Colington Volunteer Fire Department
Ready 24-7-365

CVFD. 30 Years of Excellence!
1982 - 2012

Greetings from Eastern North Carolina!

This is the official web home of the Colington Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. CVFD is a small, dedicated department with both Career and Volunteer professionals responding to the needs of a diverse, ever-growing community.

This site is dedicated to the men and women of this department, past and present, that have chosen to serve their neighbors through Emergency Services.

A Little History

Originally, Colington Fire Department was a district of the Kitty Hawk Volunteer Fire Department, which at that time responded to fires in the villages of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk and Colington. This was quite a broad geographical area to cover, so in 1971, a station was built to meet the needs of the growing number of residents in Colington. In 1981, due to tremendous growth in the community, the Colington Volunteer Fire Department was formed and a state charter was granted in 1982. Since that time, what was once a small, dedicated group of individuals with minimal equipment is now a combination Fire Rescue agency employing 8 full time staff and over 25 volunteers with modern apparatus and equipment. A Board of Directors protects the financial interests of the department, in cooperation with Dare County.

The CVFD is quite busy. Our base is made up of a strong group of volunteer and career personnel protecting the most populated unincorporated area in the county. As of the 2010 census, Colington had a population of 4,179 residents.

While we are primarily supported by a fire tax district, we also obtain additional funding through fundraisers and weekly BINGO. Bingo is held every Wednesday. Doors open at 5:30 and play begins at 6:30

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

The fire department’s goal is to serve our community and enhance public safety. We do so by providing:

• Fire suppression
  
• Emergency medical care in coordination with Dare County EMS
  
• Vehicle extrication
  
• Limited water rescue
  
• Severe weather emergency response
  
• Public education
  
• Fire prevention inspections
  
• Child safety seat installation and inspection
  
• Various community projects

For scanner enthusiasts, our dispatch frequency is 155.7375

Can We Find You In An Emergency?

Our Reflective Address Sign Program can help! Click here for more information.

The CVFD is a proud member of Fire Corps. Community Volunteers for non-operational activities welcome!
Click on the Fire Corps logo above for more information on how YOU can help!

Incident, Training and "Off-Duty" Pics For You To Enjoy

Awesome CVFD T-shirts. Get A Few For Your Friends!

Annual Call Volume.

Department Officers and Members.

Colington Fire District Map. (in PDF)

Our Apparatus.

Fire Fighter Of The Year awards.

Local and State Links and Other Great Sites

Safety Tips For You and Your Family

Email: colingtonfd@gmail.com