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Located between Maryland and Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley,
In Berkeley County there are 11 Fire and Rescue departments.
Six of the departments are run by dedicated volunteer EMT's, Paramedics, Firefighters,
and Administrative personnel, With Five of the eleven departments having paid staffing.
The oldest department in Berkeley County is the Martinsburg Fire Department formed in 1905.
Several major factories and industries are located in its boundaries including a regional airport
that houses a National Guard Unit which now flies the C5 Galaxy.
Interstate 81, and Route 9 which is now partially 4 lanes runs through Berkeley County
providing for many different types of materials to pass both in and out of Berkeley County.
Please check back often as we continue to add new information to the site.
Let us know if you have any ideas, comments or suggestions.
Please report all outdoor controlled burns to:
The Berkeley County Emergency Communications Center.
Ph (304) 263-1330 (non-emergency).
Be prepared to give your name, 9-1-1 physical address of the burning location,
and a callback telephone number to the dispatcher.
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167th ANG Fire Department, Martinsburg, WV
HP 75 Ft Quint was recently added to Company 16
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March 11, 2014
SPRING MILLS, W.Va. — Second accident in W.Va. caused by drivers attempting to avoid I-81 backup. Five vehicles and a tractor-trailer were involved in a crash on northbound Interstate 81 near the Spring Mills exit Tuesday afternoon, according to Berkeley County 911 officials and West Virginia State Police.
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March 11, 2014
HAGERSTOWN, MD — A 69-year-old Falling Waters, W.Va., man and his wife were killed in a fiery crash Tuesday morning after a pickup truck rear-ended their Jeep Liberty on Interstate 81 near Williamsport, according to Maryland State Police.
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February 28, 2014
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Units from the Baker Heights Volunteer Fire Department & The South Berkeley Volunteer Fire Department responded to the Locust Hills Golf Course for a multiple building fully involved structure fire.
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Photo Courtesy of Adam Watson
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June 29, 2009
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A 30-year-old man accused of attempting Tuesday to burn the mobile home where his children live with their mother told police after being captured he had just used heroin, according to court records.
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June 29, 2009
INWOOD, W.Va. - South Berkeley Volunteer Fire Department
saw a tremendous turnout Sunday at their annual open house,
thanks to a host of family friendly activities, good food and fun.
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Berkeley County
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EMS Stations
Company 1 - Martinsburg
Company 30 - Hedgesville
Company 50 - Back Creek
Company 60 - Baker Heights
Medic 98 - Berk. Co. Amb. Authority
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Frequencies
453.525 Mhz - Dispatch
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Emergency Alert System
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WEPM AM 1340
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James Hopkins
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