Millers Creek Fire Department (official)

06/14/2026

These two examples are not in North Carolina but it is happening here as well.

For a lot of volunteer fire departments, budgets have shifted and a lot have went to having part time during the week during the day and having volunteers. We are one of those. Some have been able to provide some full time staffing but most can’t afford it. We are one of those as well that can’t afford full time staff. We have to have volunteers. We rely on our volunteers very heavily.

If you want to see what we are about, come out and visit, see what it takes to volunteer.

Fire departments are struggling to recruit as the number of unpaid firefighters drops to the lowest level since 1991 https://www.investigatetv.com/2026/06/11/volunteer-firefighter-shortage-threatens-communities-nationwide/

06/10/2026

Today on duty members along with Wilkes Fire Marshals Office replaced old, out of date smoke detectors, placed new smoke detectors where there was not a detector and helped replace batteries.

Working smoke detectors save lives!!
Also sleep with your bedroom door shut. See our page for a video about conditions on the other side of the door and what a closed door can do during a fire.

Smoke detectors were part of a grant through NC Office of State Fire Marshal.

Smoke detectors should be replace every 10 years.

06/08/2026

A super busy month for the men and women of Station 24 in the month of May.

51 Medical
2 Weather Related Incident (Trees Down)
2 EMS Lift Assists
1 Motor Vehicle Crash with Pin In
9 Motor Vehicle Crashes
13 Fire Alarms
2 Smoke Investigations
2 Carbon Monoxide Alarms
2 Power Lines Down
2 Structure Fires
2 Grass/Woods/Brush Fires
2 Trash/Rubbish Fires

90 Calls for service in May.

06/07/2026

This afternoon MCFD responded to a reported van on fire in the parking lot at MC Elementary School. Crew arrived to find a mini van with a fully involved engine compartment fire.

The driver described electrical problems just before pulling over and finding fire under the hood.

Video credit: Jim Sheets

06/07/2026

Photo credit: Jim Sheets

06/06/2026

The Millers Creek Fire Department has received a limited number of smoke detectors from the NC Office of State Fire Marshal.

Please contact our station at 336-838-3213.

You will be asked some questions pertaining to information that is requested so we can report to NC OSFM on our progress.

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Our office for the day.

Kiddos love it!!