Share ALEXANDRIA, Va. WUSA – Firefighters in Alexandria are on the scene of a 2-alarm fire in the 3700 block of Lyons Lane. Captain Luis Santano, spokesperson for the Alexandria Fire Department, says the blaze broke out in the attic of a two-story condominium building shortly after 9:00 Thursday morning.Santano says firefighters mounted an aggressive attack [...]... Read More »
Share Chick-fil-A -Fund Raiser For completion of Firefighters Memorial Wall,Chesterfield Event location:Hull Street at Brandermill Date: Oct. 29,2009 When: All Day State you are supporting Chesterfield Fire and EMS http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2008-04-16/News/Wall_of_remembrance_rises_for_fallen_rescuers.html Updated list of names on wall •Names on Panels: J. Willard Sullivan, Jr. Matoaca Volunteer Fire Department October 18, 1973 Patrick G. Mason Bensley-Bermuda Rescue Squad November 8, 1981 Bradley C. McNeer Bon Air Vol. Fire Department December 18, 1999 Joseph E. Newsome Chesterfield Fire [...]... Read More »
Share MATHIAS, W.Va. — A Virginia couple were arrested Tuesday in connection with last Friday night’s fire that claimed the lives of three members of a family in Mathias. Autopsies by the West Virginia State Medical Examiner’s Office ruled all three deaths as homicides. Police said all three victims had been shot at least one time. The bodies of [...]... Read More »
Share Roanoke - Chris Brown passed away unexpectedly after he became ill after working a 24 hour shift on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 and was then diagnosed with cancer. Chris passed away in the evening of the 22nd at Roanoke Memorial with his family at his side. Chris was a Captain assigned to station 1 on C-shift [...]... Read More »
Share MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville Police and Fire & EMS responded to a vehicular accident that occurred at approximately 8:00 p.m. this evening. When emergency personnel arrived at the scene they discovered a 98’ Subaru station wagon resting on its top at the edge of the water in Lake Lanier. According to information gathered in the initial investigation [...]... Read More »
Share A house fire in West Virginia that killed a Rockingham County firefighter and his family is being investigated as an arson. State police say they are looking for suspects. At the same time, family and friends of Dennis “Chip” Taylor are mourning their loss. Taylor’s friends say he was just a fun guy to be around, and [...]... Read More »
Share Travas Vaughan and her five children had only been at her sons’ football game for about 15 minutes when someone called to tell her that her apartment was on fire. “I’ve been here for 10 years,” she said. “This was my first apartment. Now I’ve got to go somewhere and start over.” Vaughan and her children were [...]... Read More »
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Share October 25th, at approx 5:30pm Wytheville Fire Department responded to a head-on collision on Chapman road. A Chrysler was traveling east, when it crossed the center line and hit a truck head-on. The impact killed 2 people, who were in the truck. Neither occupant had their seat belts on. Crews airlifted the two people [...]... Read More »
Share Submitted by Donnie Widner On October 21st at approximately 10:40am, the Wytheville Fire Department responded to a Structure Fire on Old Stage Road. The house sits about 5 miles from Wytheville. There was no one home at time of fire. Crews first arrived to find heavy smoke from the residence. Crews were on scene for approx [...]... Read More »
