Share Attention Firefighters across the Commonwealth. We are bringing back “Around the Station” feature!!! This feature is a very plain and simple idea that we had success with on the old site. All you have to do is send in a photograph of your crew at the station, training, on a call, or wherever and we will [...]... Read More »
Share The Lynchburg Fire and EMS Department is remembering five fallen heroes killed in the Main Street Fire of 1883. The department dedicated a plague honoring the men at the Presbyterian Cemetery on Grace Street in Lynchburg. Grave markers for the firefighters have worn down over time, becoming difficult to read. Read More Lynchburg Fire & EMS remembers fallen [...]... Read More »
Share A lot of high school and college graduates are wondering at this time of year, how they are going to parlay all of that education into a meaningful career. Dan Gordon faced similar questions four years ago when he graduated from Hampden-Sydney College with majors in French and History. “I haven’t used either one of them very [...]... Read More »
Share Donnie West, Assistant Chief of the Black Creek Volunteer Fire Department, was recently named by Wachovia Securities as a “Second-Half Champion.” The awards honor the achievements of inspiring citizens who have made significant contributions to society or achieved ambitious personal goals after reaching the age of 50. At 50, West tackled the physical challenges and rigorous demands [...]... Read More »
Share Sixty-four members of Loudoun County’s Fire–Rescue companies and several of their support staff were honored at the Annual Fire and Rescue Services Awards Banquet, held May 14 at the National Conference Center at Lansdowne. The Loudoun County Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Committee and the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue System sponsored the event. In addition to [...]... Read More »
Share HANOVER, VA (WWBT) – Firefighters from all across the area gathered Thursday for a training exercise. The Central Virginia Technical Rescue Team consists of 100 firefighters from Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield, and Richmond. In just the past nine months NBC12 has covered three major incidents that Central Virginia’s Technical Team has had to respond to: two building collapses, [...]... Read More »
Share Written by: Lt. Brad Dougherty You are the driver operator of Engine Company 15 you are operating your apparatus at a working apartment fire at 1233 Impeller Drive. The fire is a room and contents fire in the bedroom on the 5th floor located in apartment 502. You have connected two fifty [...]... Read More »
Share Informative video from the Virginia State Firefighter’s Association. 9257 Old Turnpike Road Culpeper, Virginia 22701 888.640.5655 http://www.VSFA.org ... Read More »
