

| Company 14 News |

| On Saturday, January 28th, Swoope Volunteer Fire Company had their Annual Banquet and Awards Dinner. We were LUCKY enough to get The Fire Critic (Lt. Rhett Fleitz) and Wooden Ladders and Iron Firemen Blog (Capt. Willie Wines Jr.) to attend and speak. We ALL had a GREAT time and we were HONORED to have them there. Thanks to everyone who made 2011 a successful year for SVFC and we are looking forward to an even better 2012!!! |
| On January 13th, five members of the Swoope Volunteer Fire Company attended a "Pride and Ownership" seminar in Lynchburg, VA. The seminar was hosted by none other than Chief Rick Lasky himself. It was a GREAT day and we look forward to bring back what we learned to SVFC!!! |



| Rick Lasky's Pride and Ownership |

| Deputy Chief Kevin L. Wilkes and Sergeant Chris Botkin hopped a plane (one of the perks of working at an Airport) to Beckley, WV yesterday to attend a AFG Grant Writing Workshop in Pineville, WV. |


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| Monthly Calls 2012 |
The Swoope Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., along with the Staunton-Augusta County First Aid & Rescue Squad, Inc., Thank You to everyone who attended the VAVRS District1 |



| It is the mission of the Swoope Vol. Fire Company to provide fire suppression and prevention, life safety and rescue support, as well as other emergency community support to the of citizens and visitors of Swoope ,Va, . It is also the mission of the Swoope Vol. Fire Company to provide mutual aide support to those surrounding communities and fire companies that in time of need may request such support. |