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 [...]... 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 [...]... 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 [...]... 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 [...]... 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 [...]... 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 [...]... Read More »
Share By Dottie Wikan, WVEC.com SUFFOLK — I-664 North at the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel was closed for about two hours Monday afternoon following three crashes involving ten vehicles inside the tube. Around 3:45 p.m., a tractor trailer loaded with peanuts and a Chevy Camaro collided, causing eight other vehicles to crash behind them, according to [...]... Read More »
Share Spotsylvania pays some volunteers for fire and rescue service Date published: 12/28/2008 BY DAN TELVOCK Some Spotsylvania County fire and rescue volunteers are paid as much as $6,499 a year for their work. While some fire and rescue systems in the area offer minor tax breaks to volunteers, Spotsylvania is the only one that [...]... Read More »
Share MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The Martinsville Fire Marshal’s Office is continuing its investigation of a fire that destroyed the IDL Market convenience store located at 1012 Liberty Street in Martinsville on the evening of Sunday, December 28. The call came in to the 911 Communications Center at 8:27 p.m. When firefighters responded to the scene [...]... Read More »
Share From NBC12 News PRINCE GEORGE, VA NBC12 – Hunting experts are warning others to be extra careful after two deadly hunting accidents happened over the weekend. On Friday, a 62-year-old Patrick County man died after his rifle went off. He was getting ready to go hunting with his son. Officials he died instantly. Then [...]... Read More »
Share Update on convenience store fire here Photos by Martinsville Police Department and the Public Information Office MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The Martinsville Fire & EMS Department responded to a fire at the IDL Market convenience store located at 1012 Liberty Street in Martinsville earlier this evening. The call came in to the 911 Communications Center [...]... Read More »
