Following a deadly fire Monday at Smith Mountain Lake, the Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad is taking a look at ways to prevent it from happening again.
They're asking the lake's surrounding counties for help funding new equipment and a new building to improve response times.
Fire Chief John Honaker says it took 22 minutes to respond to the fire Monday, and in an emergency, he says that's just too long.
That's why the department is asking for two new water crafts and a new firehouse to bring the crews closer to the people they serve.
Smith Mountain Fire and Rescue President Tom Lovegrove and Fire Chief John Honaker patrolled the lake Wednesday.
That activity includes a house fire two days ago that got out of control and killed one person.
"It's just hard to understand or adjust to something like that... there's times that people will hold onto that for a long time," said Honaker.