The Chincoteague Fire Department is located at 4026/4028 Main Street,
Chincoteague Island Chincoteague may refer to:
Geography in the United States
* Chincoteague Bay, a bay on the coast of Maryland and Virginia
* Chincoteague Channel, a channel in Virginia connecting Chincoteague Bay and Chincoteague Inlet
* Chincoteague Inlet, an inle ...
, Virginia. This building was initially constructed in 1930 and expanded in 2019.
The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company operates from this building with approximately 25 active and 85 life members with 4 pumper engines, 1 75-foot ladder, 1 rescue truck and 2 advanced life saving ambulances.
The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department owns the
Virginia Herd of
Chincoteague Ponies on the Virginia side of
Assateague Island
Assateague Island is a long barrier island located off the eastern coast of the Delmarva Peninsula facing the Atlantic Ocean. The northern two-thirds of the island are in Maryland, and the southern third is in Virginia. The entire island is ...
. It also conducts the annual
Pony Penning to help raise money for the department. The other herd is the
Maryland Herd on the Maryland side of Assateague Island, owned by the
National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an List of federal agencies in the United States, agency of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, within the US Department of the Interior. The service manages all List ...
.
On October 21, 2022, Virginia Governor
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Allen Youngkin (born December 9, 1966) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 74th governor of Virginia since 2022. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he spent 25 years at the Private equi ...
and First Lady
Suzanne Youngkin presented the ''Spirit of Virginia Award'' to the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company.
"Youngkins present Spirit of Virginia Award to Chincoteague fire company"
'' Salisbury Daily Times'', Salisbury, Virginia via ''delmarvanow.com'', October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
References
External links
Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company
Buildings and structures in Accomack County, Virginia
Chincoteague, Virginia
Fire departments in Virginia
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