Red Oak Volunteer Fire Department

07/29/2026

The dumpsters the county commission has placed at fire dept was in good faith and a service to our community. With that being said it is not for digging through and leaving things on the ground. It is also not our responsibility to pick up things cause you will not place it in the dumpster. This is placed on our property to the community to use but there is concrete bags poured out , glass, other trash all over the ground. If you see anyone digging please let someone know or call 427-4911 and report it. We wanna encourage everyone to use this area but also be respectful and keep it clean.

07/09/2026

07/09/2026

Absolutely devastating aftermath of lastnights structure fire. Please keep the family in your prayers, as you can see from the pictures, the residence was a total loss.

Please pass the word along, the residence is going to burn and smoke for several days. As you can see from the pictures, the last few hot spots are under the collapsed roof. Red Oak doesn't have any equipment to remove the tin roof to be able to extinguish the remaining hot spots. Red Oak will be keeping an eye on the residence to make sure nothing gets out of hand, but for right now the hotspots are contained under the tin and inside of the burned off area under the residence. Thank you

07/09/2026

07/08/2026@ 9:52 Red Oak Engine4, Tanker 2, Brush Truck 5, was dispatched to multiple vehicle fire with structure endangered on North Creek Rd. just past Cravey Bridge Rd. While enroute 911 advised that the call had advanced to a structure fire. Red Oak automatically started requesting mutual aid for manpower and water. Carolina Volunteer Fire Department , Libertyville VFD, Wing Volunteer , and Onycha VFD answered the call and came running to help. We want to thank everyone that showed up. Red Oak units where back in service at 2:30

Carolina VFD
Libertyville VFD
Wing VFD
Onycha VFD
Haynes EMS
Advanced EMS
Covington County Sheriff Department

07/08/2026

07/08/26 @ 7:43 Red Oak was dispatched to 726 Sixth St. to assist Florala FD with a structure fire. Red Oak Engine 4 and Brush Truck 5 responded. Once on scene Florala Fire Department and Lockhart VFD had the fire contained to the attic of the residence, Red Oak relieved personal on the attack lines to give them a break and to get some water. Red Oak assisted Florala and Lockhart with the attack on the attic fire. Firefighters made quick work of extinguishing the attic fire. Once the fire was out and hoses were rolled up, Florala FD released Red Oak. Red Oak units where back in service at 9:30

07/08/2026

‼️ We want to thank everyone that purchased a raffle ticket for our whole hog fundraiser. This hog is raised by Norris Farms and will be processed by Norris Custom Meats. We really appreciate everyone's donations to our department, every dollar we spend is for the better of our community and our members that sacrifice their time to serve the Red Oak Community and surrounding areas.

The winner of this whole hog raffle is!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brandon Holland

THANK YOU!

06/30/2026

HYDRATE HYDRATE HYDRATE

Covington County WTX
Heat Advisory issued June 29 at 11:16PM CDT until June 30 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 110 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest
Florida, and southeast Mississippi.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 6 PM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

06/24/2026

Red Oak VFD had the privilege to be awarded two separate grants from Wiregrass RC&D this year. One grant was for equipment that we needed to assist or firefighters on calls to make their jobs alittle easier, faster, and safer. The second grant was for new bunker gear for our firefighters, the new bunker gear replaced ten year old gear that we had. Our firefighters sacrifice their time to help our community and surrounding communities with any emergency that comes up, without hesitation. We really appreciate the honor of receiving these two grants from Wiregrass RC&D. It was definitely needed and very appreciated. Thank you again Wiregrass RC&D