In 1863, the group organized itself and changed its name to the “Leesburg Fire Company.” Each man was issued two leather buckets and it was his responsibility to maintain his buckets and bring them to each fire call.

Over the years, the fire and rescue system changed with the introduction and advancements of technology, medical services, and fire services, in addition to the changes of the demographics of the county. Now, in the 21st century, Loudoun County has more than 1,500 volunteer community members and approximately 500 career personnel to answer the calls of fire and rescue emergencies. The combination volunteer and career personnel run out of more than 20 stations in Loudoun County and host hundreds of fire and rescue apparatus. Equipment and training has advanced to provide the community with greater chances of successful fire prevention, fire suppression, and medical care.

Each fire and rescue station has a history prior to its building development or its station incorporation.  Most companies started with community members housing a borrowed milk truck or abandoned Hurst stored in a driveway to answer a neighbor’s call for help due to a fire, or to transport a neighbor to the hospital. To find out more about your local fire and rescue station, please call or visit your station. The men and women who operate these stations are community members like yourself, and are anxious to share their enthusiasm as members of Loudoun’s fire and rescue system.

Fire and Rescue Companies in Loudoun County

Aldie Fire and Rescue Company, Company 7

39459 John Mosby Hwy (Route 50)
Aldie, VA 20105-2035
Phone: 703-327-6712

The Aldie Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1955 and its first piece of fire apparatus, a used 1948 GMP fire engine, was purchased for $5,500.  In 1956, Co. 7 purchased its first station, which was formerly a garage and service station, and bought a 1939 Ford fire engine. In 1971, Co 7. built a new station on the same property as the old fire station.

Arcola Pleasant Valley Fire and Rescue, Company 9

24300 Gum Springs Road
Sterling, VA 20166
www.arcolavfd.org
Phone: 703-327-2222

The Arcola Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department was formed in 1957. A station was built and its first piece of fire equipment, a 1,250 gal. Tanker truck, was purchased through the Civil Defense for $75.00. In the 1960s, the first ambulance was put in service and the Ladies Auxiliary was formed. During Hurricane Agnes in the 1970s, 200 people were sheltered and fed at Station 9. The 1980s and '90s saw an addition built onto the station, and a recruitment program was started to help prepare for future growth.

Ashburn Fire and Rescue, Company 6

20688 Ashburn Road
Ashburn, VA 20147
www.ashburnfirerescue.org
Phone: 703-729-0006

and

Moorefield Fire and Rescue, Company 23
21730 Red Rum Drive, Suite 122
Ashburn, VA 20147
www.ashburnfirerescue.org

The Ashburn Volunteer Fire Department was started in 1947 after the tragic deaths of three children in a house fire. It was officially established in 1948, and its first piece of equipment was a 1927 American LaFrance pumper. The station was built in 1950, with expansions in 1963 and 1993. In 1991, Ashburn Volunteer Fire Department expanded it services and added its first ambulance. In 1996, it officially became the Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.

Dulles South Public Safety Center, Station 19

25216 Loudoun County Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20152
Phone: 571-258-3719
www.loudoun.gov/fire

Station 19 is welcomed as the newest addition to Loudoun Fire & Rescue. Constructed by the county, it houses both Fire-Rescue and a Sheriff’s substation. It began operation on May 7, 2007, with a grand opening in June 2007. 

Hamilton Fire, Company 5

P. O. Box 44
39077 E. Colonial Hwy.
Hamilton, VA 20158
Phone: 540-338-6001

The Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department held its first organized meeting in July 1944, and a year later purchased its first fire truck. In January 1946, it moved into its firehouse which, with remodeling and additions, is still in use. HVFD has an attack pumper, a pumper/tanker, a brush truck and a light and air unit. It has a BLS non-transport license to provide EMS assistance and over a dozen of its average of 30 active members are qualified 1st Responders or EMTs. In 2000, HVFD and the Hamilton Volunteer Rescue Squad together purchased 10 acres of land to build the Hamilton Public Safety Center where both companies are housed.

Hamilton Rescue, Company 17

P.O. Box 111
39077 E. Colonial Hwy
Hamilton, VA 20158
Phone: 540-338-3111

Establishing its roots in 1952 as Loudoun County’s first rescue squad, the members of the Hamilton community were volunteering their time and skills long before Station 17 was renamed in 1979. The Hamilton Volunteer Rescue Squad serves the town of Hamilton and its surrounding areas.

Leesburg Fire, Company 1

P.O. Box 70
Leesburg, VA 20178
Phone: 703-777-1343
www.leesburgfire.org

and

Leesburg Fire, Company 20

61 Plaza Street N.E.
Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: 703-771-9103
www.leesburgfire.org

Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company occupies two locations in Leesburg.
Company 1 is located at 215 W. Loudoun Street. Company 20 runs out of the station located on Plaza Street next to the Leesburg Police station.

Loudoun County Rescue (Leesburg), Company 13

P. O Box 1178
143 Catoctin Circle S.E.
Leesburg, VA 20177
Phone: 703-777-7185 or 703-777-8088
www.loudounrescue.org

On September 12, 1952, 12 men throughout the county started the first rescue squad in Loudoun County, the Loudoun County Volunteer Rescue Squad. Until funds could be raised to purchase their own vehicle, Albert Laycock donated his Ford Ranch Wagon for their first response unit. The first official squad vehicle purchased was a '51 Chevrolet truck with a utility bed made to carry patients. Over the years, units were housed in Purcellville, Hamilton and Leesburg until other squads could be formed. The squad building on Catoctin Circle was constructed in 1975.

