Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Department
Why pick this one
Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department covers Ocracoke’s island community for fires, accidents, medivacs, rescues, and other emergencies.
Best for
- fire emergencies on Ocracoke
- accidents and rescues on the island
- helicopter medical evacuation fire protection
- structure or aviation fires requiring foam capability
- emergencies affecting National Park Service lands
Specialties
- fire protection for helicopter medical evacuations
- structure and aviation fire response using foam-capable equipment
- accident and rescue response
What makes them different
- Serves approximately 950 permanent island residents and up to 10,000 daily seasonal visitors
- Provides coverage for fires, accidents, medivacs, rescues, and other emergencies
- Works with the National Park Service and Hyde County EMS
- Operates a 4x4 brush truck capable of producing foam for structure and aviation fires
- Maintains a North Carolina fire insurance classification of 6
- Emergency
- Available
- Serves
- Ocracoke
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 822 Irvin Garrish Hwy, Ocracoke, NC 27960
- Phone
- +12529284692
- Website
- http://ocracokevfd.org/
- OcracokeVFD@gmail.com
Services
- fire suppression
- accident response
- emergency rescue
- medical evacuation support
- aviation fire protection