The Forest Rotary is having a Patriots BBQ on September 7th from 5-7pm, benefitting the Forest Fire Department. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at: https://registrations.dacdb.com/Register/index.cfm?EventID=77818314

Who: The General Public

What: The first meeting of the Forest Volunteer Fire Department was held on September 30, 1957. So began what has been 57 years of ongoing community service. It was organized in the fall of 1957 by the Forest Ruritan Club and was chartered in 1958. Most of the charter firefighters and officers were Ruritan members. John Buck Duval was the first elected active chief. Today training continues and changes as the surroundings and technology advances. All the firefighters at this time must have Firefighter I as minimum, though most exceed this level. To learn more, check out: Forest Fire Department | Forest VA | Facebook