FOSCOE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
10036 NC HWY 105 S, BANNER ELK, NC 28604

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOSCOE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT WAS ORGANIZED IN MARCH 1971 TO PROTECT THE HOMES AND PROPERTY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE FOSCOE COMMUNITY. CURRENTLY THERE IS A FIRST RESPONDERS UNIT IN ADDITION TO FIREFIGHTING.

FOSCOE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVES THE FOSCOE FIRE DISTRICT OF WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, BY PROVIDING 24 HOUR FIRST-RESPONDER UNITS, AS WELL AS FIREFIGHTERS AND EQUIPMENT. IT ALSO PARTICIPATES IN MUTUAL AID WITH OTHER AREA FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN WATAUGA AND AVERY COUNTIES AS NEEDED. ANSWERED CALLS DURING 2019 CONSISTED OF 169 FIRE/NON-MEDICAL CALLS & 214 EMERGENCY MEDICAL CALLS. 29 VOLUNTEERS AND 2 PAID EMPLOYEES COMPLETED 4961 HOURS OF TRAININGS DURING 2019.

FOSCOE FIRE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATES IN FIRE PREVENTION WEEK BY VISITING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOCATED WITHIN ITS DISTRICT. THE VOLUNTEERS SPEAK WITH THE CHILDREN REGARDING WAYS TO PREVENT FIRES, WAYS TO ESCAPE FIRES AND THE WAYS TO REPORT FIRES. THEY ALSO PROVIDE HAND OUTS AND TREATS. PROGRAM CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 80 VOLUNTEER HOURS. EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN PROGRAM 1. DEPARTMENT PROVIDES CPR CERTIFICATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. 48 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION TIME WAS PROVIDED DURING 2019.TOTAL HOURS AND EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED PREVIOUSLY.

FOSCOE FIRE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES NUMERALS TO INDICATE 9-1-1 ADDRESSES OF THE PROPERTIES WITHIN ITS DISTRICT. COSTS AND HOURS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FIRST ACHIEVEMENT. APPROXIMATELY 50 HOUSEHOLDS WERE PROVIDED WITH NUMERALS DURING 2019.EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN PROGRAM 1

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