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ABOUT US |
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Located in Etowah, North Carolina the Etowah-Horse Shoe Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department Inc. is contracted by the County of Henderson to provide fire protection and first responder medical services to the residents of our district. We are funded by tax dollars as determined by the County Commissioners. The current rate is .08 (cents) per $100 of property value. Officially started in 1964 by a group of concerned citizens, the department has grown and prospered due to hard work, dedication and rapid population growth. As of December 2007, the department has a total membership of 59 volunteers and 4 paid staff. The department operates a fleet of 15 trucks out of 2 stations. The Department has improved its' Department Of Insurance rating on 3 occasions. The initial rating in 1964 was 9AA. In 1983 -1984 after hundreds of exhaustive hours spent preparing, the insurance rating was lowered to Class 5. We were told at the time we were the first all volunteer department in the state of North Carolina to obtain this rating! In 2003 - 2004 after yet again untold exhaustive hours of preparation, the rating was lowered to the current Class 4. These "Class" ratings is a key component the insurance companies use to determine the cost for residential and commercial insurance policies. The difference property owners in our district save when compared to our initial 9AA rating runs well into the millions of dollars! In our first year of operation, The Department responded to 8 calls/alarms. In 2006 we responded to 798 calls/alarms. The Department also provides many other services in addition to fire protection and medical response. We have a very active fire prevention and safety program. Assistance is provided to the North Carolina Highway Patrol at motor vehicle accidents and to the North Carolina Forest Service. Many individual services are provided to the residents of the district, such as severe weather assistance, burning large brush piles, health & welfare checks, smoke detector installation and many other services.
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Welcome to the
official website of Etowah-Horse Shoe Volunteer Fire & Rescue
Inc. We invite you to browse the site and learn a little about
us! Please sign the guest book located at the bottom of this
page. We welcome your comments and suggestions about the
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