Share PULASKI, Va. — A firefighter who died after working at a house fire suffered an intracranial hemorrhage, investigators found. Firefighter Jeffrey H. Reed, of the Pulaski Fire Department, Virginia, complained of a headache while cleaning up the incident scene on June 4 last year. Despite three days of intensive treatment at a local hospital, he passed away [...]... Read More »
Share From: Chief Ricky Neese, Dante VFD On December 20, 2009, Dante Volunteer Fire Department (Russell County, VA) lost their Assistant Fire Chief, Bobby Joe Mullins. Assistant Chief Mullins was operating at a vehicle fire when chest pains began. He was transported to Russell County Medical Center and then transferred to Holston Valley. Shortly after arriving… at [...]... Read More »
Share Carl Nordwall WINDSOR – Capt. Carl Marshall Nordwall, 56, passed away peacefully Oct. 6, 2009. He was born May 5, 1953, to the late David and Marguerite Nordwall in Chevy, Md. Serving his community and keeping people safe was a passion for Capt. Nordwall. He was a distinguished Firefighter with the Norfolk Airport Fire Department for more [...]... Read More »
Share Pulaski firefighter Jeffrey Reed was laid to rest on Friday June 12th. Several hundred people were in attendance for his funeral including firefighters from around Southwest Virginia. Firefighter Jeff Reed succumbed to injury/illness he was affected by while operating at a house fire. Roanoke City and Roanoke County Honor Guard assisted with the funeral. Many great [...]... Read More »
Share Updated with video and story from WSLS on Thursday Morning ( below). Updated with Funeral Procession information for Fire Apparatus etc. below the original release. It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Pulaski Fire Department Firefighter Jeffrey H. Reed. Firefighter Reed was operating a Fire Engine at the scene of a structure [...]... Read More »
Share Virginia Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service By Becky Robinette Wright Roy Dale Smith III of McGaheysville Volunteer Fire Company,William David Lee Jr of Virginia Beach Fire Department,Edward Spencer Mizell of Portsmouth Fire Department and Cecilia Turnbough of Dale City Volunteer Fire Department were honored for their sacrifice of giving their lives in the Line of Duty at Virginia [...]... Read More »
Share Prince William Fire Chief Kevin J. McGee is scheduled to appear at a press conference Tuesday night to discuss the circumstances of the death of Dale City Volunteer firefighter recruit Cecilia Turnbough. Turnbough, 42, collapsed on Nov. 9 during a training exercise at the Prince William County Public Safety Academy. An emergency medical technician for more than [...]... Read More »
Share DALE CITY, Va. – A Prince William County (web|news) EMT who collapsed during a training exercise nearly two weeks ago was laid to rest Saturday. Forty-two-year-old Cecilia Turnbough’s family, friends and colleagues, who gathered in Dale City for her funeral, said Turnbough was devoted to serving and helping others. And although officials have not released her [...]... Read More »
Share Area fire officials formed an investigative team to study the circumstances surrounding the line-of-duty death of emergency medical technician Cecilia Turnbough of the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department. On Monday, Prince William County Fire and Rescue Chief Kevin J. McGee and Dale City Volunteer Fire Department Chief Chris Hool appointed the team to investigate Turnbough’s sudden [...]... Read More »
Share Cecelia Turnbough, a Dale City medic who died suddenly Sunday afternoon during a training exercise, will be laid to rest next week. The public has been invited to pay their respects for the fallen EMT on Friday, Nov. 21 at Mountcastle Funeral Home in Dale City. The following day, the Dale City Volunteer Fire Department, where Turnbough [...]... Read More »
