Share Chesterfield: Severe storms destroy homes, possible microburst By Becky Robinette Wright Storms charged through Chesterfield on June 28 in the evening and one family lost their home to the damage. Strong winds in a severe thunderstorm, which local meteorologists are saying may have been a microburst uprooted a giant tree and like an axe [...]... Read More »

Share Today's grand opening of Roanoke's third new fire station in as many years marks the last step in a 10-year plan to replace antique firehouses with state-of-the-art facilities that can speed emergency response times and save money. The new stations, built at a cost of nearly $11 million, replace buildings erected when horses pulled [...]... Read More »

Share GOODE — Firefighters battling a house fire on Heightview Drive late Sunday afternoon had to work in shifts, quickly becoming exhausted wearing heavy gear in outside temperatures in the 90s. Forest Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Nick Thomas said the call came in at 5:15 p.m. Thomas said those first on the scene reported [...]... Read More »

Share By Ben Orcutt — borcutt@nvdaily.com FRONT ROYAL — A midday Friday fire displaced eight occupants of a home on Catlett Drive, including a 14-month-old girl with breathing problems. “It got so full of smoke so quick,” said Judy Williams, 65, who owns the seven-bedroom, vinyl-sided home at 138 Catlett Drive, about four miles southwest [...]... Read More »

Share All it took was for the blast technician to shout “fire in the hole” three times and then boom, a 5-pound water melon exploded, leaving small pieces all over the ground. That's the kind of explosive power fire and rescue officials wanted to demonstrate Friday in an effort to educate residents about illegal fireworks. [...]... Read More »

Share Thursday's storm caused wide spread damage around Charlottesville, but Georgetown Road was one of the hardest hit areas. The storm left a huge impact on the area after only a few minutes, and clean-up crews will be cleaning up the aftermath in the day's to come. Many families were out cleaning up their damaged [...]... Read More »

Share Fire officials warn against flicking cigarette butts into beds outside restaurants and homes. By Cody Lowe 981-3425 It doesn't seem like much, tossing a cigarette butt out the car window or flipping it aside before entering a restaurant. But fire safety experts warn that little glowing ember can be a real hazard — especially [...]... Read More »

Share WILLIAMSBURG - — A LifeEvac helicopter flew an injured construction worker to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond Friday afternoon after an accident at the College of William and Mary. The subcontractor, whose identity has not been released, was doing piping work at the university's power plant located off of Grigsby Drive when [...]... Read More »

Share Chesterfield Police are investigating after a decomposed body is found inside a car at the bottom of the Appomattox River. Police are trying to figure out how that car, containing an unidentified body, came to be at the bottom of the river. Investigators were on scene most of Saturday. They initially thought it was [...]... Read More »

Share Roanoke, VA – Imagine driving a car in an area you're not familiar with, and then suddenly a passenger in your car goes into cardiac arrest. This is what Tara Williams experienced on May 16th, while driving down Route 220 with her family returning from Greensboro, North Carolina. William’s mother Norma Anderson survived, because [...]... Read More »

Share This image was submitted to us after the recent Burning Up The Bottom event in Downtown Richmond. Powhatan Engine 1′s crew stopped by Henrico Station 21 for a short photo op after the event.... Read More »

Share By Scott Leamon | WSLS10 Reporter Published: June 24, 2010 Updated: June 24, 2010 » 0 Comments | Post a Comment WYTHEVILLE – Wytheville town manager Wayne Sutherland on Thursday, responded to a lawsuit file by some of the town’s current and former police officers and firefighters. Sutherland said he’s confident the town is [...]... Read More »

Share Third Taken To RMH For Heat-Related Injury; Fire Damages Three Homes By Kate Elizabeth Queram HARRISONBURG – Three firefighters were injured in a blaze this morning at the Copper Beech townhomes off Reservoir StreetTwo of the firefighters were hurt in a backdraft explosion, according to Harrisonburg Fire Department Chief Larry Shifflett. They were treated [...]... Read More »

Share Vehicle Fire in Chesterfield Apartment Complex By Becky Robinette Wright Tones sounded shortly after noon for a vehicle fire in the 3300 block of Meadowdale Blvd on June 23. Engine 3 responded. Upon arrival smoke showing from a vehicle was reported. Hand lines were quickly stretched and the fire knocked. No exposures were damaged. [...]... Read More »

Share HENRICO, VA (WWBT) – Henrico County will say good-bye to a landmark Friday. The fire station at Patterson and Forest will be demolished to make way for a new facility. While their old home is soon to be demolished, and their new home built, the crew at Fire Station 8 is getting used to [...]... Read More »