ShareTweet The Richmond, VA Department of Fire and Emergency Services, has received several new pieces of fire apparatus, all manufactured by Pierce. Those received were 2 – 75 foot Quint’s;
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ShareTweet The American fire and emergency services has a very proud tradition of serving communities across our nation that dates back to colonial times. Throughout our nation’s history, firefighters have
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ShareTweet Saturday night (Feb. 11th) at 11:09 pm, Clintwood Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a residential structure fire on Rockhouse Road. Engine 1, Engine 2, Tanker
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ShareTweet The inaugural Leadership Academy was held in the fourth quarter of 2011. It was so successful that a second Leadership Academy is being scheduled from March 12-May 7, 2012
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ShareTweet By Amy Jeter The Virginian-Pilot © February 21, 2012 Troy Tippin recorded his memories of fire-fighting in a thin, red volume that had been published to commemorate the city’s
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ShareTweet Zachary Taylor “Zach†Whitacre, 21, of Gore, VA, died on Monday, February 13, 2012 at Winchester Medical Center in the line of duty as result of a traffic accident.
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ShareTweet Zachary Whitacre, 21, died this morning when the apparatus he was riding on lost control and overturned. Zach was a member of the Gore Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department
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ShareTweet Co. 2 was dispatched for a overturned tractor-trailer near the I-81 Southbound exit ramp. Wagon 2 & Squad 2 responded with 12 members. Squad 2 arrived first with Chief
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ShareTweet Previous Coverage of this incident here Related:Â Local fire officials remember, mourn Joshua Weissman From:Â http://alexandriava.gov/LODDJWeissman WHEN:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Thursday, February 16, 2012 WHERE:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alexandria, Virginia WHO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Paramedic Joshua
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ShareTweet Previous coverage of this incident here. Alexandria Fire Department Paramedic Joshua Weissman has died after succumbing to injuries after a fall. Weissman fell after trying to cross a 3
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ShareTweet Update 2/9/12: Joshua Weissman has been identified as the Alexandria Paramedic who fell from a bridge on I-395 last night. Weissman remains in the hospital. His Facebook page has
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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 Style Weekly: Think of it as a black box for firetrucks. The Richmond Fire Department is installing a new road-safety system on seven recently purchased vehicles as part of
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ShareTweet On February 2, 2012 around 2300 hours, Harrisonburg Rescue, Squad 41, and Engine 402 responded to a vehicle crash with reported overturned vehicle and people trapped on Mt. Clinton
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