The Huguenot Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated has a proud history dating back to 1970.

Powhatan County was originally protected by the Powhatan Emergency Crew which operated from one station in the Courthouse area.  In the mid-50's, the ambulance portion of the Emergency Crew seperated, forming the Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad, and the fire department was then named the Powhatan Volunteer Fire Department.  The PVFD provided fire protection to all 272 square miles of the county for almost two decades.

When a group of men in the Eastern portion of the county realized a need for more immediate fire protection for thier homes, they gathered for a meeting at the Holly Hills Baptist Church, and the Huguenot Volunteer Fire Department was formed.  The name came from the magisterical (voting) district in which the department was located.

Land for the fire station was donated by Cecil Urbine, a charter member of the department.  It was adjacent to his home located between Route 60 (now Anderson Highway) and Route 676 (now Urbine Road).  Money was hard to come by for the charter members, so construction materials were donated from local contractors and acquired from a downtown factory that was getting ready to be demolished.  Station construction was completed entirely by the members of the department, and for a cost of less than $6000.

The original fire apparatus were both donated by Chesterfield County.  They were two pumpers that were no longer needed by our larger and more wealthy neighbor.  Members took many sleepless nights keeping the two trucks in working order.

The first new fire engine for the station was purchased many years later.

Currently, two major projects are underway for the department.  The first is the construction of a new station.  Our current building has simply become to small to house of our apparatus and personnel, so Powhatan County has allotted money for construction of a new 14,500SF building at the intersection of Urbine Road and Stavemill Road.  Building plans have been completed, and we hope to start construction in Fall of 2007.

The second major project for us is the purchase of a new rescue-pumper to replace our 1990 Grumman, which is slated to become the county reserve apparatus.  The apparatus committee has been working since early 2006 on this rig, and is excited to send bids out to manufacturers in late summer 2007.