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    Carroll County: Massive Multi-Car Accident on I-77 Kills Three, Injures Dozens

    ShareTweet In Southwest Virginia’s rural Carroll County, it’s reported that fog lead to a mutli-vehicle crash on Interstate 77, leading to the death of three people, with dozens more injured.
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    Private Ambulance Overturns in Halifax County

    ShareTweet In Halifax County, a private ambulance company’s transport unit overturned as a result of the icy conditions. From WSET: Police say the driver – 27-year-old Jonathan Andre Barber –
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    Child Receives CPR at Scene of Car Over the Embankment Accident in Nelson County

    ShareTweet Slick roads due to a passing winter storm caused a vehicle to go down a 20′ embankment, seriously injuring two of the occupants. From Blue Ridge Life Magazine: BRLM
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    Mobile Home Fire Kills Two Adults in Pulaski County

    ShareTweet In the Dublin area of Pulaski County, two adults were killed as a result of a fire in the mobile home in which they were staying early Monday morning.
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    Special Report on Accomack Arsons: A Community Responds to 73 Fires

    ShareTweet Before November 2012, its seemed that very few Virginians that don’t live in the two counties that make up Virginia’s Eastern Shore has ever even heard of Accomack County,
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    Newport News Firefighter Injured at House Fire

    ShareTweet A Newport News firefighter responded to the 900 block of 17th street for a house fire early Saturday morning. From WAVY.com: Once on the scene, firefighters learned that the
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    Local Farmer Donates Grant Check to Clover Hill Fire Company

    ShareTweet In the Rockingham County community of Clover Hill, a local farmer has made a sizable donation to the Clover Hill VFD after winning a grant. From WHSV.com: Chief Chad
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    Rescue Squad Leader Lands Prison Time, Massive Fine for Medicare Fraud

    ShareTweet In a case that first hit the media several years ago, the past president of the Saltville Rescue Squad in southwest Virginia will now face prison for his billing
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    What Color is Your Fire Truck? Washington Post Explores A Touchy Subject for Some Firefighters

    ShareTweet Here in Virginia, we’ve got a pallet of different colors of fire engines. We can go to Winchester and see green at Charlie Rouss or black-over-orange at Friendship.  How
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    Firehouse Subs Gives More Than $15,000 to Roanoke and Salem Fire Departments

    ShareTweet Firehouse Subs has recently donated more than $15,000 to the Roanoke and Salem Fire Departments, which both departments will use to purchase Thermal Imaging Cameras. The new cameras will
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    Abandoned Restaurant Burns in Accomack County; 67th Fire in Less Than Four Months

    ShareTweet Last night, in a rural portion of Accomack County outside of the town of Onancock, an abandoned restaurant burned. Well-known as the Hunger Haven, and later renamed Mallards, the
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    Two Story Motel Burns In Accomack County; Arson Count Now Exceeds 65

    ShareTweet In Accomack County Tuesday night, the largest-yet arson fire destroyed the once-thriving Whispering Pines Motel. Located on Route 13 between the towns of Tasley and Onancock, the hotel was
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    Loudoun Board of Supervisors Make Sweeping Fire-Rescue Changes; VFD Charter Dissolved

    ShareTweet On February 7th, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors elected to make sweeping changes to the county’s fire and rescue system. One of the changes made was to dissolve
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    Henrico Firefighters to Receive Recognition for Saving Life of Plane Crash Survivor

    ShareTweet Three members of the Henrico County Division of Fire will receive recognition from VCU Health Systems for their role in saving the life of a pilot who’s plane crashed
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    Troutville VFD Mourns Loss of Firefighter John Huffman

    ShareTweet Editor’s note:  we apologize for the delay in getting the following information posted.  Brother Huffman’s services were held this afternoon.   Trountville, VA (Botetourt County):  Heavy hearts are upon
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