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Free Seminar to First Responders on latest extrication
techniques
September Issue VDFP The Logbook
Firefighters investigate cause of Chesterfield house fire
Fire devastates trailer; leaves family homeless
Fire burns Bedford Co. home
Stafford Fire and Rescue honors 'hams'
Fire in Norfolk Library
Two Firefighters disciplined, one fired after hazing
incident
Deputy saves woman from fire
High Rise fire causes over $10,000 damage in Fairfax County
Taco Bell catches fire in Charlottesville
Stolen boat catches fire, destroys pier in Portsmouth
Norfolk FF
injures leg in fire
Foam - New Firefighting Weapon
Orange Volunteer Fire Department is Tops in Virginia
Students key to success of Seminole Trail Vol. Fire
Department
Disaster Teams plan for plane crash simulation
2 Firefighters injured in Richmond blaze
A slow response to a dying man in Loudoun County
Notice of Passing - Daniel Seal - August 16
Richmond fire chief names 3 to new posts
Mountain fire near Covington
Truck fire in Richmond
Virginia 511 updates traffic website and features
Governor Kaine announces additional appointments - Fire
Board
Governor Kaine announces additional appointments - State
Building Code Technical Review Board
Governor Kaine announces 2007 Medal of Valor Recipients
Rustburg home burns to ground
Augusta County: Fire Flow Requirements
Mother-Daughter Firefighters
Kids learn character from Fort Lewis Fire Station
Chesterfield brush fire under investigation
Manassas City approves additional fire, rescue positions
Ashburn man named Fairfax top firefighter
Photo Gallery - Barn fire in Swoope
Cause of Lovettsville fire under investigation
Children recovering after courageous rescue from fire
Chesapeake man faces arson charges
VA State Police investigating Appomattox house fire
Newport News apartment fire sends three children to the
hospital
Fire sparks at Albemarle Lumber Mill
Charlottesville Firefighters battle mobile home fire
Electrical fire guts Culpeper Pizza Hut
Brush fire in Fluvanna
Fire station to house solar heating system
Emergency Responders working to increase "Move Over"
awareness
Dayton blaze injures two
Brush fire in Waynesboro
Hampton Roads HIM Regional Concept for Traffic Operations
Four fire calls to Appomattox house
Kirn Memorial Library evacuated due to fire
Garage catches fire in Suffolk; two cars destroyed
Crews work house fire in Salem
Crews practice Rural Firefighting at Whitestone
Grottoes Fire marks 60th Anniversary
Roanoke City FD going green
Smoky fire damages store on Roanoke's Williamson Rd
Burned Loudoun County Firefighter returns home in style
Stuarts
Draft resident wins Southern Wildfire Prevention Award
Winchester weather vane may sell for $5M
Electrical spark ignites Augusta County Motorcycle Shop fire
Fish tank fire in Staunton apartment
2008 Virginia EMS Symposium - Registration Open
Norfolk Southern Whistle Stop Training Event
Virginia's Critical Infrastructure Construction and
Resiliency Strategic Plan
Two fires keep Lynchburg FFs busy
Danville fire seen as 'suspicious'
Firefighters Tee up for Muscular Dystrophy
Firefighters rescue trapped victims
2
Alarm fire in Annandale Restaurant
Elderly Woman killed in Arlington Apt. fire
Arson possibly to blame for Dale City fire
Family dealing with house fire
Mobile Home fire burns 9 y/o boy
Dismal Swamp Fire still a risk
Rural counties' responders struggle with fuel prices
Fire destroys historic Tazewell landmark
Wreck involving fireworks snarls traffic
Woman rescued after six hours in water
Charred remains litter house after fire
Chesterfield fire forces evacuation
OEMS Summer 2008 Bulletin
GPS mapping helps fire department's response times
Body found in burning car
Two escape house fire in Staunton
Volunteer Firefighters feeling the pinch
Fire at Martinsville Plant
Woman critically injured in Chatham fire
Crews battle fire in Roanoke
New fire station opens in Spotsylvania County
Prince George firefighters battle blaze
Probe into fire that leveled house in 15 minutes
Roanoke City Fire Department unveils new way of training for
fires
Loudoun fire caused by child playing with matches
Firefighters Tactical Ropes Course
Background check for firefighters
Free Madison County ambulance ending?
