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Union Road Volunteer Fire Department Inc.
4060 Union Road
Gastonia, NC  28056

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County vs. City Charity Basketball Game
Sat. Mar 6th 2010
Gaston County firefighters smoke Gastonia in overtime, but Red Cross is real winner Comments 0 | Recommend 0   March 06, 2010 9:33 PM   Corey Friedman   GASTONIA — When firefighters clash on the court, a shower of sparks is inevitable. A barrage of fourth-quarte...

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Firefighters Words: I Wish You Could Know
Fri. Feb 26th 2010
I wish you could know what it is like to search a burning bedroom for trapped children at 3 AM, flames rolling above your head, your palms and knees burning as you crawl, the floor sagging under your weight as the kitchen below you burns. I wish you could comprehend a wife’s horror at 6 in th...

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Gasoline Tanker Overturned
Mon. Jan 25th 2010
Station 51 was dispatched to assist Station 55 Crowders Mountain with a gasoline tanker overturned on 321 this morning. The truck was carrying about 7500 gallons of gas when the driver lost control and rolled on its side. Crowders Mtn, Union Road and Gastonia Haz Mat, responded to the incident. Some...

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Gaston County Firefighters and EMS honors a fallen Brother.
Thu. Dec 31st 2009
Gaston County Firefighters and EMS honor a fallen Brother.  12 units and 75 firefighters and EMS personnel lined the HWY 27 / I-85 overpass in Belmont on Wednesday afternoon to say goodbye to our fallen Brother.  As Old Glory  flew, the precession for FF. Richard Miller of B...

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Belmont Firefighter LODD
Tue. Dec 29th 2009
It is with great saddness to announce the death of Firefighter R. Miller with the Belmont Fire Dept. Firefighter Miller was on the treadmill when he collapsed. Brother firefighters attempted to revive Miller but he was pronounced dead at the hospital. Our hearts and prayers go out to Millers family ...

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Firefighter of the Year
Fri. Dec 18th 2009
Robert "Baby Face" Heussy was voted as the Firefighter of the Year for the Union Road VFD by his peers this year. Robert has been on the department for just over a year and through his hard work and persistance has accomplished both levels of the NC Firefighter Certification. Robert in his...

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I CAN'T happen here? OH YES IT CAN!!!
Fri. Oct 30th 2009
The story below was "cut and pasted" from Billy G's e-mail updates and "Firefighterclosecalls.com".  Please read below.  In our tough economic times, and record unemployment rates, it stands to reason that we will be seeing more and more cases of eviction.  What ha...

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We NEVER know what we might run into from Call to Call...STAY ALERT!!!
Thu. Sep 3rd 2009
THIS WAS CUT AND PASTED FROM 09-03-2009 "FIREFIGTERCLOSECALLS.COM"...please read and remember evrey time we get on the truck this could happen....WE HAVE ALREADY ROLLED IN ON SIMILAR SCENES WHERE VIOLENCE HAD ALREADY OCCURRED SO NEVER SAY IT CANT HAPPEN HERE!!!   Hey, A CLOSE CALL ...

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Important Recall
Fri. Jul 10th 2009
  1.  Kidde Recalls Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms; Can Fail to Warn of a Fire   NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington , DC 20207   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2009 Release # 09-266    Firm's ...

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A wake up call about smoke detectors and children
Sun. May 4th 2008
This is a video all parents should see. It's about children not waking up to the sound of a smoke alarm. Click on link http://youtube.com/watch?v=t5Q5GZGWqzc...

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Recent Calls

Thu. Mar 4th 2010
Yet Another Job at the 51 House

At 1137 hours Station's 51,55, and 50 were dispatched to Lauren Ct. for a possible structure fire. Capt. Ingram arrived on sc...

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Mon. Mar 1st 2010
Working Fire Mutual Aid

 About 4:30 pm Stations 55, 51 and Gastonia Fire was dispatched to Queens Road for a possible structure fire. 5101 arriv...

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Wed. Feb 17th 2010
Working Fire Mutual Aid

In the early hours of Feb. 17th stations 55, 51 and Gastonia FD were dispatched to a residential fire on Bush St. Car 55...

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