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Mecklenburg County VA

Emergency Services

Mecklenburg County, VA emergency calls originating from the 434 area code are answered in Boydton VA. Property owners living in Warren County, NC calls from Morristown Subdivision with area code 434 are also answered in Boydton VA.

For Law Enforcement Issues, the 911 dispatcher will notify the appropriate State Sheriff’s Dept for response. Mecklenburg County also employs a reverse 911 system called Code Red that will automatically notify county property owners of emergency situations in the county. Citizens must register to be included in the system by going to www.southhillfire.com, clicking on Code Red and completing the form. You may also call (434) 738-0029 to register. To report non emergency information to the Sheriff’s Department such as suspicious vehicles in the neighborhood, loud music, etc., call (434) 738-6171.

Lake Gaston Volunteer Fire Department

  • The Lake Gaston VFD responds to fire calls from the County Line on the east to Old Tammany Road on the West to Lake Gaston on the South (including Morristown, NC) and North to Nellie Jones Rd. (Mutual support is provided from the South Hill VFD and LaCrosse VFD depending on the degree of the emergency and/or the location in the county.)
  • For Emergency Medical Service (EMS), the 911 dispatcher will send South Side Rescue Squad out of South Hill, and they would be backed up by Boydton Life Station out of Boydton
  • For Roadway Accidents, the 911 dispatcher will notify the County Sheriff’s Dept, State Police and fire and rescue as needed.
  • For Law Enforcement Issues, the 911 dispatcher will notify the applicable Sheriff’s Dept for response.

Palmer Spring Volunteer Fire Department

  • The Palmer Spring VFD responds to fire calls from Kerr Lake on the West to the County Line on the East, from the Lake on the North to the County/State Line on the South. (Mutual support is provided from the Hawtree VFD and South Hill VFD depending on the degree of the emergency and/or the location in the county.)
  • For Emergency Medical Service (EMS), the 911 dispatcher will send South Side Rescue Squad out of South Hill, and they would be backed up by Boydton Life Station out of Boydton.
  • For Roadway Accidents, the 911 dispatcher will notify the County Sheriff’s Dept, State Police and fire and rescue as needed.
  • For Law Enforcement Issues, the 911 dispatcher will notify the applicable Sheriff’s Dept for response.

South Hill Volunteer Fire Department

  • The South Hill VFD responds to fire calls from Hwy 1 on the West to US85 on the East from County Line on the North to the lake on the South (including the Bracey Truck Stop). (Mutual support is provided from the Lake Gaston VFD and LaCrosse VFD depending on the degree of the emergency and/or the location in the county.
  • For Emergency Medical Service (EMS), the 911 dispatcher will send South Side Rescue Squad out of South Hill, and they would be backed up by Boydton Life Station out of Boydton.
  • For Roadway Accidents, the 911 dispatcher will notify the County Sheriff’s Dept, State Police and fire and rescue as needed.
  • For Law Enforcement Issues, the 911 dispatcher will notify the applicable Sheriff’s Dept. for response.

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