Unlike municipal fire departments, Deep Gap doesn’t have available fire hydrants that we can pull water from during a fire incident. Rural fire departments, such as Deep Gap, pull water from creeks, ponds, rivers and underground tanks to supply our tankers and engines. Our team trains on this operation routinely….

In June, 2023, Deep Gap Fire responded to 27 total incidents! This included multiple motor vehicle accidents, medical emergencies and weather related calls. Throughout this summer, our station will continue to be staffed Monday-Friday 8am-6pm to insure fast response times to our community. In the coming months, our department has…

Mark your calendars! Deep Gap Fire Department will hold a Community Meeting for all Property Owners in the Deep Gap Fire District of Watauga and Ashe Counties on Tuesday, July 11th  at 7 p.m. at out fire station. Come hear updates from our Chief and Bored of Directors and check…

Throughout the month of April, Deep Gap Fire will be training on the topic of vehicle extrication. On Tuesday, April 3rd, we were joined by our partners at Watauga Medics and Watauga Rescue Squad for a training exercise to encompass EMS with rescue. DGFD has many specialty tools and equipment…

Deep Gap FD and Highway Patrol respond to a working vehicle fire!

Check out our statistics from last year, and some upcoming news!

Deep Gap FD + Medevac Helicopters