ShareTweet After extinguishing a car fire, Roanoke City firefighters discovered a body inside. From WDBJ7.com: The burning car was found around 4 a.m. Monday in the 400 block of Allison
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ShareTweet Roanoke City firefighters (B-shift) were busy with a 3 alarm fire at General Truck Repair in Northwest Roanoke. The fire destroyed the building which is located at 1919 10th
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ShareTweet Press Release below from Roanoke Fire-EMS Department On Sunday, May 20, 2012, Roanoke Fire-EMS responded to a fire at 1119 Franklin Rd. Four engines, 2 ladder trucks, 2 medic
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ShareTweet By VAFireNews.com Editor Rhett Fleitz The video is below Today at work, my crew had the fortune of heading out to Family Day at the Roanoke Regional Training Center.
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ShareTweet Company 2 was dispatched to assist Company 3 (Buchanan) with an overturned tractor trailer on fire, over embankment and possible entrapment. W-2 & S-2 responded within minutes of dispatch
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ShareTweet Roanoke Fire-EMS is getting “Fired Up For a Cure” and we need your help! October is Fire Prevention Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month…..so our firefighters are stepping it up to
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ShareTweet There are several events coming up. Since I don’t have a calendar application on the site right now I figured I would just write a post about it. Fired
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ShareTweet Photos by Drew Abel Roanoke Firefighters battled an apartment fire at Westover Manor Friday evening. The apartment complex sits in the 2600 block of Westover Avenue. The call came
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ShareTweet Info and images from Jim Hylton Fire Lieutenant and VDFP Adjunct Instructor Congratulations to the 20 members of the Roanoke Firefighter Rookie Class #14. The class graduated on July
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ShareTweet The Virginia Department of Fire Programs (VDFP) presented the “Driver Pump Operator†class for the Roanoke Regional Training Center. The class is pro-board certified and has five days of
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ShareTweet Paramedic/Firefighter David Palmer was laid to rest yesterday. His funeral was attended by family, friends, and co-workers. The funeral procession was led by one of Roanoke’s Medic Units, and
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ShareTweet David Palmer passed away on June 10, 2011 after a battle with cancer. Dave’s last assignment was at Station 3 B-shift. He was a leading authority on Paramedicine within
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ShareTweet 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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ShareTweet Videos posted below of the 14th Annual Virginia Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. The event was held on June 4, 2011 in Richmond. There are more videos on youtube: FunGirlWriter
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ShareTweet Story and photos by Becky Robinette Wright The 14th annual Virginia Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service was held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Richmond Raceway
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