Share By Amy Jeter The Virginian-Pilot © February 21, 2012 Troy Tippin recorded his memories of fire-fighting in a thin, red volume that had been published to commemorate the city’s
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Share by Mike Sanders mnsand@visuallink.com Any idea what Virginia department runs the longest ladder in terms of aerial or platform length? The size of the aerial ladder on Virginia’s trucks/platforms come in
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Share Daily911Deals.com is a collective buying site geared towards the fire service, emergency medical services, and law enforcement. Read on below for the full press release. All you have to
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Share by VAFireNews.com Editor Rhett Fleitz On Tuesday, Roanoke (City) firefighters responded to a structure fire in the NW area of the City. The building was a large single family
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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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Share Accidental Two-Alarm Springfield Townhouse Fire Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a townhouse fire, Saturday, January 22, 2011, at approximately 7:55 a.m. in the Springfield area
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Share Going Back In Time – Roanoke, Virginia By Mike Sanders mnsand@visuallink.com Those of us who are fire apparatus enthusiasts and know the state of Virginia most likely think about
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Share This is the 2010 Year in Review. I typically do this at the end of each year to show the most popular stories and referring sites. I have also
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Share Submitted by Nancy Doyle Shawsville Rescue Squad web site More information at WDBJ7.com VAFireNews.com will update with more information as we get it. The squad truck from Shawsville Rescue
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Share The Port Royal Volunteer Fire Department (Caroline County) is donating an ambulance to the Nicol VFD in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Several other departments are donating items as well. If you
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Share During the evening hours of a rainy Tuesday, Duty Crew 2 was dispatched for an auto accident near the intersection of South King Street and Clubhouse Drive in Southwest
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Share By Hattie Brown Garrow Jeff Sheler The Virginian-Pilot © November 16, 2010 When firefighters arrived at Crystal Corbin’s South Norfolk mobile home early Nov. 8 – six minutes after
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Share At approximately 2136 hours on November 13th, a box alarm was struck for a house fire in the 19200 block of James Monroe Highway. Engine Companies 601, 605, 607,
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Share Submitted by Jimmy Swink Monday, November 8, 2010 16:16 – Lexington, South River, And Kerrs Creek Fire Departments were dispatched at 16:16 for a possible structure fire. Captain 9 arrived to
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Share Stafford Va.-On November 10, 2010 at 07:21 a.m. Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a multi-vehicle accident involving five vehicles with possible entrapment on Cambridge Street.
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