Glade Spring Fire Department
The Desire To Serve - The Ability To Perform - The Courage To Act
Chief's Message
As the sixteenth Fire Chief of the Glade Spring Fire Department, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our website.
Every day the members of our Department stand ready to protect life and property in the greatest little town in southwestern Virginia..
Our Department not only responds to emergencies, we help prevent them by getting out into the community and promoting fire safety & prevention.
Matthew S. Jones
Chief of the Department
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Weather warning signals are sounded when severe damaging winds or a tornado has been spotted within five miles of our community or if the community is in the direct path of a spotted tornado as issued by the National Weather Service.
A Weather Warning Alert signal is a 3 to 5 minute steady siren and is activated in the event a tornado or severe damaging winds are reported. This reporting includes a five-mile perimeter.
All Clear Signal
In keeping with the policy of the National Weather Service, the issuance of an All Clear Signal statement SHOULD NOT be issued by local government.
Attack Warning
The Attack Warning signal means that an actual attack or detected missile launch against the United States has been detected and that protective action should be taken immediately.
An attack warning is a three (3) to five (5) minute wavering siren tone.
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