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Belle Fire Department, Inc., is an all volunteer fire department serving the Town of Belle and surrounding areas in eastern Kanawha County, WV, operating from two stations.

10/07/2026

Starting on SUNDAY, FIRE PREVENTION WEEK 2026. This year the theme is all about how to safely charge all of your electronic devices.

10/07/2026

WV Governor Morrisey proclaims this week Official Fire Prevention Week in the state:

🚨 HUGE THANK YOU! 🚨The Belle Fire Department Inc. would like to extend a massive thank you to the Carpentry Pre-Apprenti...
10/02/2026

🚨 HUGE THANK YOU! 🚨

The Belle Fire Department Inc. would like to extend a massive thank you to the Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship class at the Charleston Job Corps!

These talented students stepped up to handle the design, manufacturing, and assembly of four custom step chocks for our rescue engine, which they generously donated to our department.

The Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship program is just one of the many outstanding educational programs offered at the Job Corps. In fact, our very own Captain James Sizemore is the Network Cabling instructor there!

We are incredibly impressed by the professional quality of their work. These chocks are built to last and will be an essential tool for our team for many years to come. It’s wonderful to see such skill, dedication, and local connection in our community!

Thank you again to the Charleston Job Corps Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship class for helping us stay prepared to serve!

October 1st marks the first day of Fire Prevention Month, and our crews hit the ground running tonight! đźš’While one crew ...
10/02/2026

October 1st marks the first day of Fire Prevention Month, and our crews hit the ground running tonight! đźš’

While one crew gave Engine 53 a wash and shine for the Riverside Homecoming Parade, another team was in Burning Springs installing free smoke detectors for a community member without smoke detectors.

To wrap up the night, everyone assembled Fire Prevention goodie bags for our upcoming Fire Prevention Week visit from Belle Elementary School next week.

Thank you to our dedicated members for all their hard work tonight! 👨‍🚒👩‍🚒


🔥 IMPORTANT BURNING LAW NOTICE 🔥Starting October 1 through December 31, West Virginia’s 5:00 P.M. Burning Law is in effe...
09/30/2026

🔥 IMPORTANT BURNING LAW NOTICE 🔥

Starting October 1 through December 31, West Virginia’s 5:00 P.M. Burning Law is in effect!

To keep our community safe and protect our forests, please remember the following rules:

⏰ Allowed Hours: Open burning is ONLY permitted between 5:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. No burning is allowed from 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

👨‍🚒 Stay Present: Fires must be attended at all times.
clear Clear the Area: Clear down to mineral soil for a minimum distance of 10 feet around whatever is being burned.

đź’° Liability & Penalties:
Violating the burning law carries a maximum fine of $1,000.00.

If your fire escapes, you are liable for the full costs of fighting the fire and any damages caused.

Please note: If our fire department has to respond to an illegal or uncontained burn, law enforcement will likely be contacted to issue a citation if needed.

Let's work together to keep everyone safe this season! đźš’

(Sponsored by WV Division of Forestry, WV Forestry Association, and US Forest Service)
(West Virginia Arson Hotline: 1-800-233-FIRE)

09/22/2026

New phone day? Don’t forget your safety apps!

Whether you’re upgrading to the latest iPhone or sticking with the phone you have, make sure KanawhaAlert is downloaded and ready to go.

KanawhaAlert helps keep Kanawha County residents informed about important emergency alerts, severe weather, preparedness information, and more.

New phone, same commitment to staying informed.

Download KanawhaAlert today and make sure you’re ready before an emergency happens.

09/12/2026

September 12th – The Day After

On September 12, 2001, our nation woke up to a heavy, suffocating silence. The dust had barely settled over the ashes of Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, but out of the deepest heartbreak this country has ever known, a quiet, powerful light began to break through.

A wave of pure resolve swept across the nation. Young men and women stood in line for hours at recruiting stations to enlist in the military. Thousands stepped forward right here in their own hometowns, joining local fire departments and emergency services—driven by a sudden, undeniable calling to serve and protect.

Lines to donate blood wrapped around city blocks. Flags hung from every porch, every overpass, and every tailgate. In an instant, the noise vanished. The political arguments, the petty divisions, and the barriers between strangers completely evaporated. There was no "us" and "them"—there was only us. We were simply Americans holding onto one another, bound by shared grief, fierce love, and unshakable courage.

Looking back twenty-five years later, oh, how deeply we long for our country to feel that kind of solidarity again. We ache for the warmth of that single day when we truly cared for our neighbors above all else.

If you feel that same pull in your heart today, know that it’s not too late to serve your community or your country. The call to step up didn't end twenty-five years ago—we at the Belle Fire Department are always looking for dedicated volunteers who truly have their heart in it, ready to answer the call when their neighbors need them most.
While time has moved on, the spirit of September 12th doesn't have to stay buried in the past. We honor the fallen not just by remembering how they died, but by changing how we live—by choosing unity over division, standing shoulder-to-shoulder, and serving one another once more.

The anniversary has passed, but the promise lives on.

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years sounds like a clean, simple milestone on paper. But when you break down what 25 years actually means, the true weight of time becomes staggering.

That is 300 months of empty chairs.

9,131 days of aching hearts for families who lost everything.

219,144 hours of carrying the heavy memory of that devastating Tuesday morning.

13,148,640 minutes since 2,977 innocent lives were stolen and 343 firefighters walked into the burning towers to save people
they had never met.

788,918,400 seconds of carrying a sacred promise.

Whether that time has felt like an eternity or a split second, not a single moment has softened our resolve. Time moves on, but our promise remains unshakable.

Every day. Every minute. Every second. We will never forget.

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708 East DuPont Avenue
Belle, WV
25015

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