Walkertown Volunteer
Fire Department is located in the Northeast part of
Forsyth County, North Carolina. We provide fire, rescue,
EMS assist, and Hazardous Materials assistance to the
citizens of the Town of Walkertown and the Northeast
Fire District. The department is a Volunteer/Combination
Department with 52 volunteer members and a paid part
time day shift staff.
Our department
operates out of one central station located at 5225 Main
Street in the Town of Walkertown. Our department runs
eight pieces of apparatus, and a Fire and Emergency
Preparedness Public Education Safety trailer. We respond
to approximately 800 incidents each year, and operate on
a budget of about $355,000 per year.
The department is
governed by a nine member Board of Directors and is
operated by Board/Fire Chief management structure. The
Department is an ISO Class 5/9 Insurance Rated District,
and serves a land area just under 10 square miles. In
2003 the department celebrated a 50th
anniversary.
