 Welcome to the official site of Chancellor Fire/Rescue Company 5. Fire Company 5 is located on Plank Road/State Route 3 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Our due is quickly growing and consists of rural and suburban residential and commercial developments as well as the Chancellorsville Battlefield, the site of a major battle in the American Civil War. Our county encompasses approximately 400 square miles and has a population of nearly 150,000 and is the third fastest growing county in Virginia.
The Chancellor Volunteer Fire Department was founded as a result of a group of concerned Chancellor District citizens who recognized the need for fire protection closer to their residences. The group, led by Mr. Bill Pullen, met at the Chancellor Ruritian Club in mid and late 1955 and began discussions on how the new department would operate. Until the establishment of the Chancellor Volunteer Fire Department in March of 1956, the citizens had to rely on the Spotsylvania Volunteer Fire Department as well as the neighboring fire departments in the City of Fredericksburg, Orange County and even Stafford County.
The firehouse we currently inhabit is the same building the members first placed into service in 1956. The building was constructed by the charter members and had very little creature comforts. It was no more than a two bay garage with enough space to store two modern for the times fire engines and little more. Over the years the station has seen many changes both inside and out. There were additions for the new bays, a kitchen was added, bathrooms, and eventually bunk rooms and a dayroom were added in order to make the station able to be occupied 24 hours a day. There are plans to replace the current station within the next few years. The station currently houses two class A engines, a brush unit, the department's heavy rescue, a utility truck, and a zodiac boat.
Chancellor Fire Company 5
5992 Plank Rd
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
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