2026 SPECIAL SESSION I
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2110
Commending the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 22, 2026
WHEREAS, for 60 years, the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company in Loudoun County has safeguarded the lives and property of Sterling residents, played a vital role in local community life, and provided outstanding service to other localities throughout the region; and
WHEREAS, originally known as the Sterling Park Volunteer Fire Company, the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company was chartered on August 16, 1966, at a time when the Sterling community was made up of only a few homes and businesses; and
WHEREAS, in its early days, the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company stored its equipment in a barn on West Holly Avenue, then ultimately moved to one of its current fire stations on Commerce Street; and
WHEREAS, the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company shared the station with the Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad, and when both companies opened a second station in Sugarland, they became the first volunteer public safety organizations in Loudoun County to operate from more than one station; and
WHEREAS, the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company and Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad made county history again when they opened a third station in Kincora; and
WHEREAS, the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company currently operates from all three stations, covering a 25-square-mile service area, which includes the communities of Sterling, Great Falls Forest, Broad Run Farms, Countryside, Sugarland Area, Cascades, and Kincora; and