Share By Becky Robinette Wright Deputy Chief  Richard  “Rick” McClure, retired on June 17th after serving over 30 years with Henrico County Division of Fire. WRIGHT: Where were you
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Share Apparatus Profile – Fairfax County Station 15 – Chantilly By Mike Sanders The Chantilly Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1947 and prior to becoming an “official” station of
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Share By Becky Robinette Wright Tones sounded around 5 p.m. on Jun. 25 dispatching Engine 11, Medic 11 and county police to Iron Bridge Road at Jessup Road for
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Share In nearly four decades as an emergency communications dispatcher in Richmond, Patrick Ware is hardly exaggerating when he says he has heard it all. He has answered tragic calls
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Share Last week, Charlottesville Firefighters trained with the new Tower 10 at the Downtown Mall. CFD conducted several training exercises with its aerial ladder trucks. These pictures are of CFD’s new Tower
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Share O’DONNELL, Grace Susan (nee Healy), 98, of Midlothian, formerly of New York City, was born to eternal life June 25, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents,
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Share Updated with Funeral Arrangements: Funeral services will be held at W & L High School, Montross, Va. at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. The family will receive
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Share The Newport News Fire Department responded to a reported commercial fire in the 12000 block of Canon Blvd., Canon Virginia” at 343am this morning. The first arriving units (351am)
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Share Updated: You might wonder why I have a vid from a fire in Connecticut on here…My mistake. Read the comments! This video was uploaded on June 17, 2011. I
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Share The Sterling Volunteer Fire Department is selling their 2004 Pierce Pumper Tanker. The unit boasts a Pierce Lance split tilt 6 man cab with side roll protection and independent front suspension (Tak
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Share By Becky Robinette Wright Engine 17’s crew were handling an emergency on Interstate 95 at the 63 mile marker on June 15 at 9:42 p.m. when the engine was
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Share By Becky Robinette Wright Engine 3 was toned out for a vehicle fire in the 3900 block of Lawnwood Drive on June 15 at 12:45 p.m. Scene upon arrival
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Share On Wednesday, an HRT bus caught fire and burned at the 1800 block of Laskin Road around 8:30 am. The fire was caught on video. When the bus caught
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Share The Virginia Department of Fire Programs (VDFP) presented the “Driver Pump Operator” class for the Roanoke Regional Training Center. The class is pro-board certified and has five days of
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Share Yesterday, the Charlottesville Fire Department proudly displayed the American Flag form the top of its new Tower 10 at Fire Headquarters on Ridge Street. Tower 10 was on display
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