Fort Pickett Fire Dept. helps lead large fire response

Firefighters assigned to the Fort Pickett Fire Department helped tackle a large fire near the installation April 21, 2022, marking one of the department’s largest response operations in recent memory.

“I am very proud of our Fort Pickett firefighters’ quick response to the recent fire at Nottoway Biofuels,” said Col. Timothy Pillion, MTC Fort Pickett’s garrison commander. “This has been a very busy year for them and this is just another testament to their professionalism and value to not only Fort Pickett but the surrounding community.

”Fort Pickett firefighters were first on the scene after calls about a fire at a biofuels facility operated by FDCE Conservation and Bioenergy, adjacent to Fort Pickett on Butterwood Trail, involving large amounts of switchgrass being stored in an expansive, open storage shed. The firefighters first at the scene quickly realized this would be bigger than most of their operations.

In addition to firefighters from Fort Pickett and rescue crews from Nottoway County, fire crews from Blackstone, Crewe, Kenbridge, Farmville, McKenney and South Hill all descended on the scene to help control the fire.

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Firefighters assigned to the Fort Pickett Fire Department help tackle a large fire near the installation April 21, 2022, marking one of the department’s largest response operations in recent memory.