| Tue. Nov 1st 2016 Hear the BEEP where you SLEEP Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prev... Read more » |
| Tue. Jul 29th 2014 SCBA Training  Always doing in-house training, this time we blocked out the face mask of the Self Contained Breathing Apparatus and ask...Read more » |
| Thu. Jul 3rd 2014 Evening Meal  A Department that eats together stays together. With all of the "behind the scene" preparations for Independence Da...Read more » |
Always doing in-house training, this time we blocked out the face mask of the Self Contained Breathing Apparatus and asked the Firefighters to follow the hose through a maze simulating what a Firefighter may encounter in a structure fire and finding a fellow Firefighter and taking them back out...
A Department that eats together stays together. With all of the "behind the scene" preparations for Independence Day almost completed a good hot meal refreshes the body and soul. 
Ralph Scarberry and Jamie Hart, members of the Ripley VFD, take part in diving exercises at Summersville Lake.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - Ripley VFD lending a hand to the South Charleston FD in providing some fun for the MDA kids at Cedar Lakes. All of the kids wanted to thank Rick and Ritchie for bringing Engine 31 and showing them a little bit about firefighting.
Members training on entanglement scenarios. Firefighters in full gear enter a 8 foot long box with electrical wire entangled throughout and maneuver through the wire.
Members took advantage of the weather and trained on new rescue jacks that were purchased by the department.
A team of Ripley Firefighters competed in the annual D.A.R.E. golf fundraiser at Green Hills Country Club
May 19, 2012
Teen runs off 100 pounds
With support of town, he keeps it off
By Kate Long
Staff writer
Kate Long
A year ago, Benji Willis, 16, ran off 102 po...
Members congratulate Firefighter/Medic Kyle Hinzman on his wedding day
State Auditor Glen Gainer III presented Chief David Brubaker with a check from the subsidy program.
West Virginia Volunteer Fire Departments changed workers' compensation insurance carriers on July 1, 2011. As a result of the switch, many fire departments experienced a rate change, and some f...
Chief Hersman and Capt. Hart attended a training course with Future Generations in Huntington WV.
Members spend free time getting the outside of the station decorated for the holidays. While the ladies handled the inside of the building.
UPDATE 12/4/11 @ 3:25 a.m.
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Emergency officials have released new details about a deadly accident involving a firefighter in Kanawha County.
Authorities at the scene tell WSAZ.com a Davis Creek Volunteer Firefighter died after falling from the Steven Wayne Smith ...
Santa made an appearance in Ripley for the annual Christmas Parade through downtown. He rode on Engine 30 while remaining apparatus assisted law enforcement with traffic control
Ripley Fire was asked to attend a robot war tournament at the Ripley High School. School kids from all over the state participated in the competition.
Ripley Fire Rescue has teamed up with Future Generations Organization to open a computer lab in the fire department.
Several roads were closed throughout the county due to high water
Members congradulate Kyle Hinzman on passing his Paramedic test
Ripley Fire Pyrotechnics Team has a story about our work on Ripley's Fourth of July fireworks show.
Click link below for website
www.76pyro.com
Members spent they day honoring those lost 10 years ago today. Ripley Fire along with the counties emergency service and military personnel attended ceremonies at Wal Mart and the Court House lawn. Capt. H Faber and Sgt. A Williams were recognized for their service to the community after...
Jackson County, W.Va. —
Healthnet Aeromedical Services is moving to a new location in Ripley.
In an interview Chief Flight Nurse Doug Douglas, of Healthnet Aeromedical Services and Ripley Fire Chief Chuck Hitt explained the plans for the move and the benefits.
Douglass said, &...
Members spent the evening talking to children about the equipment we use to fight fire. When we finished talking we cooled the children off spraying water from the Engine
