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Located in the Potomac Highlands Region of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia,
Mineral County includes Keyser, Fort Ashby, Piedmont, Ridgeley, Elk Garden, Burlington,
New Creek, Antioch, Headsville, Wiley Ford, Carpendale and Patterson's Creek.
Mineral County is predominantly rural, with some mountainous terrain
While there are some small farms, commercial and light industry.
Bordered on the North by the Potomac River and Allegany County Maryland,
Keyser, the county seat of local government, is 150 miles from Baltimore, 120 miles from Pittsburgh,
140 miles from Washington, but 254 miles from Charleston, the West Virginia state capital.
Highways serving the Mineral County area are Interstate 68, US 40, US 220. and US 50.
Motor freight carriers with terminals serving the Mineral County area include Best Way,
J.R. Spencer Trucking, Quality Supplier, Tomar, Inc. and General Delivery.
Railways within Mineral County are owned and operated by CSX.
Air transportation is provided through the Cumberland Regional Airport in Wiley Ford, WV.
Please check back often for updates as we continue to add more information to the site.
Let us know if you have any ideas, comments or suggestions.
Please report all outdoor controlled burns to:
The Mineral County Emergency Communications Center.
Ph (304) 788-4106 or (304) 788-1821(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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BURLINGTON APPLE HARVEST PARADE
Dear Friends,
The Burlington Volunteer Fire Department will be participating in and hosting, along with several other area organizations, the 39th Annual Old Fashioned Apple Harvest Festival. The festival will be held at the Burlington Children’s Home grounds on the weekend of October 2nd and 3rd 2010.
On Saturday and Sunday the grounds will be open to all and there will be plenty of games, food, arts, crafts, and a lot more for your entertainment. If you have not attended this big event, you won’t want to miss this weekend.
One of the highlights each year is the parade, which will be held Saturday, October 2nd 2010 at 4 p.m. We cordially invite you to participate in the Annual Apple Harvest Parade. Line-up will be held at the Burlington Fire Department at 3 p.m. This parade gives you the opportunity to display your organization’s talent and equipment to the citizens of Burlington, Mineral County, West Virginia and the Tri-state area. We request that you do not use your sirens during the parade, as we want everyone to enjoy it. Candy may be thrown.
The prizes are as follows:
Bands: 1st place - $200 and trophy
2nd place - $150 and trophy
All marching groups in line of March with musical instruments $100.00
Floats: 1st place – trophy & $50.00
2nd place – trophy & $25.00
3rd place – trophy & $25.00
Twirling Groups:
1st place – trophy & $25.00
2nd place – trophy & $25.00
3rd place – trophy & $25.00
Best Appearing Pumper (1000 gpm and over) – trophy
Best Appearing Tanker (vehicle to be marker as tanker) – trophy
Best Appearing Engine/Rescue - trophy
Best Appearing Rescue Unit – trophy
Best Appearing Specialty Unit- trophy
Best Appearing Antique Fire Apparatus – trophy
Longest Distance Fire Department (keep mileage) – trophy
Best Appearing Ambulance – trophy
2nd Best Appearing Ambulance – trophy
Overall Best Appearing Fire Department – trophy
Best Appearing Antique Vehicle - trophy
Horse & Rider In Costume:
1st place – trophy & $25.00
2nd place – trophy
3rd place – trophy
Judges Award (this can be any category and should be someone or something that
Stands out from the rest of the participants) – trophy
* Prizes will be awarded approximately one hour after the conclusion of the parade *
at center stage area on the grounds of the Burlington Children’s Home.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (304) 813-4435.
Sincerely,
Todd Turner, Captain
Burlington Vol. Fire Department
http://www.burlington44.com
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March 15, 2014
LONACONING, MD — A pre-dawn fire Saturday at Uncle Willie’s Place at 15914 Lower George’s Creek Road in Lonaconing destroyed the business. The 4:46 a.m., fire was discovered by a passerby, prompting response of volunteer firefighters from Allegany, Garrett and Mineral counties along with the Allegany County Fire Police for the 3 alarm 2 story business fire. A total of 28 Fire and EMS companies responded and or were placed on stand–by for the incident with no injuries to either emergency responders or civilians. . The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said the building housing a bar, kitchen and dance floor was destroyed by the blaze. The loss was estimated at $250,000 to the 1 1/2-story wood frame building and $50,000 to its contents.
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March 12, 2014
- Daniel Morris
BURLINGTON, WV. — Again the Burlington Fire Department was alerted for a rekindle of the brush fire from March 11, 2014 on Lark Hollow Road. Forestry Units were on the scene advising there were several hot spots they wanted extinguished before the expected high winds arrived and blew embers to start another fire. Brush 44 responded and handled the call. Brush 44 cleared after working for around an hour.
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March 11, 2014
- Daniel Morris
BURLINGTON, WV. — Fire departments from 3 counties battled a brush fire on Lark Hollow Road. The Burlington Fire Department responded and once they arrived on the scene they advised that 3-5 acres were burning and to alert New Creek, Keyser and Fountain fire departments for brush trucks and tankers to also realert Burlington for a tanker. Muliple units gained access to the fire front and stopped it from spreading any further. Additional units from Romney, Petersburg and Maysville were also alerted. Units operated on the scene for around 4 1/2 hours before returning in service. The Piedmont Fire Department and Elk District Fire Company performed standby in different stations while other units operated on this call.
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July 10, 2009
CUMBERLAND, MD. — Fire of an unknown origin destroyed a barn on Cash Valley Road late Thursday and injured the owner as he tried to free his cattle from the burning structure
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July 9, 2009
NEW CREEK, W.Va. — The New Creek Volunteer Fire Department will be launching its annual carnival tonight, with fun, food, rides and games on the agenda for three nights.
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Fire Stations
Company 44 - Burlington
Company 140 - Elk District
Company 37 - Fort Ashby
Company 39 - Fountain
Company 33 - Keyser
Company 38 - New Creek
Company 35 - Patterson Creek
Company 25 - Ridgeley
Company 34 - Short Gap
Company 24 - Tri-Towns
Company 27 - Wiley Ford
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EMS Stations
Company 4 - Elk Garden
Company 44 - Burlington
Company 57 - Keyser
Company 38 - New Creek
Company 25 - Ridgeley
Company 34 - Short Gap
Company 27 - Wiley Ford
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Frequencies
155.835 Mhz - Dispatch
155.880 Mhz - Operations
154.235 Mhz - Fire Ground 1
154.445 Mhz - Fire Ground 2
154.355 Mhz - Burlington
155.235 Mhz - Keyser EMS
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Emergency Alert System
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