Pelahatchie VFD releases 2020 numbers

Pelahatchie Volunteer Fire Department (VFD)’s 2020 activities included:  Medical Aid, 165; House Fires, 9; Commercial Building Fires, 1; Vehicle Fires, 11; Grass Fires, 9; False Alarms, 19; Public Relations, 12; and Motor Vehicle Crashes, 35. The Pelahatchie VFD is one of the oldest VFD’s in Rankin County, established in 1952. They currently have 25 members with two of those being women. According to Fire Chief Karl VanHorn, “Our call volume was down last year due to the COVID-19 and the revamp response plan that Rankin EOC put out. We need to start looking at upgrading some of our equipment, so we are in compliance with the latest standard. And, we have a few members that will be attending classes to become certified volunteers through the Mississippi Fire Academy.”