Ronda Fire Department

04/27/2026

Burn Ban Still in effect.

04/21/2026

Tonight’s training at Ronda Fire was centered around rural water supply, specifically with the use of Turbodrafts. Turbodrafts are a tool that allow our firefighters to put water on a fire or into another apparatus directly pulling it from any water source such as a stream, river, pond or swimming pool. We focused a good bit tonight on our UTV specific Turbodraft due to the recent risk of wildfires. This tool gives us the capacity to fill our unit an unlimited number of times without ever having to leave the active fire scene as long as there is any source of water available. Come join us one Monday night and see what you can contribute to this progressive, forward thinking organization.

04/19/2026

Just a reminder of our Community Food Distribution this Saturday April 25th from 9:00 until we run out at the Ronda Fire Dept. Each family will receive at no cost approximately 100 pounds of various foods including meats, dairy, vegetables, breads and cakes. Thank you to our partner agencies Antioch Baptist Church and Second Harvest Food Bank that makes it possible for us to provide this valuable community service. Please help us out by spreading the word.

04/15/2026

Important Message From The Wilkes County Fire Marshal's Office:

The Wilkes County Fire Marshals Office is looking at the fire weather danger for the next 3 to 5 days.

This is the hazardous weather statement put out by the National Weather Service:

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ032>034-043>047-058-059-160000-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-
Yadkin-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,
Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, Yadkinville, Stuart,
Rocky Mount, Bedford, Martinsville, Danville, Lynchburg,
Appomattox, South Boston, and Keysville
251 AM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026
..INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
VIRGINIA THROUGH 8PM...

Increased fire danger conditions exist today due to the
combination of low relative humidity values in the 20 to 30
percent range, dry fuels, and gusty southwest winds. This will
result in an increased risk for the rapid spread of wildfires
through this evening.

Residents and visitors are urged to exercise caution handling any
potential ignition source, including machinery, ci******es, and
matches. Be sure to properly discard all smoking materials. Any
dry grasses and tree litter that ignite will have the potential to
spread quickly.

NC Forest Service personnel has also advised our office of the fire weather and conditions that they are given each day. It states that fuel moistures are at or near the all-time low values and getting lower over the next few days. this will create extreme fire behavior.

Southwest winds today and tomorrow will pick up in the afternoon hours when humidity will be at its lowest values contributing to fire spread. Winds are forecast to be stronger on Thursday afternoon. This weather and fuel mixture are aligned for extreme fire behavior in the event of a brush, grass or woods fire.

The burn ban is still in place and will remain in place until the forest service deems enough rain has fallen to quell the fire danger.
The ban includes all outside burning including recreational fires, fire pits, outdoor chimneys etc.
Our Wilkes County Fire Department have received multiple calls over that past 2 ½ weeks for trash fire. On top of the burn ban, burning any type of trash or debris is illegal per NC Burning Laws.

This is addressed in G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. July 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2015; July 1, 2007; June 1, 2004;
Readopted Eff. September 1, 2019.

This also can be found at the like below:
Section .1900-Open Burning | NC DEQ

The NC Forest Service can and will ticket those offenders who burn during the burn ban and have fires that have escaped and become a loose fire.

The Wilkes Fire Marshals Office will come out as well. If the fire involves materials other than natural vegetation on the property, photos and information will be forwarded to NC DEQ for further investigation. Fines from NC DEQ for illegal burning start at $10,000 and range to $25,000. If the incident involves a large trash or debris field a fine of $10,000 per day until clean up occurs could be assessed.

04/11/2026

If you’ve driven past the Ronda Fire Dept in the last few weeks you have probably noticed some construction going on towards the rear of our property. Through the vision of some of our Officers and with the support of our Board of Directors, Ronda Fire has began constructing our very own onsite training facility. When completed we will be able to train in live fire scenarios, search scenarios, grain bin rescue scenarios along with many other types of evolutions. This morning support pylons began being placed. This work is primarily being completed by our volunteer members who we couldn’t be more grateful for their dedication to making us all better. Stay tuned for more progress photos over the next few months.

04/08/2026

Each month Ronda Fire hosts a Medical Inservice Class so that our Medical Responders as well as our neighboring departments can stay up to speed on a variety of medical emergencies. This months topic was respiratory distress. After a classroom session, we went out to the bays to see first hand how asthma, COPD, etc affects the lungs and a persons ability to breathe effectively. It was a great night of training and we appreciate the support of our neighboring departments for their attendance as well as their active participation.

04/06/2026

Despite the small amount of rain over the weekend the statewide burning ban remains in effect.

Due to increased wildfire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28 until further notice.

Under North Carolina law, the ban prohibits all open burning in the affected counties, regardless of whether a permit was previously issued. The issuance of any new permits has also been suspended until the ban is lifted. Anyone violating the burn ban faces a $100 fine plus $183 court costs. Any person responsible for setting a fire may be liable for any expenses related to extinguishing the fire.

The burn ban does not apply to fires started within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling. The local fire marshal has authority to issue a burn ban within those 100 feet.

Read news release: https://www.ncagr.gov/news/press-releases/2026/03/28/statewide-burn-ban-issued-north-carolina-due-hazardous-forest-fire-conditions

03/29/2026

Before daybreak this morning Ronda Fire was dispatched to assist Austin Vol. Fire & Rescue with a structure fire in their district along with State Road Volunteer Fire Department and Traphill Vol. Fire Department. Ronda Units provided water supply operations and assisted with an interior attack. Shortly after daylight Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue was added to the call with their aerial truck. All departments operated together seamlessly with the fire completely extinguished around 9:40 this morning. Thank you to our dedicated volunteers who are always there to serve not only our community but also always willing to go help our neighbors!

03/28/2026

Burn Ban in Effect

Due to increased wildfire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28 until further notice.

Under North Carolina law, the ban prohibits all open burning in the affected counties, regardless of whether a permit was previously issued. The issuance of any new permits has also been suspended until the ban is lifted. Anyone violating the burn ban faces a $100 fine plus $183 court costs. Any person responsible for setting a fire may be liable for any expenses related to extinguishing the fire.

The burn ban does not apply to fires started within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling. The local fire marshal has authority to issue a burn ban within those 100 feet.

Read news release: https://www.ncagr.gov/news/press-releases/2026/03/28/statewide-burn-ban-issued-north-carolina-due-hazardous-forest-fire-conditions

03/22/2026

Just a reminder of our Community Food Distribution this Saturday March 28th from 9:00 until we run out at the Ronda Fire Dept. Each family will receive at no cost approximately 100 pounds of various foods including meats, dairy, vegetables, breads and cakes. Thank you to our partner agencies Antioch Baptist Church and Second Harvest Food Bank that makes it possible for us to provide this valuable community service. Please help us out by spreading the word.

03/21/2026

The water rescue team at Ronda Fire took advantage of today’s beautiful weather by spending some time on the Yadkin River. Our friends at Spec Rescue came down from Virginia Beach to work with us on some engine upgrades as well as a side scan sonar system for our boat which will greatly improve our efficiency on emergency response calls. Stop by our station, chat with our on duty staff, and see how you can become a part of what we do!