Share BY AMY FLOWERS UMBLE Chief Thomas Oesterheld preached fire and brimstone to Spotsylvania volunteer firefighters at this year’s annual banquet. His message: The county government doesn’t care about you.
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Share By Mike Sanders – mnsand@visuallink.com I will admit to vafirenews.com readers that this column of “Back in Time” is a teaser article of sorts. We are going back in
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Share On February 5th, Virginia Beach Firefighters battled a house fire at 800 block of Brittlebank Drive. Fire Rescue TV was on scene and caught the action. Engine 18 was
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Share York County Firefighters Battled a house fire at 100 block of S. Shannon Drive on February 4th. More information and coverage here
Share By Cindy Clayton Patrick Wilson The Virginian-Pilot © February 3, 2011 A longtime city worker died in the back of a recycling truck while working Thursday morning, but it
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Share Submitted by John W. Franks Warrenton Rural VFD Photos: John W. Franks’ site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwmfranks/sets/72157625845681083/ Mike Legeros’ site: http://legeros.com/ralwake/photos/2011-02-02-warrenton/ WRVFD Facebook Page Warren County – A huge warehouse fire struck downtown Warrenton
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Share The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) has selected Virginia Task Force 1 (VATF-1) to receive the America Secure Award in recognition of their contributions in making the United States a
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Share From the moment he saw a firetruck rolling down a Spotsylvania road, Thomas Oesterheld wanted to be a firefighter. It was 1947, and Oesterheld was 9 years old. A
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Share When you dial 911 in Fluvanna County, it can take up to 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive at your door. The county’s EMS committee says that is unacceptable.
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Share HANOVER, VA WWBT – Mutual aid in Virginia could soon get a little bit easier. Hanover County Delegate Christopher Peace is asking the General Assembly to make the process of counties and
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Share Submitted by Alex Inman The Purcellville Volunteer Fire Department has taken delivery of a new Command and Utility vehicle built by Fastlane Emergency Vehicles. The Command vehicle is a
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Share Sunday, January 31, Roanoke City Firefighters responded to a house fire on Tillet Drive in Southwest. Off-duty Firefighter Drew Abel captured these photos. Ladder 7, Ladder 1, Engine 1,
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