Share A Virginia Fire Programs Vehicle Extrication Class was held in Powhatan on May 15 and 16th. This 16 hour class was attended by 27 Firefighters from Powhatan, Richmond City, Petersburg, Hanover, Chesterfield, and Stafford County’s. This class taught firefighters how to use hydraulic tools and manual tools to manipulate vehicles to rescue people that [...]... Read More »

Share Bon Secours Richmond and Henrico Fire are pleased to announce the Central VA EMS Education Expo 2010.  The Education Expo will be held on January 30-31, 2010 at the Henrico Fire Training Center.  See our flyer announcing the Expo.  The Central VA EMS Education Expo 2010 is a free event. CEU information is available [...]... Read More »

Share CENTRAL VIRGINIA – Hybrid vehicles are everywhere. They’re great on gas and great for the environment. As a result, more and more of them are popping up around Richmond but hybrids have a hidden danger; you can’t afford to mess with these cars – unless you know what you’re doing. “Lady lost control and [...]... Read More »

Share This video of made for Namozine’s first Regional School and was designed to inform the public on the hard work training and dedication that the Emergency Services providers go through to provide them with the best services possible. The video includes some video and pictures from surrounding localities such as Petersburg Fire, Colonial Heights [...]... Read More »

Share Tactical Simulation – Hazardous Materials Incident Written by Lt. Brad Dougherty Scroll to bottom for attachments to help you with the simulation. Engine 3, Ladder 3, Rescue 1, Medic 3, EMS 1 and Battalion 2 have been alerted to 1178 Pilates Way the downtown YMCA for a hazardous materials response. The caller has reported [...]... Read More »

Share By Lucian Mirra Complacency in Fire and EMS If you were to ask at my station, or any fire or EMS station around the country for that matter, how many people cut corners, took the easy way out or were generally complacent with their jobs, if 80% of people didn’t raise their hands, you [...]... Read More »

Share By Lt. Brad Dougherty Firefighter Survival – Breaching a wall down and dirty View the powerpoint presentation here – breaching-the-wall-ppt... Read More »

Share By Brad Dougherty Attached is a powerpoint presentation by Brad Dougherty. Please review the powerpoint presentation and share it with your crew. It is a review and a lesson in what the R.I.T. is all about. Click on the document to view/download…ffs-ppt... Read More »

Share Firefighters from around the area pulled together Thursday to help rescue a man high above a construction site. The situation may have been a drill but for first responders, it was valuable hands on training. The Charlottesville Fire Department and other rescue crews spent hours practicing technical rescues at the new Martha Jefferson Hospital construction [...]... Read More »

Share Written by: Lt. Brad Dougherty You are the driver operator of Engine Company 15 you are operating your apparatus at a working apartment fire at 1233 Impeller Drive. The fire is a room and contents fire in the bedroom on the 5th floor located in apartment 502. You have connected two fifty foot sections [...]... Read More »

Share Written by: Lt. Brad Dougherty You are the operator of the attack engine operating at a commercial structure fire involving an auto body shop. You have a two hundred foot three inch line attached to your number one discharge gated off supplying two two- hundred foot 1 ½ lines both flowing 125 gallons per [...]... Read More »

Share By: FF Patrick MacKay After responding to a recent house fire and encountering companies that were less than receptive to a ladder truck operating in a rural setting, I became motivated to write this article. This was not the first, and I’m certain it won’t be the last instance where I encounter this situation. [...]... Read More »

Share Written by: Lt. Brad Dougherty On this incident you are assuming the role of Battalion 4 and will be the IC Battalion 4 Engine Companies 4,5& 3 Tower 1, Rescue 1 Medic 4, Medic 1& EMS 1 have been alerted to 2219 Village Drive the Lakeside Assisted Living Center for a possible structure fire. [...]... Read More »

Share Incident Command Drill Written by: Lt. Brad Dougherty “Attention Metro Airport Car 3, ARFF Companies 18, 19 and 10, Rescue Squad 13, Engine 13, and Medic11 ALERT II in bound boeing 767 call sign “American 138 Heavy” with multiple bird strikes aircrew is reporting that their port engine is on fire with one bird [...]... Read More »

Share Written By: Lt. Brad Dougherty You are the engine company officer who’s engine has been assigned the RIT function at a two story wood framed residential dwelling the fire is located on the first floor “A” side of the structure. The remainder of the assignment includes Engine Companies 4 & 5, Tower 1, Rescue [...]... Read More »