Share Update 2000 hours: Firefighters Continue to Battle Brush Fire on Poor Mountain December 31, 2008, 8:00 p.m. (Roanoke County) – Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department continues to battle a brush fire on the 221 side of Poor Mountain. Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched to a smoke report call around 3:00 this afternoon. [...]... Read More »
Share By Staff Reports Published: December 31, 2008 A local woman is being sought as a “person of interest” in connection with the death of a person who was found after a suspicious apartment fire this morning in Henrico County. Henrico police are searching for Camille Armstrong, 25, who has two outstanding warrants for her arrest for misdemeanor assault [...]... Read More »
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Share Photos submitted by Lt. Daniel Goodwin On Sunday, Roanoke’s Firefighters were dispatched to the wrong address for a house fire. Several calls came in for a house fire on Mountain View Terrace however firefighters were sent to Mount Vernon Road. Once on scene and reporting no such numerical address on Mount Vernon matching the dispatch they [...]... Read More »
Share By Beth Danziger – bio | email PRINCE GEORGE, VA (NBC12) – We are learning more about a hunter who accidentally shot and killed himself over the weekend in Prince George County. Frank Donnie Marsee, Jr., wasn’t just a retired Chesterfield firefighter. He was a mentor to many still working in the department. The only word describe the [...]... Read More »
Share Saturday Night at 02:30 hrs —–Single Vehicle Accident into a Tree, No Entrapment, Attack 1 Arrived and found a Late Model Jeep Cherokee with significant damage down a small bank. Chief 1-2 Assumed Fire command. Attack 1 Provided Lighting to the Scene as Co. 1 Personnel Assisted Medic 185 with Packaging of the two [...]... Read More »
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Share Photos by Firefighter Jerry Franks Roanoke Firefighters were called out on Saturday for a water flow alarm at the North Roanoke Gold’s Gym. Apparently a basketball knocked off a sprinkler head at in the basketball gym and flowed water all over the court. Firefighters cleaned up the water and the gym was closed momentarily. ... Read More »
Share 6:13 p.m. In an e-mail late Monday afternoon, Vinton police said they’ve interviewed several people about a house fire on Hardy Road Saturday night but have not named any suspects. Investigators declared it a definite arson. The home belonged to an around 90-year-old mother. Her son, Shawn Combow, and his wife lived there. Combow is a registered sex offender after [...]... Read More »
Share By 13News JAMES CITY CO – An electrical short sparked fire at an Old Navy store. Crews from the James City County and Williamsburg fire departments were called to the Main Street store just before 6:00 a.m. Saturday. The sprinkler system had activated and extinguished the flames before fire got out of control. Electrical short sparks fire in James [...]... Read More »
