"My duty is to protect those that I serve from whatever danger they may face; whether it be fire, demon, or angel; no matter the danger, I will protect the people to the best of my ability. I am but a servitor of the people; my duty is to those who I serve, and to no one else. I serve The People, without fear, without remorse, without fail. My Duty is to The People. By my Fireman's Oath, I am bound to protect those who are in danger, those in times of need, those who I would serve."

Upon my Honor as a Firefighter, this is my Creed.

Proudly Serving the residents of Parksley and the surrounding area since 1935.

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PARKSLEY VOL. FIRE COMPANY INC. celebrated their 75th year of service in 2010. They proudly protect over 7900 people living in an area of 96 square miles. We have a combination of paid and volunteer staff that operate out of our station house in Parksley.

We provide firefighting, hazardous material response, ALS Emergency Medical Response as well as Search and Rescue.

We charter the Boy Scout local troop 300, and we also sponsor The March of Dimes & The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life.

Awards

Rescue of the Year          Joetta Collison
Joetta ran 365 ambulance calls through-out the year and assisted in varies other activities of the department including fund raising and fire calls.  Joetta ran a total of 426 combined rescue/fire calls.
Driver of the Year            Wayne Hall
Wayne ran 232 rescue calls through-out the year and assisted in fund raising and ran 82 fire calls.  Wayne ran 314 combined rescue/fire calls.
Firefighter of the Year   Philip Kelly
Philip ran 174 fire calls through-out the year and assisted in many different activities around the station. Philip ran 198 combined rescue/fire calls.
Firemen of the Year       Pete Smith
Pete received Firemen of the year for his countless hours of dedicated service as Fund raising chairmen and his ability to still run several rescue/fire calls through-out the year.  This award is a small token of the appreciation that Pete deserves for his service to the Fire Company and community.

There are over 1 million firefighters in the United States,
of which approximately 750,000 are volunteers.

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Parksley Volunteer Fire Company
18431 Dunne Avenue
Parksley, Virginia

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Special thanks to www.easternshorefire.com and Thomas Berry for allowing us the use of their photographs. Other photographs provided by Henry Nicholson and Wayne Marshall.

The Life They Lead ...

In 1958, Firefighter A. W. “Smokey” Linn of the Wichita, Kansas Fire Department responded to a call from dispatch, and arrived to find three young children trapped behind security bars in the fire.

Despite their efforts, those three children were not reached in time, and they died on that fateful night, leaving the firemen to deal with the torrent of emotions that rushed over them.

Firefighter Smokey Linn had young children of his own at home, and was left with an immense feeling of pain and loss. In his attempt to handle his grief, he wrote the following poem, calling out to God to ease his tortured emotions:

The Fireman’s Prayer

When I am called to duty, God
whenever flames may rage,
Give me the strength to save some life
Whatever be its age.

Help me to embrace a little child
Before it’s too late,
Or some older person
from the horror of that fate.

Enable me to be alert
And hear the weakest shout,
And quickly and efficiently
to put the fire out.

I want to fill my calling
and give the best in me,
To guard my neighbor
And protect his property.

And if according to Your will
I have to lose my life,
Please bless with Your protecting hand
My children and my wife