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Accepting new members 9/7/10

If you have interest in joining HSVFD, come by the station Tuesday, September 6, at 6:15 PM for a 6:30 PM Business meeting. T...

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Sun. May 9th 2010
Goodbye to FF's from H-SC Class of 2010

Congratulations and Good Luck to the H-SC Class of 2010 Firefighters who have recently graduated from Hampden-Sydney College!...

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Chesterfield firefighters knock truck fire
By Becky Robinette Wright Tones sounded around 5:20 p.m. on Sept.5 dispatching Engine 11 to a vehicle fire at Irongate and Briaroak roads. Heavy fire could be seen from the engine and interior of the pickup truck. A hand line was quickly stretched and with a swift blast of water the fire was conquered. The [...]


Second Entrapment of the Day in Stafford County
By Executive Officer Mark Doyle September 2, 2010 StaffordFireRescue.com Stafford Va – At 15:46:18 Stafford Fire and Rescue Department units responded to an auto accident with entrapment on I-95 at the 146.6mm. Engine 9 the first arriving unit found a single vehicle had overturned with one patient trapped inside. Once the vehicle was stabilized and [...]


Entrapment on White Oak Rd in Stafford County
By Executive Officer Mark Doyle September 2, 2010 StaffordFireRescue.com Stafford Va.- On 9/02/10 at 12:21:56 Stafford County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a reported auto accident with entrapment at 507 White Oak Road. Rescue Squad 1, the Safety Officer and Medic 11 arrived 12:26:56. Initial size-up revealed a 2 vehicle accident with one overturned [...]


Reader?s Corner: Premiering in September
Premiering in September: Reader’s Corner. Firefighter, EMS or a fire buff? What’s out there for you to read? Who wrote it? Come to Reader’s Corner and see new releases and takes on previously published works. Have you written a book that relates to the fire service-fiction or non-fiction? Novels, non-fiction fire and rescue stories, memoirs. [...]


4th Annual MDA Fill the Boot Golf Tournament ? Hosted by York County and Williamsburg IAFF Locals
4th Annual MDA Fill the Boot Golf Tournament September 26, 2010 Where: Kingsmill River Course When: September 26, 2010 1:30pm shotgun start Format: Captains Choice Florida Best Ball Cost: $95/player $380/team More information and team registration form here


Fairfax Firefighter Lead The Nation in Collections in the Fill The Boot Campaign for MDA
(Fairfax County, Virginia) – During the Labor Day weekend, the Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics, in conjunction with the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department and the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications were at intersections all around Fairfax County collecting for the 2010 “Fill the Boot” campaign to benefit the Muscular [...]


A house fire in Stafford’s George Washington District has displaced three Stafford Residents
By Executive Officer Mark Doyle September 3, 2010 StaffordFireRescue.com Stafford, VA – On Friday, September 3, 2010, at 8:42 p.m., Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to residential fire located at 32 Foundation Drive, in the White Oak area of Stafford. The call was dispatched at 8:43 p.m., and the first responding unit [...]


Fredericksburg.com ? Man surveys home?s charred remains
Ray Irwin rummaged through his burned home yesterday afternoon, a few hours after being released from the hospital. He had blisters on the top of his head and bandages on a wrist and an ankle. He walked with a limp. Irwin’s Stafford County home caught fire Friday night–less than two months after he, his wife [...]


Outback Steakhouse damaged in fire | WAVY.com
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Newport News firefighters responded to a fire at the Outback Steakhouse , located on Jefferson Avenue near the Patrick Henry Mall at around 3:30 Monday morning. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the rear of the structure. The fire was deemed under control about an hour later at [...]


Yancey?s chief to staff: Train or leave | News Virginian
FISHERSVILLE – Firefighters at Preston L. Yancey Fire Company will spend more time training in the coming year or they’ll be asked to leave, company leaders said during the station’s monthly meeting Thursday. In the wake of a round of meetings this week regarding the company’s rock-bottom insurance risk rating, which elicited concern from county [...]


Middleburg Fire Chief And Four Others Resign | WUSA9.com | Washington, DC |
MIDDLEBURG, Va. (WUSA) — Amidst a storm a controversy not yet revealed to the public, five volunteer firefighters suddenly resigned. One of those who left his post, is the fire chief. Board Member Jim Burton of the Blue Ridge District, says it couldn’t have come at a worse time. He says the department is already [...]


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Lightning may have sparked massive Petersburg fire ? NBC12 News
PETERSBURG, VA (WWBT) – There’s new information on what may have caused a massive fire at a Petersburg warehouse. The early morning blaze gutted the former Brown and Williamson Tobacco building in July. Now, insurance investigators say they have a good idea of what sparked the fire. Mother Nature is being blamed. Insurance investigators say [...]


Iron and Steel: NYC to Arlington Motorcycle Run passed through Prince George?s County, MD



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Richmond Fire from Lightning ? Staples Mill Rd ? 7-29-2010
I believe this is actually Henrico County as opposed to the title of the video.


County aid will help Fishersville fire squad | newsleader.com
FISHERSVILLE — A new aid package from Augusta County will be a big help as Preston L. Yancey Fire Department tries to reverse a failing grade from the insurance industry, officials from the county and the volunteer squad said Tuesday night. Augusta County Supervisor David Beyeler told those attending a community meeting at the Preston [...]


Fire Destroys Barn in Lucketts Area
At approximately 1:43 a.m. on September 1, 2010, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center was alerted of a fire at 15050 Lee’s Crossing Lane. Emergency personnel arrived on scene shortly and reported a large wooden barn well involved with possible extension into an adjacent barn. Since the property was located in a non-hydranted area in [...]


Roanoke Fire-EMS Responds to Tillett Rd. Fire
On Wednesday, September 1, 2010, Roanoke Fire-EMS responded to a residential structure fire at 2722 Tillett Rd. The call was received in the E-911 Center at approximately 3:23 pm. When crews arrived they found smoke coming from the front of the house. Crews entered the home and found a fire in the basement. Three people [...]


Leesburg Today ? Volunteer Resignations Create Sudden Need In Middleburg Fire Department
The Loudoun Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management was greeted this week with an upheaval in Middleburg that has left the government scrambling to cover volunteer positions.Five volunteer firefighters in the Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department, including its fire chief, have resigned within the past week. While there has been no official confirmation, the resignations [...]






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Tue. Aug 31st 2010
HSVFD dispatched to LU for Fire Alarm Activation with Heat

Co. 2 was dispatched to assist Farmville Fire Department with a fire alarm activation at the Longwood University Library. Tru...

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Mon. Aug 23rd 2010
Structure Fire at Longwood University

HSVFD, Company 1 (Farmville Fire), Company 4, Company 7 and Rescue 10 were dispatched to a structure fire near Franklin St. o...

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Mon. Aug 16th 2010
Working Structure Fire Hardtimes Rd.

Today the HSVFD and Co. 4 Prospect were toned for a basement fire with flames visible. EMS 2-9 was already out on a call and...

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