Desetljeća predanosti, hrabrosti, solidarnosti i nesebičnog služenja zajednici. Ali njihova priča započela je još ranije, točnije prije 92 godine, kada je mala grupa entuzijasta odlučila udružiti svoje snage kako bi zaštitila tadašnju Općinu Kalje od požara i drugih nesreća. Stoga, organizirano vatrogastvo u ovom mjestu datira u davnu 1932. godinu, kad je 16. lipnja utemeljeno DVD Kalje na razini Općine Kalje, a koja se protezala od Gabrovice pa do Kostanjevca i Sošica. Osnivači DVD -a Kalje bila su mještani iz Gornje Vasi, Petričkog Sela,Kalja i Griča i to: Ivan Šintić, iz Gornje Vasi, tadašnji načelnik Općine, Martin Maletić trgovac iz Petričkog Sela, Nikica Heraković, učitelj iz Kalja, Josip Krželj-liječnik u Kalju, Nikola Haralović iz Griča, Janko Delišimunović i Vid Šinković iz Petričkog Sela, Marko i Vid Šintić, iz Gornje Vasi, Nikola Haralović, Grič, te Nikola Beg i Matija Šustić iz Kalja. U početku, sva vatrogasna oprema DVD-a Kalje je bila smještena u Gornjoj Vasi u gospodarskim prostorima kuće (pilana) Ivana Šintića. Godine 1938. prikupljenim sredstvima od članova i dobrovoljnim prilozima mještana, Janko Šintić iz Gornje Vasi i Janko Delišimunović iz Petričkog Sela otputovali su u Austriju i kupili vatrogasnu štrcaljku koja još i danas ispravno radi, a DVD Gornja Vas ju je obnovilo 2004. godine. Do nove administrativno-teritorijalne reorganizacije i ustrojstva lokalne samouprave dolazi 50-ih godina prošlog stoljeća i tada Gornja Vas prelazi u Općinu Samobor. Stoga je dogovoreno da se DVD Kalje podijeli na dva društva. Na osnivačkoj skupštini 10. veljače 1954. osnovano je Dobrovoljno vatrogasno društvo Gornja Vas. Za predsjednika je izabran Vid Šintić, zapovjednik je postao Mijo Šintić, tajnik Ivica ml. Šintić, a za blagajnika je izabran Franjo Šintić. Odmah je počela i gradnja Vatrogasnog doma koji je završen 60-ih godina, te je od tada u službi ne samo vatrogascima nego i svim mještanima tako čineći centar svih društvenih događanja u selu. Uz pomoć tadašnjeg vatrogasnog saveza općine Samobor te Komunalca, 19. kolovoza 1969. Društvo je dobilo i prva vatrogasna kola.

Decades of dedication, courage, solidarity, and selfless service to the community. However, their story began even earlier, precisely 92 years ago, when a small group of enthusiasts decided to join forces to protect the then Municipality of Kalje from fires and other disasters.Organized firefighting in this area dates back to 1932, when, on June 16, the Kalje Volunteer Fire Brigade (DVD Kalje) was established at the level of the Municipality of Kalje, which at the time extended from Gabrovica to Kostanjevac and Sošice.The founders of DVD Kalje were residents of Gornja Vas, Petričko Selo, Kalje, and Grič: Ivan Šintić from Gornja Vas, the then mayor of the municipality; Martin Maletić, a merchant from Petričko Selo; Nikica Heraković, a teacher from Kalje; Josip Krželj, a doctor in Kalje; Nikola Haralović from Grič; Janko Delišimunović and Vid Šinković from Petričko Selo; Marko and Vid Šintić from Gornja Vas; Nikola Haralović from Grič; and Nikola Beg and Matija Šustić from Kalje.Initially, all of DVD Kalje’s firefighting equipment was stored in Gornja Vas, in the outbuildings of Ivan Šintić’s house, which included a sawmill. In 1938, using funds collected from members and voluntary contributions from local residents, Janko Šintić from Gornja Vas and Janko Delišimunović from Petričko Selo travelled to Austria and purchased a fire pump. Remarkably, the pump is still in working condition today. It was restored by DVD Gornja Vas in 2004.A new administrative and territorial reorganization and the establishment of the local government system took place in the 1950s, when Gornja Vas became part of the Municipality of Samobor. It was therefore agreed that DVD Kalje should be divided into two separate fire brigades.At the founding assembly held on February 10, 1954, the Gornja Vas Volunteer Fire Brigade (DVD Gornja Vas) was established. Vid Šintić was elected president, Mijo Šintić became commander, Ivica Šintić Jr. was appointed secretary, and Franjo Šintić was elected treasurer.Construction of the fire station began immediately and was completed in the 1960s. Since then, the building has served not only the firefighters but also all local residents, becoming the centre of social and community life in the village.With the assistance of the then Samobor Municipal Firefighting Association and the Komunalac utility company, the brigade received its first fire engine on August 19, 1969.