Welcome to Asbury Volunteer Fire Department

 

Annual Christmas Parade

Christmas parade this year will be Dec. 9 2012. line up time is 1:00 pm in front of station on martling gap road.
Parade will start at 2:00m. Parade is approximately 6 miles ( walking is not encouraged). We welcome most all who want to join in-- floats , cars, trucks, atvs, motor cycles and horses and wagons. Prizes for best floats (units). Grand Marshall will be newly elected Judge Mitch Floyd and his family. Route will go from station to water tank turn right toward school on Asbury Road to three way grocery turn right on martling road to martling crossing turn right on martling gap road and return to Asbury Vol. Fire Department. Chili will be served following parade. Have a merry christmas


8th Annual Information COMING SOON!

7th Annual Golf Tournament.
New Location-- Silver Ridge -Horton-Douglas.
This event is our major fund raiser to fund our insurance for the year 2010.
We are looking to pick up more teams in that part of the County and hope all our REGULARS will follow to the new location.
Click here to register to become a Hole Sponsor.
Click here to register for The Golf Tournament.
Click here to register for Air Plane Golf.

Our tournament at the new location--Silver Ridge-- was very successful- reached our goal of insurance premium for 2011.
Thanks to all sponsors and players for helping reach that goal
T hanks to all those AVFD members that got out and sold hole sponsors . Thanks to the many AVFD members that helped with the ournament.
AIR PLANE golf closest to hole earns $1960.00 for Kenny Cook at CVC Auto Sales. Thanks to all.

We would like to thank all the following sponsors that made our tournament successful as a fund raiser. We are now prepared for our insurance
premium for the 2011 year thanks to your continuing support. Thanks also to all workers and players as well as Silver Ridge Golf of Douglas
(Sam Holcomb). AIR PLANE GOLF was a contributing factor as well. Especially thank Kenny Cook, Dwight McClendon, Johnny Ashley, and Ed Spain and Mike Ashley.

View a full list of sponsors, click here.


ISO UPDATE!

Effective May 1 2010 our ISO rate will be lowered to 5. This includes all within 5 road miles of our station. Because were were appoved with our "water shuttle" the distance from a hydrant is irrevelant. ALL are included in the CLASS 5 RATING.
Thanks to all the Asbury Vol. Fire Dept. members that helped and the many surrouding departments that assisted in the shuttle. Lots of work and experience went into this undertaking and it is paying off with reduced insurance premiums. See
your local agent to get the reduced rates. Give a big thanks to Asbury Vol. Fire Dept. for being the ONLY department with this lowest rating and one of very few in Alabama.

 


Our patch IS available for purchase
for $7.50
Email us for details

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Training
is conducted on the 3rd Thursday of each month and at least 4-6 Saturdays per year.

Monthly business meetings
are held on the first Monday of each month and we welcome new members at any time.

 

Our coverage area is approximately 48 square miles in the eastern side of Marshall County and a small portion of western Dekalb County. The population of our coverage area is about 2,300 people in both counties. We have one school, several churches and several local stores and businesses along with numerous poultry farms. Our department is a public department whose members are on a volunteer status. We are located just 8 miles ENE of Albertville and just 10 miles ESE of Guntersville, Alabama
  • 44 members with about 3 of those being EMT's.
  • 5 pumpers
  • 3 tankers
  • 2 brush truck
  • 1 Rapid Response Quick Attack Rescue truck
Responses include structure and wildland fires, search and rescue and EMS both medical and trauma.

Our latest ISO rating, effective May 1, 2005 is a 5.

Our primary goal is to protect the lives and property of those in our community who help support us. We strive to provide prompt and immediate fire protection and quality medical care for those in need.

Asbury V.F.D. is a non-profit volunteer organization and operations rely solely on donations, government grants and fundraising events.