Lovettsville Fire & Rescue, Company 12

12837 Berlin Turnpike
Lovettsville, VA 20180
Phone: 540-822-5258

The Lovettsville Rescue Squad received it charter in 1966. In 1967, a fire company was begun and combined with the rescue squad to form one company in 1968. The current building was erected in 1974 and has had two subsequent additions built. It has operational, administrative and auxiliary members.

Lucketts Fire & Rescue, Company 10

42367 Lucketts Road
Lucketts, VA 20176
703-777-9344

The Lucketts Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1960 with one fire truck and a two-bay firehouse. A few members of the community recognized the need to start a local fire company, and prior to the company’s establishment, a fire truck was purchased and kept at a local farm.  Dispatch called the Chief’s home and his wife called local members by phone to tell them of an emergency. The fire truck was brought to the scene while members were en route. Today, Lucketts' original firehouse provides seven bays to house its apparatus.

Middleburg Fire and Rescue, Company 3

P.O. Box 122
910 West Washington Street
Middleburg, VA 20117
Phone: 540-687-3001

When the Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department was incorporated in 1936, it had one fire truck and covered the Route 50 corridor from the top of Paris Mountain to Chantilly. In the early 1950s Co. 3 was given an ambulance and initiated emergency medical care, becoming fire and rescue.

Neersville Fire & Rescue, Company 16

11762 Harpers Ferry Road
Purcellville, VA 20132
Phone: 540-668-6974

Neersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue began in 1976 as a sub-station of Round Hill. It housed a borrowed ambulance in a neighbor's driveway until the community members built its community building to house the ambulance. Two years later it became the Neersville Volunteer Rescue Squad, and in July 1979 it became Neersville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company.

Philomont Fire and Rescue, Company 8

36560 Jeb Stuart Road
Philomont, VA 20131
Phone: 540-338-6506
www.philomontvfd.org

The Philomont Volunteer Fire Department was organized in 1955 and was equipped with a used pumper and tanker provided by other fire stations. In 1956, PVFD got its first new pumper, and in 1968 it bought a 1,500 gallon tanker. In 1975 and 1994, two expansions we added to the station, adding a meeting hall and providing a total of seven bays to house the apparatus.

Purcellville Fire, Company 2

P.O. Box 386
200 Maple Ave. North
Purcellville, VA 20134
Phone: 540-338-5961
www.purcellvillefire.org

The Purcellville Volunteer Fire company was formed in the early 1900s. At the time, two hand-drawn chemical wagons were placed in service. In 1923, PVFD received its charter and the era of motorized fire apparatus began. The company has had three different station locations in the town over the years and has been at its current location since 1974. It is presently in a joint effort with Purcellville Rescue (Co. 14) and the county to build a new station on the north end of Purcellville.

Purcellville Volunteer Rescue, Company 14

P.O. Box 3B
211 South 20^th Street
Purcellville, VA 20134
Phone: 540-338-4706
www.purcellvillerescue.org

The Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad has been in existence since 1969, and is in the same facility on 20th Street with a recent remodeling of the building to facilitate necessary housing and storage issues. PVRS is presently in a joint effort with Purcellville Fire (Co. 2) and the county to build a new station on the north end of Purcellville. PVRS maintains an all-volunteer rescue squad.

Round Hill Fire and Rescue, Company 4

P.O Box 145
4 Main Street
Round Hill, VA 20141
Phone 540-338-7982

The Round Hill Fire Department was started in the early 1900s. Its equipment consisted of a hand-pulled cart carrying several lengths of hose. The first fire alarm was sounded by clanging a big iron bell. In 1938, the Round Hill Volunteer Fire Dept. was formally organized. The first piece of equipment purchased was a used truck that had a water tank and pump mounted on it. Next, a siren and fire extinguishers were added. In 1949, the first ambulance was purchased.

Sterling Fire, Company 11

104 Commerce Street
Sterling, VA 20164
Phone 703-430-7010
www.svfd.org

and

Sterling Fire, Company 18

46700 Middlefield Drive
Sterling, VA 20165
Phone: 703-430-4013
www.svfd.org

The Sterling Volunteer Fire Department started in 1966 with two old, used pumpers and a tanker in a barn on Holly Ave. By 1998, SVFD had two stations, one in Sterling Park and the other in Cascades, housing two engines each. The station in Sterling Park also houses a ladder tower and a canteen unit.

Construction of a new Station 18 in Cascades, in a joint effort with Sterling Rescue (Co. 25), was completed in 1997. This station houses several new pieces of apparatus that support the growth in the Sterling/Cascades area.

Sterling Volunteer Rescue, Company 15

P.O Box 108
104 Commerce Street
Sterling, VA 20164
Phone 703-430-1780
www.sterlingrescue.com

and

Sterling Volunteer Rescue, Company 25

46700 Middlefield Drive
Sterling, VA 20165
Phone 703-430-4013
www.sterlingrescue.com

Founded in 1964, the Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad originally had one donated vehicle which responded to calls from a garage of a gas station on the corner of Holly and Commerce in Sterling Park. After an intervening move to the library on Sterling Blvd., SVRS moved to its present quarters on Commerce St. and was renovated in 1990. In the 1980s, a substation, Station 25, housing one ambulance in an abandoned gas station, was opened in Sugarland Run. Construction of a new Station in Cascades, in joint effort with Sterling Fire (Co. 18) was completed in 1997. Sterling Rescue maintains an all-volunteer company.