Firefighter injured; 4 homes damaged by fire
Weight-restricted bridge causes delay emergency calls in
Chesapeake
Fire in basket of towels damages Danville cleaners
USDA Grant funds fire truck for Saunders firefighters
Chincoteague business fire ruled electrical
VA National Guard trains with local first responders
9-1-1 tapes reveal tense moments following explosion
Arson interrupts food at popular restaurant
Former VT student sentenced for arson
Chancellor grads log time at firehouse
Lexington volunteers sue city in finance dispute
Albemarle County home engulfed in flames
Firefighters raffle strong bodies for charity
Hampton Roads Highway Incident Mgmt Regional Concept for
Transportation Ops
Trucker dead after explosion
Burn camp changes firefighters' perspectives
New Fire Ladder Truck
Norfolk: Two Blocks destroyed by flames Jan. 1918
Mud hampers swamp firefighting efforts
Two Alarm Fire in Hybla Valley
Firefighter "spaghetti" training at Civic Center
Fire destroys Callaway home
Civil Air Patrol aids Dismal Swamp Firefighters
Radio towers erected
Like Mother like Son
VDOT investigates dangerous drain
Concrete truck causes bridge to collapse
Portsmouth church burns to the ground
Teen charged in Chesapeake fire that destroyed soybeans
Being first in first response
Three mark 30 years as city firefighters
One of two fires in Norfolk is suspicious
VFIRS: Fighting Fires with Facts
Firefighters compete at Crozet Summerfest
Pregnant mom, 2 year old rescued from fire
Massive Brush Fire off of I-64
2008 Emergency Operations Center Grant
VA
Public Safety Assistance Program
Fireworks arrest made after child suffers serious burns
Costs of new fire-rescue buildings increases to $8.4M
Lake Firefighters train land based crews at Waterwheel
Marina
Road collapses; York County fire truck ends up in ditch
Fire victim recovering in DC
Tree falls on Firefighter while fighting swamp fire
Parades canceled to save fuel
Waynesboro Firefighters respond to warehouse fire
Surry County four alarm fire kills one
Fire at Loudoun Repair Shop
19 Year Old dies in fire at Newport News Complex
Suffolk awarded air bags
Civil Air Patrol aids Dismal Swamp Firefighters
Backup called to rescue pup
Can't find fire; Fire Dept. given wrong location in fire
fatality
Fire forces evacuation of Newport News Amtrak station
Richmond Firefighter suffers burns at structure fire
James Stanley Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament
Ted Riley's
abandoned recording studio burns
2-Alarm fire guts house in south Richmond
Newport News gets lessons in water rescue
Stafford celebrates opening of new fire station
Man arrested for arson in Waynesboro
Petersburg house fire kills woman
Great Dismal
Swamp Fire 50% contained; continues to spew smoke
Investigators
find body at scene of JC Penney Fire in Hampton
New Bells and Whistles
Satellite image of Great Dismal Fire
Wildfires blamed for setting off smoke alarms
Poor Mountain fire to grow to 890 acres
VA man sentenced to one year for setting girlfriend on fire
Bristol Fire Department takes action to save fuel, money
Department of Forestry hosts fire academy
Springfield Firefighter injured in fire
Rapid Responder installed in Williamsburg
Elementary school evacuated after ammonia leak at Lynchburg
Dairy
Victim in Bell Rd fire identified
Propane leak at Bedford business
Pets die in VA Beach house fire
Man charged with arson
VA Beach investigates Arson Fire at Farm Fresh
Orange County begins to plan for future Fire & EMS
Move Over when Emergency Vehicles are approaching
CO
Poisoning at carnival
VA Beach Professional Firefighters kayak to raise money for
child burn victims
CARS receives national recognition
CARS trains new EMTs
City of Manassas near decision of combining fire and rescue
Supervisors look to change as investigation continues
Falling trees
complicate fire in Dismal Swamp
Governor appoints Charlottesville fire chief to Secure
Commonwealth Panel
Stafford Fire Chief: We need more staff
Calves die in Bedford Dairy fire
Suffolk Captain testifies before Congress on Emergency Alert
System
Lightning sparks house fire in VA Beach
Man killed after accidentally setting himself on fire
Sawmill fire results in $1.5M damage
Fire burns pick-up, home in Bedford County
Lightning sparks Henrico house fire
Four buildings damaged in Richmond fire
Seven Fire Departments respond to Pittsylvania Lumber Yard
fire
Louisa County structure fire at Twin Oaks
Virginia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squads feeling the crunch
Virginia Fallen Firefighter Memorial
House fire in Charlottesville
Hazardous Threat in Alexandria
