Share For the third time in as many days, Loudoun fire and rescue crews were called to battle a significant house fire last night. At 10:36 p.m. a 911 call reported a house fire on Paxton Road near Philomont. Fire-Rescue crews from Philomont, Purcellville, Hamilton, Leesburg, Round Hill and Lovettsville responded to the fire. Upon [...]... Read More »

Share GLOUCESTER, VA. – A 67-year-old Gloucester woman suffered second and third-degree burns in a fire Wednesday afternoon. Gloucester fire crews responded to the scene of the fire at 1:38 p.m on East Founders Mill Way. Fire officials say upon arrival, the home was fully engulfed in flames. Continue reading… Gloucester fire destroys home. Images [...]... Read More »

Share A fire left 14 people homeless and a homeowner with nothing but questions. Jeff Narbis spends his New Year's Eve scooping up ashes from what was an investment property. “Right now, I'm just trying to pull the stuff out of there that's worth a hoot,” said Narbis. He's been cleaning up since Wednesday night, [...]... Read More »

Share The Fire Critic is running a contest to see who is the Fire/EMS Blog of the Year 2009. You can read all about the contest here. I have incorporated some of the details below. Via FireCritic.com: A while back I posted about the best fire blogs, EMS blogs and web sites. You can view [...]... Read More »

Share Above is our December 14 story on the noose being left in a firefighter’s vehicle. You can read the original story here. Sources tell STATter911.com two Loudoun County firefighters were fired today almost four weeks after a noose was found inside the car of a black firefighter. The two firefighters had been on suspension [...]... Read More »

Share This past year has been a huge year for VAFireNews.com. At the beginning of the year we polished off the reformatting of the site to the wordpress interface. This move created many new benefits for the readers as well as me the editor. Last month, I put the finishing touches on what I will [...]... Read More »

Share Submitted by Arturo Soriano Jr. On Monday December 28, 2009 around 1300 hrs. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue responded to a reported middle unit townhouse structure fire originated at 1533 Artillery Terrace NE Leesburg, VA 20176. Upon arrival there was visible smoke and flames, the box was filled. The fire quickly started to spread [...]... Read More »

Share BENTONVILLE – The Christmas holiday quickly shifted from a potential festive atmosphere to a somber one for a local couple on Thursday morning after a fire destroyed their two-story house and left them homeless. Warren County Fire and Rescue crews responded to the blaze at 241 Gimlet Ridge Road at around 9:20 a.m. on [...]... Read More »

Share RICHMOND, Va. – Starting next month, cigarettes sold in Virginia must comply with standards aimed at making them less likely to start fires. The General Assembly passed legislation in 2008 requiring that cigarettes sold in the state meet standards that make cigarettes more likely to self-extinguish. Continue reading… Cigarettes Sold in Virginia Must Meet [...]... Read More »

Share Members of a Henry County family lost their home when it was destroyed by fire on Christmas morning, but Joe Violante said he didn’t lose what really matters. “My two most precious Christmas presents — my wife and daughter — are unharmed,” Violante said Saturday. Joe Violante, his wife, Terry, and their 16-year-old daughter, [...]... Read More »

Share NORFOLK, Va. – A quick thinking neighbor may have kept an apartment complex form going up in flames. Norfolk Fire crews were dispatched to the 1400 block of Bayville Street in the Wiloughby area of Norfolk at approximately 11:30 a.m. Chief Worley with Norfolk Fire tells WAVY.com that upon crew arrival, heavy smoke was [...]... Read More »

Share Firefighters Make Rescues in Leesburg During Two-Alarm Fire Photos attached courtesy of Dustin Sternbeck A second alarm was struck after first arriving Loudoun County Fire-Rescue personnel had to make several civilian rescues. At 12:19 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2009, emergency crews were dispatched for a townhouse fire at 111 Hancock Place in Leesburg. [...]... Read More »

Share HENRICO COUNTY – In the aftermath of last weekend's nor'easter, emergency responders were slammed. Rob Lawrence the chief operating officer of the Richmond Ambulance Authority says in the City alone 20% of the call volume was because of falls, “That's 20 to 30 patients responded to because they tripped, slipped, or had fallen, ” [...]... Read More »

Share Story from STATter911.com Firefighters in Loudoun County, Virginia say there was a good deal of fire inside a Leesburg townhouse when they arrived shortly after 1:00 this afternoon. In a press release, Loudoun County Fire-Rescue Services PIO Dustin Sternbeck writes that crews began defensive operations on the home at 1533 Artillery Terrace and called [...]... Read More »

Share Lt. Shawn L. Jones, PIO/Assistant Fire Marshal City of Richmond Fire Prevention Office Engine 12 was dispatched to a medical call at 0739 hours today. They were responding with their lights and siren activated. As the units approached the intersection of W. Cary Street and Meadow, E-12 and a car collided that resulted in [...]... Read More »