Monday June 9th, at 9:09pm Clarke County Dispatch received a call reporting a fire on the second floor of 125 Academy Street in Berryville. Fire Police arrived on the scene and reported heavy smoke and fire showing. Wagon 1 arrived on scene at 9:13 and stretched an 1 ¾” attack line to the second floor. The fire was located in a bedroom; and fire was contained to the room of origin and only minor smoke damage in the rest of the house. The area of origin was believed to be a trash can in th...

On May 13, Lt PJ Wenner, Captain Sam Miller, and Firefighter Pat Stepler set up an information booth at the high school during the lunch hour. A display board, turnout gear, and Cardiac monitor were also on display at the recruitment effort. Several students stopped by and picked up the flyers we had on hand. Interest was shown by several students and loads of questions were answered. Hopefully we will see a few of these young men and women stop by and pick up an application to start volun...

The John H. Enders Fire Company and Rescue Squad held its banquet on Saturday January 19, 2008. The annual event is the one time a year when the volunteers and career staff at John H. Enders pause from their service to the local community to enjoy an evening of fellowship and recognize their member’s hard work and dedication during the previous year. The evening was opened by department members and guests being welcomed by President Chris Shipe and Chief David Sours. After an inv...

ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS WAS HELD ON DECEMBER THE 20th. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS: PRESIDENT CHRIS SHIPE, SECRETARY GARY POPE, TREASURER BILL CLEARY, FIRE AND RESCUE CHIEF DAVID SOURS, FIRE CAPTAIN JAMIE KEMP, 1st LIEUTENANT JUSTIN HRUNENI, 2nd LIEUTENANT JASON PORTER, 3rd LIEUTENANT JOHN PINE, 4th LIEUTENANT HAROLD ROHDE, FIRE SGT DAVID HINDERER, RESCUE CAPTAIN SAM MILLER, 1st RESCUE LIEUTENANT PJ WENNER, 2nd RESCUE LIEUTENANT AARON DAWSON. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOO...

December 5th, Berryville Va. At 10:08pm Clarke County Dispatch received a call reporting smoke coming from a building on East Main Street. Clarke County Dispatched Units for a possible structure fire at 301 East Main Street. Police Units arrived on the scene and reported smoke coming from a building at 303 east Main. First in units encountered heavy smoke conditions through out the building. Several attempts were made to find the seat of the fire. Shortly after the evacuation order was sou...

October 29th, Berryville Va. At 0125 Company 1,Company 8, and Company 4 were dispatched for a structure fire at Berryville Graphics. On arrival Wagon 1 reported nothing showing from outside the building, out with a crew to check. Lt. 1 reported heavy smoke in the main section of the building. Responding to the initial call were Wagon 1, Engine 1, Truck 1, Unit 1-3, Mobile 1, Rescue Engine 8, and Engine 4. Chief 1 arrived on scene and established command. Chief 1 requested Company 21 Mount ...

ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER THE 14th, COMPANIES 1, 4, AND 8 WERE DISPATCHED FOR A REPORTED BARN FIRE ON ELLERSLIE ROAD AT 11:05am. WAGON 1, TANKER 1, ENGINE 4, AND RESCUE ENGINE 8 WERE RESPONDING WHEN AN OFFICER FROM COMPANY 4 REPORTED THAT THE BARN WAS NOT ON FIRE BUT THE HAY BESIDE THE BARN WAS. WAGON 1 LAID 700ft OF LDH UP THE LANE AND TANKER 1 AND ENGINE 4 ESTABLISHED WATER SUPPLY. TANKERS FROM CLARKE, FREDERICK, AND FAUQUIER COUNTIES WERE ALSO REQUESTED. THERE WERE APPROXIMETLEY 150 ROUND ...

April 12th 2007. At 1236 hours Companies 4 and 1 were dispatched to a Motor Vehicle Accident at 12369 Lord Fairfax Highway. On arrival units found a vehicle fully involved with the occupant trapped. Efforts were made to affect a rescue but the occupant could not be rescued. Units were on scene for 3 ½ hours while the State Police conducted their investigation.

John H. Enders held its annual banquet on the 20th of January. 5 people received awards for outstanding performance and dedication to the Community and the Department. Mark Barenklau was present with the “Career Person of the Year award”. The Department awarded John Carr with “Firefighter of the Year” and Kenny Willingham with the “Squads man of the Year award. American Legion Post 41 presented two awards. The first award went to Harold Rohde...

Saturday March 24, 2007. At 0941 Company 1 was dispatched for a vehicle accident at 2386 Springsbury Road. ALS-1, Two Transport Units, Engine-1, along with Fire Police arrived on scene to find a flat bed truck lying on the passenger side. There was no one pinned in the vehicle, and one person sustained minor injuries. The fuel tank was secure and not leaking, but the hydraulic tank was leaking fluid on to the ground. The leak was stopped by t...

BERRYVILLE, VA. SATURDAY MARCH 10TH. The day started out with the Spaghetti Dinner. The Dinner was held from 4:00pm until 7:00pm. We had a great turn out from the community. Thank you for coming out to support your Fire Department. During the dinner at 6:00pm Company 1 was dispatched for a “red substance” in the Town Run. The Town Run is a small stream that runs west to east, from Berryville to the Shenandoah River. Engine 1, Truck 1, and ALS...

February 9th, 2007. James Richard Levi died at his home in Clarke County. Mr. Levi was born Nov. 10th 1943, in Winchester, the son of Kenneth C. Levi and Mary Gardner Levi. He retired from the Middle Department Inspection Agency. He was a member of Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church and a life member of John H. Enders Fire Company. He was a member of VFW Posts 9760 and 3285 as well as American Legion Post 21. He married Norma Lynn Lewis Levi in May of 1968 in Winchester. She died i...

Berryville, Va. January 25th through the 30th The Medics and the Engine Company sure were busy. The 25th started with a fully involved car fire on Crums Church Road at the church. Engine 1 arrived on scene to find the vehicle in the parking lot of a church fully involved. On the 26th of January at 2202 Companies 1 and 8 were dispatched to Pierce Road for a chimney fire. The 27th of January ended with 7 calls; there were 6 EMS calls and 1 En...

Berryville, Va. January 29th. At 0901 Companies 1, 4, and 8 were dispatched to Clarke Lane for a possible structure fire. Wagon 1 arrived on scene and reported heavy smoke from the ridge of the roof. Command was established and Wagon 1’s crew entered the garage were they found a laundry room with heavy fire in the ceiling area. The fire was knocked down quickly and salvage and overhaul started. There were no injuries and the occupant was no...

Berryville, Va. January 05, 2007. At 1432 Companies 1, 4, and 8 were dispatched for a structure fire on Route 340 just south of Berryville. Engine 4 was first on scene and reported a working structure fire. Wagon 1 picked up Engine 4's supply line. Tanker 1 set up its dump tank and started to shuttle water along with Clarke and Frederick County tankers. Heavy fire spread throughout the old farmhouse due to balloon construction and renovation...

Berryville, VA. - November 05 2006 Dispatched for a vehicle accident with possible entrapment. While enroute dispatch notified all units that the vehicle was on fire and the occupant was trapped. ALS-1, Engine-1, Tanker-1 and Ambulance 1-3 Responded on the call. ALS-1 arrived on scene and reported a vehicle on its roof and fully involved. The occupant self extricated. The car had a three dimensional fuel fire, and the crew had to insert a dry...