Elderly woman dies in second alarm Vienna fire
Barn destroyed in fire
Fire covers nearly 100 acres of forest in Fort Valley
Fire in Bristol destroys storage bldgs
Fire shows problems with vinyl siding
Firefighters save historic Hampton University building from
flames
Chesterfield Fire and EMS chief to retire
Fire blazes on at Dismal Swamp
Tire
fire destroys Franklin County business
Morning fire in Norfolk
Citizens to help catch Arsonist
Fire damage between $5 to 6M
Charlottesville house fire on 5th Street
Springfield house fire injures Firefighter
Firefighter training; Learning is by doing
Firefighters beat the heat for cancer research
School bus destroyed in suspected arson
Frontier Culture Museum offers free entry to public safety
Two injured in Falls Church fire
Fire damages Staunton auto body shop
Residents escape Church Hill fire
Fire guts house; destroys barn
Audit takes aim at Chesapeake FD overtime policies
Concrete truck causes bridge to collapse
Firefighters unite to help own
VA participates in Coalition Warrior Interoperability
Demonstration
Petersburg Fire Chief outlines budget needs to Council
Lightning suspected in two Henrico fires
Fire hits two town homes in River Oaks community
Danville apartment fire
Toddler rescued from pipe
Fire
heavily damages Roanoke warehouse
The Chincoteague Inn extensively damaged by fire
Loudoun
Fire Chief calls for investigation into Firefighter Injuries
VA Firefighters: More people ignoring sirens
Fire destroys Stanley House
Henrico pool evacuated after spill
Bottle Bombs found near Virginia Union University
Hampton Firefighters battle fire at auto shop
Firefightes still hospitalized after fire
Memorial Day crash may affect fire and rescue recruitment
Board to question Stafford fire chief
Officials have not named victim in Powhatan fire
Charlottesville Fire Chief to head Homeland Security
committee
Cigarette cause of Leesburg blaze; fund established for
injured FFs
Deadly Fire Truck Crash investigation meets challenges
Two Alarm fire damages Elizabeth City home
Drivers Training for Firefighters
Six Leesburg Firefighters injured in roof collapse
Fire guts Raphine Church
Family escapes fire
Chesapeake fire chief plans new career
Best of Public Safety and Emergency Transportation
Local Rescue Squad celebrates 30th Anniversary
CARS Rescue on YouTube
EMS Council honors EMS Contributors
Flash fire at Shooting Range injures 7
Richmond Public Safety Building evacuated due to fire
Fire destroys 3 homes in Bedford
Bristol Fire responds to more EMS calls
First Responders show off elite fleet
Mock disaster challenges officials
Chesapeake man charged with arson of his home
Fire leaves family homeless
Fire and Rescue search for man in Lake Montclair
Governor's Campus Preparedness Conference
VDEM: WebEOC training for localities
Waynesboro City Council cuts Firefighter positions
Woman who lit fire under husband's bed is sentenced
Volunteer Firefighters air out concerns
Volunteer Firefighters recognized for dog rescue
Arlington unveils new 9-1-1 Center
Frustration grows on burned block as cleanup stalls
Fire levels Gordonsville Florist
Two rescued from apartment fire
Norfolk fire caused by electrical overload
Hampton woman injured escaping kitchen fire
Chesterfield Fire Marshal injured in crash
Powhatan County plans a new fire station
Harrisonburg Emergency System under review
Fairfax Officers 6th Professional Development Seminar
Nine rescued from Henrico house fire
Albemarle County house fire ruled arson
Celebrating 30 years as a volunteer firefighter
VDFP May Logbook
Fire rips through Fan District
Fire destroys Wintergreen home
Flash fire at VA Beach shooting range
Fire at Berkshire Rd apartments
Fire hits boiler room at Pulaski furniture site
Moyock VFD calling for help
Fire destroys Danville home
Firefighters upset about budget cuts in Roanoke
Arlington dedicates futuristic fire station
Fire destroys Mechanicsville business
Blaze guts farmhouse
Damage by twisters now exceeds $28M
GFCA approves fire station design
Relief after big twisters
House
burned in Ettrick as fire crews responded to tornado
Middleburg VFD plans expansion
Gretna House catches fire but fire hydrants are shut off
Police prioritize fire investigation
Trio of Twisters injure 200
Chesterfield Plane Crash kills two
Weekend Fire kills Campbell Couple
Crozet Fire
Taylor honored as top Firefighter
Crozet Lumber Warehouse Fire
Alexandria Chamber recognized local heroes
Simulated Helicopter Crash test responders
VA State Pipeline & Hazardous Material Safety Mtg
NIMS Train-The-Trainer Position
Two people narrowly escape from Chesapeake house fire
Boarding House burns across from Richmond Firehouse
