St. James Fire Department Spring 2025 Pine Straw and Mulch Sale Ends

by | Apr 15, 2025 | Latest News / Events | 0 comments

Thank you to all our residents who supported our Fire Department’s fundraiser by purchasing your pine straw and mulch from us. This spring, we delivered 19,110 bales of pine straw to 482 homes and 93 pallets of mulch to 78 homes.


The proceeds from the groundcover sales are a significant portion of our funding plans for capital items, like trucks and ambulances. Having these funds on hand allows us to pay cash, avoiding expensive long-term financing for these major purchases.


Special thanks go to the 47 Fire Department and 132 resident volunteers who made this campaign possible. These folks unload the semi-trailers full of pine straw, load those bales onto the delivery trailers, and then unload the materials at your home. Our volunteers also escort the delivery vehicles, feed the daily work crews, and do all the planning and preparation work needed for a successful event.


We also give a big Thank You to A Greener Way Landscaping for providing trailers for pine straw deliveries and to Builders FirstSource for trucks and drivers for mulch pallet deliveries.


This generous community support for our all-volunteer Fire Department is most greatly appreciated and critical to our financial strength!


Our Fall 2025 campaign sales will run from September 8th to the 19th. Pine straw deliveries will be made on September 29, October 1, October 3, October 7, and October 9, with mulch delivery scheduled for October 18. Information about that campaign will be published in August. Please support this important program!

Emergency Numbers

Fire / Medical / Law Enforcement

DIAL: 9-1-1

St. James Fire Dept (non-emergency)

910-253-9990

Dosher Memorial Hospital
910-457-3800