Share VAFireNews.com editor Rhett Fleitz and photographer Drew Abel attended the funerals for Rocky Mount Fire Department’s Fallen Brothers Chief Posey Dillon and Firefighter Danny Altice. Click on the images to the right for images from each funeral. Below the thumbnails are links to other stories by local news agencies. Local News Coverage of the [...]... Read More »

Share Rocky Mount Fire Department Firefighter William Daniel “Danny” Altice was laid to rest on Friday, July 30th. His funeral was attended by firefighters from all over Virginia and as far away as New Jersey and Charleston, South Carolina. The mood was somber as Honor Guard units from departments across Virginia ensured our departed Brother [...]... Read More »

Share Rocky Mount Fire Department Chief Posey Dillon was laid to rest on Friday, July 30th. His funeral was attended by firefighters from all over Virginia and as far away as New Jersey and Charleston, South Carolina. The mood was somber as Honor Guard units from departments across Virginia ensured our departed Brother was laid [...]... Read More »

Share Updated: For those in the procession with or without apparatus: From FirefighterCloseCalls.com: The Virginia Department of Transportation, working with the town of Rocky Mount, has planned road closures to accommodate funeral traffic on Virginia 40 and U.S. 220 as well as Virginia 718 in Glade Hill. VDOT will post message boards in the area [...]... Read More »

Share Updated 0900 hours July 28th: Story from Roanoke Times: Investigation continues as Rocky Mount mourns loss Updated 1900 hours: Added a video at the bottom of this post. It is an interview that Jamey Singleton did with the Rocky Mount VFD including Fire Chief Posey Dillon. The event was a fundraiser for Owen Lewis. [...]... Read More »

Share Update July 27th: Follow the discussion on FirefighterNation.com WDBJ7 has the story on the house fire that Dillon and Altice were responding to here. Here are some links to photo galleries: Roanoke.com photos WDBJ7 photos The Franklin News Post Photos Update 2145 hours: It is being reported that Fire Chief Posey Dillon was driving [...]... 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 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, [...]... 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 [...]... 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 [...]... 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. [...]... 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 [...]... 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 [...]... 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 [...]... 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 [...]... Read More »