Share MARTINSVILLE, VA – A woman is dead, following a fire at a home in Martinsville early Thursday morning. The Martinsville Fire Marshal’s Office says firefighters received a call about a fire at a home in the 800 block of Smith Street at 5:03 a.m. via Woman dies in Martinsville house fire | WSLS 10.... Read More »

Share Martinsville Fire Marshal’s Office and Police Investigating Structure Fire MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Andy Powers of the Martinsville Fire Marshal’s office and Martinsville Police Investigator Andy Boitnott are jointly investigating a suspicious fire that occurred at 229 Wingfield Street in Martinsville at around 8:00 p.m. last night (Monday, April 12). The call reporting the fire [...]... Read More »

Share Ceremony Set to Rename Martinsville Fire & EMS Headquarters in Honor of Chief J. Lloyd Gregory MARTINSVILLE, Va. – A ceremony will be held Tuesday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Martinsville Fire & EMS headquarters (Fire Station 1) on Church Street to officially rename the fire station in honor of former Chief [...]... Read More »

Share Structure Fire Claims Two Victims in Martinsville Photos by: Martinsville Public Information Office MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville Fire & EMS responded to a structure fire at a home located at 118 Pony Place at 11:50 p.m. on Monday, April 5. When firefighters arrived on the scene the fire was fully involved with heavy flames [...]... Read More »

Share Fire Marshal/Police Investigating Fire on Bob Gregory Street Photos by: Martinsville Public Information Office MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville Fire & EMS responded to a structure fire at a home located at 914 Bob Gregory Street at 3:04 a.m. this morning (Friday, April 2). The 911 call was made by a neighbor who lives across [...]... Read More »

Share Damage ‘extensive’ after fire at Hooker warehouse – Martinsville Bulletin Extensive smoke and water damage were reported Wednesday after fire broke out inside Hooker Furniture’s distribution center just off U.S. 220 South. The blaze was reported around noon at the massive warehouse on Fontaine Drive. Employees were just about to break for lunch when [...]... Read More »

Share A fire Tuesday at American of Martinsville was an accident, according to Henry County’s public safety director. Dale Wagoner said his office along with the Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Department, Martinsville Fire Department and Stone Ambulance responded to the 11:34 a.m. call at the Redd Level plant off Rives Road. The blaze started in the [...]... Read More »

Share A Martinsville man died during an accidental fire in his apartment early Saturday. Curtis Flood, 57, of 1101 Mountain Road, Martinsville, was found dead on his bed in Apartment 2, according to a death notice. Martinsville Fire Marshal Ted Anderson said rescue personnel were called to a smoke investigation there at 4 a.m. Saturday. [...]... Read More »

Share MARTINSVILLE, Va. – This document serves as the only official statement from the City of Martinsville administration in regard to the termination of employment of Fire & EMS Assistant Chief John W. “Jay” Russell, Jr.  In addition to serving as the supervisor in charge of “A Shift”, he was also in charge of managing [...]... Read More »

Share MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville Police investigated a two car accident that occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m. this afternoon (Wednesday, December 9, 2009) at the intersection of Brookdale Road and Sprucedale Drive in Martinsville. The accident caused front-end damage to both vehicles involved, with rescue workers having to cut away parts of one of the [...]... Read More »

Share MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The Virginia Building and Code Officials Association (VBCOA) recently gave special recognition to City Manager Clarence Monday and the Martinsville Inspections Division for their continued efforts toward improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and professionalism of the department. This honor is explained in the following excerpt from the award letter issued to the [...]... Read More »

Share Bulletin photo by Mike Wray Wednesday, November 11, 2009 By DEBBIE HALL – Bulletin Staff Writer The cause of a blaze that destroyed a city home Saturday remains undetermined. The two children and two adults who were renting the house at 8 Peters St. escaped without harm, officials said. “We were very fortunate no [...]... Read More »

Share Photos: Bob Sharp of Star News Corporation in Martinsville Martinsville Fire & EMS responded to a structure fire at 218 Park Street in Martinsville this morning at 11:00 a.m. The call for help was made by a next door neighbor; it is estimated that the family had left the home approximately 15 to 20 [...]... Read More »

Share MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville Police and Fire & EMS responded to a vehicular accident that occurred at approximately 8:00 p.m. this evening. When emergency personnel arrived at the scene they discovered a 98’ Subaru station wagon resting on its top at the edge of the water in Lake Lanier. According to information gathered in [...]... Read More »

Share Photos from the Martinsville Fire Marshal Office MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville Fire & EMS fought two separate structure fires in two different areas of the city yesterday afternoon; both were caused by unattended cooking. The most damage occurred in a single family dwelling at 820 Belmont Street, where firefighters responded at 5:04 p.m. Three [...]... Read More »