Welcome to our homepage! Walkertown Volunteer Fire Department is a group of dedicated people serving an ever changing and growing community in the Northern Piedmont Region of Northwest North Carolina. Our department was established in 1953 and we continue today with rich traditions and a genuine concern for the safety and welfare of the citizens we serve.

As with a great number of fire and rescue departments throughout North Carolina, we pride ourselves in providing a much needed service to those in a time of need. Our department members are a group of highly dedicated professionals with a true compassion and a sense of well being for their fellow citizens. As you navigate our web site, I hope you find the information both useful and informative. The welcome mat is always out, so drop by anytime for a visit. I hope you will visit our site again soon.

Chief Hutchins is Native of Walkertown. He holds an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Fire Protection Technology from Guilford Technical Community College and a Bachelor of Science Degree from Gardner-Webb University. He is enrolled in the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program.

Chief Hutchins is the President of the Past President Piedmont North Carolina Firefighters Association, a past president of the Forsyth County Fire Rescue Association, and currently serves as the first vice president of the North Carolina State Firemen’s Association Executive board.