Onancock Volunteer Fire Dept, Inc.
9 Pine Street
PO Box 28
Onancock, VA 23417
Telephone Numbers and Contact Information
(757) 787-7778 Main
(757) 911-0000 Emergency
(757) 789-8867 Fax
Operating Agency: Onancock Volunteer Fire Dept, Inc.
Agency Type: Private Non-Profit
Person in charge: Philip Kelley Chief
Hours of operation: 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
Fees: No fees charged.
Eligibility requirements: Unrestricted.
Intake Procedure: Telephone referral.
Area Served: Agency serves Onancock, Onley, Tasley and the RFD areas, as well. Also provides mutual aid to other areas, Accomack County an
About the program:
Provides non-profit fire and rescue company comprised of volunteers with daytime paid staff.
SERVICES PROVIDED: Emergency services including fire, rescue, and emergency medical services. Onancock Fire Department holds an annual carnival, which is owned and operated by
the department, in order to raise money. Both the firefighters and rescue personnel have special training programs to attend. Firefighters attend VDFP firefighter and fire
officer certified training programs. Two Virginia state sponsored regional schools are held annually. Additional "in-station" Virginia state sponsored schools are held as
needed. The ambulance training program consists of VDH emergency medical technician instruction, basic and intermediate, and other "in-station" training sessions.