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Share Submitted by Joey Slagle On June 28 at approx. 2100 hrs. Halifax Vol. Fire Dept. was dispatched to the NAPA Auto Parts Store in the Town of Halifax for smoke coming from the rear of the building. As police units arrived and advised fire was evident from the roof of the structure, South Boston [...]... Read More »

Share KYLE GREEN The Roanoke Times Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Capt. Barry Hurley (center) and Glen Greer, a county firefighter and paramedic, prepare for dinner Wednesday with the rest of the Clearbrook station staff, including six Roanoke firefighters who have helped staff the station since 2002. Editor’s note: This story has been edited from [...]... Read More »

Share A fire leveled a Waynesboro family’s shed and spread to the main home Monday night. Firefighters were called to a home on Essex Avenue around 6:15 p.m. Read More:  Fire Spreads to Waynesboro Home – NBC29.... Read More »

Share Submitted by Sean Doney Photos by Firefighter Devon Porter Crews responded to a report of residential structure fire at approximately 12:30 pm on 6-28. Smoke was seen on the horizon approximately 6 miles out and Battalion 1 called a working structure fire en route. Upon arrival house was fully involved and defensive attack was [...]... Read More »

Share Photos and story submitted by: Donnie Widner, Captain Wytheville Fire Department, Wytheville Va Wytheville Fire Department responds to Accident. A motorcyclist was killed and another person was flown to a Roanoke hospital on Friday afternoon in two separate wrecks on Interstate 81.Police and rescue crews responded to the motorcycle crash at approximately 3:34 p.m. [...]... Read More »

Share By Brad Dougherty Attached is a powerpoint presentation by Brad Dougherty. Please review the powerpoint presentation and share it with your crew. It is a review and a lesson in what the R.I.T. is all about. Click on the document to view/download…ffs-ppt... Read More »

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Share RICHMOND, Va. – Drivers caught sending text messages or e-mails on the road could soon face a fine. Virginia will join 13 other states and the District of Columbia that have banned texting while driving when the new law and hundreds of others passed by the General Assembly this winter take effect Wednesday. Those [...]... Read More »

Share SUFFOLK, Va. – Fire Marshals arrested a 15-year-old arson suspect in connection with Wednesday’s three-alarm fire on Franklin Street that displaced 11 people. Marshals arrested the Suffolk juvenile Saturday and charged him with two counts of arson of an occupied dwelling and one count of arson of an unoccupied dwelling. He is currently being [...]... Read More »

Share Apartment Fire Displaces Occupants Sprinkler System Extinguishes Blaze Stafford, VA – On Monday, June 22, 2009 at approximately 11:00 p.m., Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department units responded a reported fire in a garden apartment located at 40 Stonehaven Drive, located in the Hartwood District in south Stafford. First arriving firefighters encountered smoke in [...]... Read More »

Share Breakfasts at the Horsepasture Volunteer Fire Department do more than nourish area residents. They also raise money to help support the department’s fire-fighting efforts. The fire department started holding country breakfasts about six years ago to raise money for equipment, said Brenda Moorefield, who has been a department member for seven years. At the [...]... Read More »

Share Sixty days of back-and-forth between the three fire and rescue organizations in Manassas failed to resolve much. Members of a subcommittee of representatives of the Greater Manassas Volunteer Rescue Squad, the City of Manassas Fire and Rescue Department and the Manassas Volunteer Fire Company couldn’t agree on any kind of organizational chart, so they [...]... Read More »

Share A fire destroyed three houses in downtown Wednesday afternoon after it started in a vacant structure that was under court action for building violations. At least nine people were displaced, and four firefighters were sent to the hospital with minor injuries. The vacant house where the blaze started, 120 Franklin St., had been under [...]... Read More »

Share Population growth in Augusta County has residents considering a new fire and rescue station in the Riverheads area. Augusta County firefighters and board members held a community meeting Thursday night to get public input on the idea. if (self['plpm'] && plpm['Mid-Story Ad']) document.write('<table style=\"float : right;\" border=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">');if (self['plpm'] && plpm['Mid-Story Ad']){ document.write(plpm['Mid-Story [...]... Read More »