Share Kovenex® to Serve as Thermal Barrier for Two Glove Models RICHMOND, Va. (April 17, 2009) – Waubridge Specialty Fabrics, LLC (Waubridge) today announced it has partnered with Southcombe Brothers
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Share By: FF Patrick MacKay After responding to a recent house fire and encountering companies that were less than receptive to a ladder truck operating in a rural setting, I
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Share By Becky Robinette Wright In Chesterfield,a cannon sits nestled amongst sandbags that have turned to stone.A wooden platform provides a view of the river where famous battles during the
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Share A charred coat and helmet, propped up on a table outside an elegant conference room in Lansdowne, looked like a long-lost relic from a bygone era of firefighting. But
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Share It’s difficult for firefighters to see objects as they move through a smoke-filled house, but last October they were able to spot Alex, a medium-size beagle, lying unconscious on
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Share SUFFOLK, Va. – Seven members of the Suffolk Fire Department are moving up. They attained higher ranks, including one Battalion Chief, three Captains, and three Lieutenants. WAVY.com had a
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Share Stafford, VA – Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a reported apartment fire at approximately 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. The incident was located
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Share On January 10th, a Chesterfield family was burned out of their house. Becky Robinette Wright was on scene shortly there after do the write up and snap some photos.
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Share ARLINGTON, Va. (WUSA) – Richard Spencer, a 911 dispatcher at the Arlington County Public Safety Emergency Communications Center, answers every call the same way: “Arlington County 911. Where is
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Share By Martin C. Grube/vbfd.com Fourteen people were forced from their homes today after a two alarm fire spread through the Pines of Green Run apartments on Lynnhaven Parkway, an
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Share Michael Berg, Manager Regulations and Compliance for the Virginia Office of EMS Recently, a local county attorney’s office contacted the Office of EMS (OEMS) to request advice on how
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Share Alex Riggio sent this correspondence to VAFireNews.com. We felt compelled to post it and hope that you all can offer him some help. My name is Alex Riggio and
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Share Hose Campany # 4, 1st Annual Car Show and Field Day August 8, 2009. This show is in Harrisonburg, Virginia at Hose Company #4 Fire Station, 2654 Port Republic
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