Share Neville McLean Staughton Jr. | Visit Guest Book STAUGHTON, Neville McLean Jr., 85 of Mechanicsville, passed away August 26, 2010. He is survived by his devoted wife, Jeannine Dance Staughton; one brother, Harry Staughton and his wife, Lee Staughton; one sister, Jane Staughton Barlow; one daughter, Karen Staughton McNamara and her husband, Gary Wayne [...]... Read More »

Share Richmond Fire Department WHITLOCK, Ray, 74, of Richmond, lost his five-year battle with cancer on August 21, 2010, but won the war. He is now with his Savior, his daughter and brother. Ray was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Jackie; four children, [...]... Read More »

Share The Huguenot Volunteer Fire Department in Powhatan County broke ground on their new fire station on August 16th. The pictures are below. There are more pictures here. The Huguenot VFD has been doing a great job of getting information out to its members and the community. They have a web site by YourFirstDue.com that [...]... Read More »

Share Thomas L. Eubank – Retired Richmond Firefighter | Visit Guest Book EUBANK, Thomas L., 62, of Aylett, has gone to rest on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. His life’s passion was farming and being the owner of Tommy’s Produce in King William County. He was also a retired City of Richmond fireman. He was preceded [...]... Read More »

Share Dustin Sternbeck, Public Information Officer Loudoun County Fire-Rescue Services On Thursday July 29, 2010 the Loudoun County Fire-Rescue System recognized 83 students who recently completed Fire Fighter I, Fire Fighter II, EMT–Basic, and EMT-Paramedic certifications respectively.   Family, friends, and community members filled the Heritage High School auditorium as Loudoun County Fire, Rescue and Emergency [...]... Read More »

Share HUDSON, Herman Wesley Sr., 85, passed away July 23, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Helen; son, Rocky (Cindy); daughter, Suzanne; stepdaughters, Vickie Dance (Gerald) and Vivian McCutcheon (Joey); sister, Jewell Wright; grandchildren, Wes Hudson (Jeanna), Stephen; stepgrandchildren, Jonathan Dance (Kyla), Jessica Smith (Allen), Jaime Condrey, and Baker, Dorie, and [...]... Read More »

Share Contributors to this Article: VPFF Secretary/Treasurer Mike Hanks L-1132 Rhett Fleitz L-1132 Those of us who have served the IAFF, State Associations, and Local affiliates know the difficulty in setting our personal lives aside and maintaining a professional and determined course of action in fighting for firefighter’s rights, benefits, and working conditions. A Labor [...]... Read More »

Share Bud Ryder, Chief of Pocahontas Fire Dept. passed on Sunday July 4th 2010 after a long fought illness. He served as Chief of Abb’s Valley Fire Dept for numerous years, before he went to Pocahontas Fire Dept. He also was a member of Rescue 945, he will be missed by all.... Read More »

Share WILLIAMS, John Brennan Sr., 85, of Mechanicsville, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010. He was the son of the late William Joseph Sr. and Mamie Schardt Williams. He was preceded in death by five brothers, William “Bubba” Joseph Williams Jr., Lewis “Budha” E. Williams, Charles “Pat” Q. Williams, Karl “Coney” L. Williams and Bert [...]... Read More »

Share On June 17 at 6 p.m. Richmond Fire and Emergency Services held its basic recruit graduation ceremony for 20 new firefighters. The process started last year with the opening of the application period that resulted in more than 3,000 applicants. These firefighters went thru a 20 week academy. Some of them hit the streets [...]... Read More »

Share Submitted by Pat Schoeffel Sunday, June 20th 18 volunteer Firefighters from Powhatan County and Spotsylvania County completed a 16 hour Basic Pump Operations Class in Powhatan County. The class consisted of four hours of classroom and 12 hours of hands on training. The practical training consisted of pumping from a fire hydrant and drafting [...]... Read More »

Share WESTBURY, William Richard Jr., went to be with his Lord on June 14, 2010. He is survived by three children, Wayne R. Westbury, Shirley Anne Westbury and Linda Mae Westbury. He is also survived by one brother, Robert Westbury; sister-in- law, Shirley Westbury; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Westbury worked for 25 years [...]... Read More »

Share Firefighters honored in 13th annual memorial By Becky Robinette Wright City of Richmond Quint 14 and Henrico Division of Fire Truck 1 silently faced each other at the entrance and walkway to the memorial service building at RIR Complex. Slowly the aerial ladders were extended. Firefighters attached the flag and slowly and respectively it [...]... Read More »

Share TODD, Lee Anthony, age 45, of Midlothian, died May 30, 2010. Moving to the area from Wytheville, Va., Lee served in the United States Army before becoming a professional firefighter with the Richmond City Fire Department. Lee loved spending his free moments outside hiking, kayaking, fishing, and climbing. He is survived by his wife [...]... Read More »

Share Story by Becky Robinette Wright DINWIDDIE,Va-Oliver Jacob (Jerry) Miles, Jr. , 62, passed away on May 27. Jerry was a Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow in the Boys Scouts of America. He was also a member of Namozine Fire & EMS, Dinwiddie, VA. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced [...]... Read More »