National Night Out in West Point, VA

West Point Volunteer Fire Department at National Night Out

We’d like to thank everyone that stopped by to see us for National Night Out! We had a blast meeting all of you and hope you enjoyed the evening as much as we did! Awesome job by The West Point Police Department, Virginia State Police, Virginia Marine Police, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Rotary […]

Fundraising for Relay for Life of New Kent

And with the most money raised from our Relay For Life of New Kent dunk tank…Chief Sawyer and the The West Point Police Department! Coming in a close second was John Edwards and West Point Town Hall, and third—but definitely the one who took the most dunks and let lots of kids have “test throws”—Chief […]

School Supply Drive with The Lazy Cow Ice Cream Parlor

school supply drive supporting our community students

The Lazy Cow and the West Point Volunteer Fire Department have joined together to host a Community School Supply Drive to support the students in our beautiful town! Jeanna, WPFD President, has put together an Amazon wish list of items needed. You can choose to have them delivered to the address on the wish list […]

Fire Department at the Library!

Chief Spencer Cheatham in turn outs

We’d like to thank the West Point Library for having us spend time with them this past Friday! We’re not sure who had more fun! Pictured: Chief Spencer Cheatham in turn outs and FF/Medic Jacob Rice showing his moves with Ladder 3. Not pictured: FF/Medic Blake Byrd. Check out these future *recruits*!😊

Introducing Member Matt Cash

Man standing in front of firetruck

Today we’ll be introducing you to Matt Cash! Matt started with us a few months ago because he felt a somewhat personal connection to the community. He’s excited to build relationships with his peers at WPVFD and learn the different ways that we tackle daily tasks and incidents in the fire service. Some of you […]

Cops & Bobbers Fishing Event with West Point Police Department

Kids and adults taking a boat ride on the West Point Volunteer Fire Department Boat

Thanks to The West Point Police Department for inviting us to participate in their “Cops and Bobbers” fishing event for kids! We were able to give some future firefighters rides on our rescue boat and each got to steer for a little while! Also, some of our personnel helped the little ones bring in a […]

Celebrating the WPVFD Family – Carnival Style

West Point Volunteer Fire Department members Deputy Chief Andrew Smith, President Jeanna Wilson, Bob Wade and Chief Spencer Cheatham

On Saturday, March 25, 2023, the West Point Volunteer Fire Department family came together to celebrate their successes of 2022 in our annual awards banquet. What started out as a cloudy and rainy day, turned into a perfect afternoon with clear skies! Our Awards Banquet had a twist to the theme this year…carnival style and […]

West Point Volunteer Fire Department Celebrates 119 Years of Service

Photo collage of West Point Volunteer Fire Department celebrating 119 years.

Can you believe we’re celebrating 119 years?! Happy Birthday West Point Volunteer Fire Department! To the local and surrounding communities, we’d like to say thank you. Your support of WPVFD allows us to continue to fulfill our mission and serve our community each year. To our volunteers, paid personnel and your families; thank you so […]