Emergency Services
FOR ALL EMERGENCY HELP, CALL 911.
Damascus Volunteer Fire Department
For non-emergency phone calls: (276) 475-5131
The Damascus Fire Department is only partially supported by government funds. To operate effectively, contributions from citizens and private organizations are needed and greatly appreciated. Call (276) 475-5131 to learn how to make a donation.
The Fire Hall is located in downtown Damascus on Laurel Avenue.
The Department is always accepting new volunteers.
For non-emergency phone calls: (276) 475-5131
The Damascus Fire Department is only partially supported by government funds. To operate effectively, contributions from citizens and private organizations are needed and greatly appreciated. Call (276) 475-5131 to learn how to make a donation.
The Fire Hall is located in downtown Damascus on Laurel Avenue.
The Department is always accepting new volunteers.
Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad
For non-emergency calls: (276) 475-5509.
32094 Government Road
Damascus, VA 24236
The Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad is one of the top volunteer emergency medical providers in Virginia.
The “squad” is known for their rapid response time and the quality of care.
The Rescue Squad is partially supported by government funds, but contributions from citizens and private organizations are needed for the squad to operate effectively.
Call (276) 475-5509 to learn how you can help.
The Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad building is located at 32094 Government Road, across from Damascus Middle School.
The Squad is always accepting new volunteers.
For non-emergency calls: (276) 475-5509.
32094 Government Road
Damascus, VA 24236
The Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad is one of the top volunteer emergency medical providers in Virginia.
The “squad” is known for their rapid response time and the quality of care.
The Rescue Squad is partially supported by government funds, but contributions from citizens and private organizations are needed for the squad to operate effectively.
Call (276) 475-5509 to learn how you can help.
The Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad building is located at 32094 Government Road, across from Damascus Middle School.
The Squad is always accepting new volunteers.
Damascus Police Department
For non-emergency phone calls: (276) 475-3341
The Damascus Police department is staffed by four officers, including the Chief. The department protects a standing population of around 800 citizens, plus the many visitors that are welcomed into Damascus every day.
List of Officers:
Mike Hounshell, Chief
Kermit Turner, Captain
Don Wagner, Detective
James Russell, Patrol Officer
Community Policing
Virginia Community Policing Act data is publicly available on the Virginia Open Data Portal website .
The 2020 session of the General Assembly passed a bill to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in and amending several Code sections (§§ 9.2-191, 15.2-1609.10, 15.2-1722.1, 52-30.1 through 52-30.4) relating to the Community Policing Act; data collection and reporting requirements. Additional updates to the Community Policing Act will take place July 1, 2021 per Chapter 37 of 2020 Special Session I.
Under the current Community Policing Act, each time a law-enforcement officer or State Police officer stops an Individual or Driver of a motor vehicle, such officer shall collect the following data based on the officer's observation or information provided to the officer by the Individual or Driver:
For non-emergency phone calls: (276) 475-3341
The Damascus Police department is staffed by four officers, including the Chief. The department protects a standing population of around 800 citizens, plus the many visitors that are welcomed into Damascus every day.
List of Officers:
Mike Hounshell, Chief
Kermit Turner, Captain
Don Wagner, Detective
James Russell, Patrol Officer
Community Policing
Virginia Community Policing Act data is publicly available on the Virginia Open Data Portal website .
The 2020 session of the General Assembly passed a bill to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in and amending several Code sections (§§ 9.2-191, 15.2-1609.10, 15.2-1722.1, 52-30.1 through 52-30.4) relating to the Community Policing Act; data collection and reporting requirements. Additional updates to the Community Policing Act will take place July 1, 2021 per Chapter 37 of 2020 Special Session I.
Under the current Community Policing Act, each time a law-enforcement officer or State Police officer stops an Individual or Driver of a motor vehicle, such officer shall collect the following data based on the officer's observation or information provided to the officer by the Individual or Driver:
- (i) the race, ethnicity, age, gender of the person stopped, and whether the person stopped spoke English;
- (ii) the reason for the stop;
- (iii) the location of the stop;
- (iv) whether a warning, written citation, or summons was issued or whether any person was arrested;
- (v) if a warning, written citation, or summons was issued or an arrest was made, the warning provided, violation charged, or crime charged;
- (vi) whether the vehicle or any person was searched; and
- (vii) whether the law-enforcement officer or State Police officer used physical force against any person and whether any person used physical force against any officers.
- Participation: Mandatory
- Created by: Chapter 6.1. Virginia Community Policing Act
- Date enacted: July 1, 2020
- Data included: motor vehicle and investigatory stop records, records of complaints alleging the use of excessive force, as submitted by law enforcement agencies
- Contact email: ibradmin@vsp.virginia.gov