Share Photos: Melody Miller Story: Nate Camfiord At approximately 4:45am on Thursday January 28th the Prince William County Public Safety Communications Center dropped a residential Box Alarm for the house at 6967 Gillis Way, sending 5 Engine Companies, 2 Truck/Tower Companies, a Heavy Rescue along with numerous EMS and command units. Units arrived to find [...]... Read More »
Share Department: Kents Store Volunteer Fire Department. Kents Store, VA Job Number: 22098 Category: Pumpers Chassis: Impel™ Model: PUC Body: PUC Overall Height: 9’10″ Engine: Cummins ISL Horse Power: 425 Foam System: Husky® foam system Pump: PUC Pump GPM: 1500 Tank Size: 1000 Generator KW: 10 Safety: Side Roll Protection system, Command Zone™, TAK-4® independent [...]... Read More »
Share Photos by BC Jim Hoffler Submitted by Sean Doney Keep up with the Portsmouth Firefighters on their Facebook fan page B shift had a structure fire on 1-26-2010. Initial response was Engines 1,2,4, Ladder 1, Rescue 1, and Battalion 1. Fire was in first floor of second floor single family residence. Fire was extinguished [...]... Read More »
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Share RINGGOLD — A fire at Wilkerson Road and William Drive burned several vehicles kept at a garage and threatened homes Thursday afternoon. The blaze resulted from a controlled burn that went out of control due to winds, said Walter Henderson, ALS firefighter and commander with Ringgold Fire & Rescue. The fire originated from land [...]... Read More »
Share Co’s 1, 2, 5, and Chief 1 were dispatched to a house fire in the 12000 block of James Madison Highway on January 25th. Engine 10(Chief 11) marked up immediately and could see a large column of smoke from the station and requested the second alarm bringing Co.3 and Scottsville to the scene. Engine [...]... Read More »
Share From Surae Chinn, WUSA9.com: 114 men and women of the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue team arrived home to their families. They saved 16 lives after the deadly earthquake. A huge crowd anxiously waited for them at the Fairfax academy on West Ox Road Thursday night. VA Fairfax VATF1 returnsLoud cheers, smiling faces [...]... Read More »
Share It was June Graybill Jr. who, in 1952, helped form the Troutville Volunteer Fire Department and rescue squad, the same two departments that were among those Wednesday attempting to save his son's life. Richard Graybill, 67, of Troutville died on the way to the hospital after a fire at his apartment in the 100 [...]... Read More »
Share A small fire that ignited shortly after noon today damaged part of the roof of Christopher Newport University's Trible library. The Newport News Fire Department responded to the fire on the campus off Warwick Boulevard at about 12:45 p.m. CNU Spokeswoman Lori Jacobs said the library was evacuated and the fire, which appears to [...]... Read More »
Share Authorities this morning failed to find a man who is believed to have disappeared in the swollen James River just east of downtown Richmond. A Virginia State Police helicopter joined local police and fire river-rescue teams in an extensive search, which began about 2:15 a.m. The search was concentrated in an area of the [...]... Read More »
Share Four house fires in the Richmond area yesterday morning prompted authorities to appeal to people to have their homes outfitted with smoke detectors. The fires — three in the city and one in Henrico County — displaced 13 people but caused no major injuries. Damage appeared to be worse in the fires where authorities [...]... Read More »
Share RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – We still don't know what caused a three alarm fire at a Henrico apartment complex Wednesday afternoon. Crews worked late into the night at the Honey Tree Apartments. There are many questions; especially since this complex has seen several fires this year. That's causing many residents to question their safety. [...]... Read More »
Share Submitted by John Hinant Department: Chesterfield Fire and Emergency Services. Chesterfield, VA Job Number: 22325-01-05 Category: Pumpers Chassis: Quantum® Model: Pumper Body: Pumper Engine: Cummins ISM Horse Power: 400 Foam System: Husky® foam system Pump: Waterous Pump GPM: 1500 Tank Size: 700 Safety: Command Zone™, TAK-4® independent front suspension, Control Zone™, Side Roll Protection [...]... Read More »
Share WINCHESTER — Two people face prison time after they admitted to firebombing a federal witness' car in the city in August. Caressa N. Cain, 25, of 5437 Main St., Apt. 7, Stephens City, and Johnny V. Toussaint, 27, of 2401 Papermill Road, Apt. 10, Winchester, pleaded guilty Monday in Winchester Circuit Court to playing [...]... Read More »
Share RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – A busy morning for Richmond firefighters, as they battle three fires. In two of the three fires, it appears smoke detectors were not in the home. But in the third home, it was a smoke detector that alerted a caretaker that a disabled man was in a burning bed. Just [...]... Read More »
