Members of the Rome Volunteer Fire Department sent out our Annual Fund Drive Mailer on Monday, May 19th. As a courtesy to our community members we now give you the option to donate securely online using your credit/debit card.
The Rome Volunteer Fire Department gives you the ability to pay safely with your Credit/Debit card using the trusted PayPal payment method. If you have any concerns with using the online payment method, or would like to confirm a payment, please feel free to contact us at any time.
Thank you for your generous donations!
Contributions from the community help with firefighter training, equipment purchases, fuel costs, utility bills, and many other things that are necessary to have a well equipped and educated department to better serve our friends, family, and neighbors of Rome Township.If at any time you have questions about the security of donating online, sending a donation the conventional way, or any questions relating to this year's fund drive feel free to contact the business office of the Rome Volunteer Fire Department.
The Rome Volunteer Fire Department participated in this year's Lawrence County Safety Adventures Day, on May 9th & 10th, at the county fairgrounds in Rome Township.
This year's event featured presentations by:
Rome Fire & Rescue
Lawrence County Health Department
Lawren...
Members of the Rome Fire Department visited Fairland West Elementary on Thursday, February 14th for their Community Health Fair. The event featured all types of displays relating to health and physical fitness.
The fire department featured the kid-friendly Freddie the Firetruck!
Fre...
Firefighters from the Rome Volunteer Fire Department visited Proctorville Head start on Thursday, January 10th.
The purpose of this visit was to familiarize children with firefighters and their job. Another main objective was to discuss the dangers of kerosene and electric space heaters this winter...
The Rome Volunteer Fire Department reminds you that fire safety during the winter months is especially important. Heating devices cause over 60,000 of house fires and hundreds of deaths.
Here is some information from Sparky the Fire Dog and the NFPA on how to prepare your home, and get your ki...
1300 units dispatched to a 2 vehicle MVC with injuries at the intersection of County Road 411 and County Road 107 near the Lawrence County Fairgrounds.
Asst. Chief Burcham responded personal vehicle and advised of 1 injury.
Engine 2 & Rescue 6 responded and once on scene assisted SEOEMS ...
1300 units dispatched for a fire alarm sounding with smoke visible at the the Proctorville Headstart on Apple Ave.
Engine 2 responded.
Chief Clark established command.
Rescue 6 responded to give the children a place to stay out of the rain.
Once on scene 1300 units found a classroom with a light...
1300 units dispatched to assist EMS with gaining access to a patient who was locked in a vehicle and unresponsive.
Rescue 13-6 responded and once on scene found a male who was unresponsive in his vehicle that was running.
EMS gained access to his home and found a spare set of keys to his vehicle. ...
1300 units dispatched to assist EMS with forcible entry into a residence.
Neighbors had tried to contact the occupant numerous times by beating on her door and calling her phone.
EMS attempted a well-being check and was unsuccessful as well.
Engine 2 arrived on scene, Lt. Kuhn established command...
1300 units dispatched for a smoke investigation in the area of 15747 State Route 7.
Chief Clark arrived on scene and determined the smoke was orignating from a trash pile that had been burning for hours.
Tanker 4 responded and extinguished the fire.
All units cleared and returned, command termina...
