLE, MIDDLEBOURNE, NEW HAVEN, NEW LEXINGTON, OAK HILL, OLIVE HILL, PADEN CITY, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, POINT PLEASANT, POMEROY, RACELAND, RAVENSWOOD, RIPLEY, RUSSELL, SAINT ALBANS, SISTERSVILLE, SOMERSET, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH POINT, SPENCER, ST. MARYS, STOCKPORT, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, VIENNA, WAYNE, WELLSTON, WEST UNION, AND YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK.

03/08/2026

02/12/2026

Thank you WOWK for doing this story today. We are very excited to get this project started!

GREENUP COUNTY, Ky (WOWK) — Greenup County officials announced a much-anticipated public safety building project in the Load community. The new building will be located beside the Load Volunt…

02/11/2026

We are thankful for the partnership of the Greenup County Fiscal Court as we navigate this process. We look forward to moving this project forward!

Judge Executive Bobby Hall's Fiscal Court Report:

Competitive BID for a Public Safety Building.

We the Greenup County Fiscal Court in conjunction with the Load Volunteer Fire Department Board of Trustees and the Greenup County Ambulance Authority are excited to announce plans to construct a Public Safety Building to serve both the Load Volunteer Fire Department and the Greenup County Ambulance Authority at the current Load Fire Department location.

For many years our first responders serving this area have worked from outdated facilities. This very much needed project will represent a long-awaited investment in the safety of our residents and community.

The Greenup County Fiscal Court will be advertising for competitive BIDS for construction of the facility in the next few weeks in the Greenup Gazette.

The Fiscal Court looks forward to selecting a contractor and moving this project toward construction.

Thank you,

Bobby Hall, County Judge Executive
Lee Wireman, Commissioner
Derek Bradley, Commissioner
Ernie Duty, Commissioner

01/24/2026

Greenup County Emergency Operations Center is activated and will open today 1/24/2026 at 1 pm.

An emergency operations center (EOC) is a central command and control facility responsible for carrying out the principles of emergency preparedness and emergency management, or disaster management functions at a strategic level during an emergency, and ensuring the continuity of operation of local governments and emergency service agencies.

Personnel are on duty to assist local governments with their response to the impending inclement weather. The EOC also assist citizens with non-emergent request.

As this weather emergency will continue for several days, we will evaluate and determine if temporary warming shelters will be warranted in Greenup County on an as need basis. Some cities have warming centers open now and will be listed below.

Direct contact to the EOC is as followings:

(606) 314-1013 or (606) 473-5644

For Non-emergency weather related request you need to call the EOC NOT 911. This is for any agency request, as well as for information for the public, or to assist the public in requests that are outside the scope for emergency assistance.

As always, for any and all Emergencies, call 911.

01/23/2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow
accumulations between 9 and 12 inches and ice accumulations around
two tenths of an inch.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and
central, northern, southern, and western West Virginia.

* WHEN...From 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for
the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1 or
by accessing the online traffic and roadway portal for your state.

Additional information can be found at

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