Refer to Winter Fire Safety- What You Need to Know to Stay Safe This Season (beechmountainvfd.org) and the NFPA article below: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is urging the public to use added caution when heating their homes this winter. Heating is the second leading cause of home fires and…
Read More
The Town of Beech Mountain is hosting their 3nd annual Christmas Parade and we want YOU to be a part of it! Please help make our parade a success by creating your own float and being a part of it! Floats can be as simple as a decorate car to a…
Read More
The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week™ for more than 100 years —has announced “Cooking safety starts with YOU! Pay attention to fire prevention TM” as the theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 8-14, 2023. This year’s focus on cooking safety works to educate the public about simple…
Read More
The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) started the Wildfire Community Preparedness Day to encourage people and organizations to take action by raising wildfire safety awareness, reducing wildfire risks and helping individuals and active fire communities learn how to best prepare their homes for wildfires. According to the U.S. Forest Service,…
Read More
Getting “Corny” at the Farmers’ Market On Friday, September 1st at the Beech Mountain Farmers’ Market expect a little more “corning around” than usual. As our local farmers show off their summer produce, the Beech Mountain Volunteer Fire and Police Departments will toss it up during the Town’s Annual Cornhole…
Read More
Help us Celebrate our “50 Year” Anniversary on June 24th at the Annual Open House. We hope to see everyone there! To learn more about our history go to: beechmountainvfd.org/about/history/ See the photo gallery link and pictures to our previous our Open House: Open House 2021 Annual Open House Saturday June…
Read More
Effective May 1, 2023; BMVFD Earns Better ISO Rating of 4! Recently, the Beech Mountain Volunteer Fire Department completed its 5-year ISO Insurance Inspection by the NC State Fire Marshall. The department went from a rating of Class 5 to Class 4, with 1 being the highest. This is good…
Read More
In commemoration of International Firefighters’ Day, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) asks you to join us in celebrating firefighters by lighting your home in red in May. We ask that you change your porch light(s) and share your #Shine4Firefighters story with us on social media as a thank you to all of…
Read More
In 2022, Watauga County kicked-off the “Burn a Blue Bulb” campaign in support of local law enforcement and to honor the memory of fallen officers Chris Ward and Logan Fox. By Sherrie Norris-Published by the High Country Press: Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 3:26 pm “Burn A Blue Bulb” Campaign…
Read More
Fire departments traditionally use the beginning and end of daylight savings time to remind the public to (1) install new alarms and (2) change the batteries in your existing smoke, fire and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. Please refer to our two featured fire safety topics below and note the special…
Read More