November 6, 2023 - Over the week of October 29th to November 4th the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department had 3 calls. Here’s a summary of the week’s events.

Monday night at 9:36pm a call came in for smoke in an apartment after the resident turned on their furnace. The resident reported that there was no active fire but was concerned that a fire might break out and requested that the JVFD check out the furnace. Members of the JVFD responded and found that some components of the heater had burned up causing the smoke, but there was no further danger of a fire starting.

October 16, 2023 - Over the week of October 8th through 14th the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department responded to 7 calls. Here’s a summary of the week’s events. 

October 2, 2023 - Over the week of September 24th through 30th the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department had just 2 calls. Here’s a summary of the week’s events.

September 11, 2023 - Over the week of September 3rd through 9th the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department had 3 calls. Here’s a summary of the week’s events.

August 30, 2023 - The week of August 20th through 26th was full of widespread wildfires in several communities throughout Shelby County. In addition to hundreds of acres of grass and woods, many homes and other structures were burned with each new wildfire that broke out.