Share (RICHMOND, Va.)—State Health Commissioner Karen Remley, M.D., MBA, said today that the state has received confirmation of its first two H1N1 flu cases, also called swine flu. The patients are an adult male from eastern Virginia and an adult female from central Virginia. Each had traveled to Mexico, both had mild illnesses and are recovering well, [...]... Read More »

Share USFA Urges Continued Vigilance by Firefighters to Avoid Exposure to Carcinogens and Other Toxins WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Fire Administration (USFA) has completed its review of a recently released study conducted by the TriData Division of the System Planning Corporation, analyzing firefighter presumptive cancer legislation and attempting to prove or disprove a correlation between [...]... Read More »

Share WILLIAMSBURG – Two annual fundraisers for local firefighters recently collided, prompting a response today from the city’s volunteer fire department and another from the local chapter of a national firefighter’s union. Both the Local 2498 of the International Association of Fire Fighters known as the “Williamsburg/York County Professional Fire Fighters” and the Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department [...]... Read More »

Share PORTSMOUTH, Va. – City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler announces the selection of Don J. Horton as the Fire Chief for the City of Portsmouth. Horton will begin in the Fire Chief position on April 27, 2009. “I am pleased that Don Horton will join the City of Portsmouth as our Fire Chief. He has almost three [...]... Read More »

Share The speaker is smaller than a penny, but the sound that comes from it is worth a fortune.  It could save your life. “They’ve got to be there,” Roanoke City Fire Marshal Daniel Rakes said. “They’ve got to be operational.“ Firefighters say smoke alarms are a must, but they don’t always help everyone “Kids do sleep sounder and [...]... Read More »

Share HAMPTON — A Hampton family can’t believe their misfortune. They’ve been burned out of their home twice in six months. Fire started Tuesday morning in the attic of Earl Jones’s home in the 1200 block of Aberdeen Road. Investigators say it was electrical in nature. var jsVideoWidgetSize = 0; var [...]... Read More »

Share On Wednesday, April 29, 2009 from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM, the Baskin Robbins located at 305 Garrisonville Road in Stafford will host the 3rd Annual 31 Cent Scoop Night. Sponsored jointly by the National Volunteer Fire Council’s Junior Firefighter Program and Baskin-Robbins, the event is designed to increase awareness about fire service career and [...]... Read More »

Share Please take a minute to check out Virginia’s newest FD website: Widewater Fire and Rescue As far as I know this is the first website for them. I am sure they will have a link back to us in a heartbeat!!!! ... Read More »

Share RICHMOND — Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced today that, though there are no confirmed cases in Virginia, the Commonwealth is preparing for any outbreak of swine flu by increasing its communication with healthcare providers, and is preparing to receive additional antiviral medication from the Centers for Disease Control. The state’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Karen Remley, [...]... Read More »

Share Over the past several weeks we have been converting to new computers here at Prinston Media Headquarters. Doesn’t that sound very sophisticated. It isn’t. Anyways, If I have missed any email updates please send them again. I get emails all day long on incidents and events etc. I am not sure if I have missed [...]... Read More »