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 finishing department and [...]... 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. When they arrived, firefighters [...]... 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 the [...]... 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 one was hurt or killed,” Martinsville [...]... 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 minutes [...]... 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 the initial investigation [...]... 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 adults and a 17-year-old [...]... Read More »
Share MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville Fire & EMS responded to a structure fire call at a home located at 705 Carter Street at 8:16 p.m. on Thursday, August 20. When firefighters arrived at the scene the wood-framed house was fully engulfed in flames. The two-story house was home to three adults, Trevor Shelton, age 41, Roberta [...]... Read More »
