Share The Lake Gaston Vol. Fire Dept. Launches New Website Editor’s note: I am just catching up on some past emails. Enjoy this new website from Lake Gaston VFD. On January 7th 2010, a 2 month project was finally completed and LakeGastonFire.com was born. This new website boasts a member’s page, apparatus showcase, fire and life safety education [...]... Read More »
Share RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – As we transition to warmer temperatures our precipitation changes too. Instead of snow and steady rain, we'll get thunderstorms, producing a whole snow storms worth of liquid in just a few minutes. And if you aren't ready, that water can quickly cause a local flood. “A lot of people don't understand what [...]... Read More »
Share CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) – We're learning more about a house fire that left a toddler dead and a community devastated. Late this afternoon, investigators said while an exact cause hasn't been found, they believe the fire was an accident. The fire on Gunsight Terrace in Chesterfield County forced the little boy's mother to flee from [...]... Read More »
Share CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) – Tonight the community is rallying behind a Chesterfield family who lost their young son in a house fire last night. Robert and Anna Chaverria worked at Sibley's Bar-B-Q in Chester. According to their former employees, Anna ran back into her burning house to try and save her son, but was unsuccessful. She is [...]... Read More »
Share PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Fire officials are warning Portsmouth residents of a man allegedly identifying himself as a firefighter and trying to make entry into their homes while claiming to be performing home inspections. Fire officials say the suspect, described as a man of European or Asian descent does not present any city identification and does [...]... Read More »
Share CHESTERFIELD – Early this morning, a patrol officer sees a home on fire, alerts the resident, and gets him out safely before firefighters arrive on the scene. The home off Jeff Davis Highway in chesterfield caught fire around 1AM this morning. It took five staffed engines about 45 minutes to knock down the fire. Continue reading… Highway Patrol [...]... Read More »
Share A two-year-old child is dead and two others are injured after a fire broke out at a house in Chesterfield County Monday night. The fire started around 7:00pm on the 5800 Block of Gunsight Terrace. Neighbors say a woman ran out of the house screaming her baby was inside. Continue reading… Toddler Killed, Two Injured In [...]... Read More »
Share CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) – One child is now dead and his mother injured after a house fire in Chesterfield County. This unfolded on Gunsight Terrace, near Ironbridge Road. The fire started sometime after 6 p.m. Monday. A firefighter was transported to the hospital as well with non life-threatening injuries. It was the working smoke alarm that alerted [...]... Read More »
Share As the time change approaches on Sunday, March 14, 2010 the Loudoun County Fire Rescue System wants to remind residents to make another change that could save their lives – changing the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. Communities nationwide witness tragic home fire deaths each year. Approximately every 3 hours a [...]... Read More »
Share Blackstone VFD – Nottoway County, VA International 7400 4×4 330 HP Max Force Engine Combination Engine and Exhaust Brake Short Body Pumper with Raised Rear Diamond Plate Hosebed Cover 22” Extended Front Bumper TFT Bumper Turret with Joystick Control 2 ½” Front Bumper Discharge with Tray 15,000 lb Warn Winch in Bumper Booster Reels w/ 150’ of 1” Hose Under the Cab Doors on Each [...]... Read More »
