2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 60
Commending the Tasley Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 9, 2026
WHEREAS, for 100 years, the Tasley Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., has greatly served its community by safeguarding the lives and property of Tasley and Accomack County; and
WHEREAS, the origins of the Tasley Volunteer Fire Company date to 1926, when a fire at A.J. Lilliston's sawmill inspired a group in Tasley to improve fire protection in the community by purchasing a 35-gallon hand-drawn soda acid chemical engine and hand extinguishers; and
WHEREAS, the success of this early endeavor encouraged the group to acquire larger and more powerful equipment, and the Tasley Volunteer Fire Company was formally incorporated on August 12, 1927, the same year the company's first motorized fire engine was acquired; and
WHEREAS, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Tasley Volunteer Fire Company was organized shortly thereafter on December 12, 1927, and its members worked tirelessly to raise funds to support the fire station's efforts; and
WHEREAS, the Tasley Volunteer Fire Company has been guided over the years by the first-class leadership of its 13 presidents, beginning with Thomas J. McJilton from 1926 to 1936, and its 15 fire chiefs, beginning with John R. Rew from 1926 to 1941; and
WHEREAS, the Tasley Volunteer Fire Company has advanced firefighting in the Commonwealth as a member of the Virginia State Firefighters Association and as a charter member of both the Del-Mar-Va Volunteer Firemen's Association and the Accomack–Northampton Firemen's Association; and