Roanoke Firefighters face budget cuts
Pulaski Firefighters train with new air packs
Standoff results in fire, suicide
Accomack: Fire, EMS times lag study shows
Roanoke: String of vacant building fires being investigated
2008 Mobile Command & Communications Vehicle Rally
Teacher's Death a loss for family and school
Hampton House Fire Displaces Seven
Third victim of Danville garage fire dies
Woman's body found after Botetourt fire
Firefighters contain 2-Alarm Fire in Arlington
Fires burn nearby homes in VA Beach
Buckingham Firefighter - "A Wall of Fire Engulfed Him"
Two Children
unaccounted for in Front Royal fire
Wildfires raged in Page County
$4M Firehouse not open
Thursday fire burns mobile home
Fire burns home involved in drug activity
Late night fire in Martinsville
None
injured in overnight blazes in Richmond, Chesterfield
Colonial Heights public safety crew back to work after fire
Firefighter Fatality prompts changes in Prince William
Department
Lynchburg Firefighters Forum grills candidates
Meet Louisa County's new fire chief
Workshop: Communicating Effectively in a Crisis
Richmond Emergency Management Director resigns
Fire strikes Colonial Heights PD
Hopewell: Mallonee fire suspicious
First Responders attend horse handling class at Tech
Reva couple left homeless after fire
Facility better suited for Women Firefighters opens in
Arlington
Arson suspect arrested in Bedford County
Faulty bearing likely cause of 3 alarm recycling fire in
Harrisonburg
Bomb explosion at Emory and Henry College only a test
Pulaski Firehouse needs a facelift
Charlottesville Firefighters get Homeland Security Grant
Fire races through Harrisonburg recycling business
Fire damages house in Rocky Mount
First Responders put to the test after flames fill local
hospital
Fire damages Danville home
Tech
student pleads guilty to setting fires
New Chief in Louisa County
Business, home damaged by fire
Location of new Bedford fire station approved by county
Loan
business damaged in Richmond fire
Flames erupt when car hits gas meter at Chesapeake apartment
New
Northern Virginia Fire Service Website
Damage minimal to former Martinsville furniture plant
Fire destroys Ridgeway home
For the Drill of it; Harrisonburg FD simulates emergency
House close to total loss after Albin Village blaze
Wytheville firefighters fight brush fire
Fire burns house and sends smoke over Roanoke
Fire started at Whisper Ridge Facility
Fire in Martinsville displaces three
Long time Goochland fire chief dies
Rockingham County mobile home fire
Forest Fire Department scopes new site for station
Responders test coordination skills
Henrico
Firefighter dead after vehicle malfunction
Report: Alexandria Fire Department short of staff,
eqpt and funds
Fairfax County Chairman calls for purchase of Foreclosed
Homes
Bedford County man charged in 2 fires
Flames scorch Maple Ridge Apartment buildings
Fire burns 1,300 acres of National Forest in Augusta County
Historic Covington church burns
Williamsburg enforces repeat false alarm ordinance
Former firefighter pleads not guilty to High Knob Tower
arson charges
VDFP March/April 2008 "The Logbook"
Roanoke County works house fire
Spotsylvania firefighters contain brush fires
Newport News Firefighter to receive Medal of Valor
Fire guts house in Doe Run
VA OEMS Weblog
Paper carrier saves family from burning home
Rescuer honored for rescuing person from pond
Smith Mountain Lake Marine Fire & Rescue eye three new boats
for fleet
Communication breakdown put firemedic at risk
Chesterfield fire destroys garage
VA
Beach: Department owns first ever Monster Fire Truck
w/video
Lynchburg fire leaves two firefighters hurt
House engulfed in flames near Old Dominion
Emergency escape ladder saves Chesapeake family
49 Search
Dogs train at Virginia Beach
Smith Mountain Lake Fireboat sinking resulted from
structural failure
Pulaski Fire Department building needs attention
Louisa residents to pay for ambulance service
Martinsville Fire Department awaits ISO Review
Eastern Henrico fire results in fatality
Register for the Annual CISM Training
EMSAT Continuing Education - Setting up your account
Three-Alarm fire damages Covington Car Dealership
York Woman rescued from townhouse fire
HRHIM/HRFSOC Meeting Dates/Information
Charlottesville Fire Survivor overcomes loss to make a
difference
Fire leaves Hampton family without a home
State officials probe rash of suspicious fires
Firefighter tattoo artist leaves indelible mark
Regional firefighters train for tornado response
Alzheimer Training for First Responders & Search Management
Brush fire burns Hampton's Grandview Natural Preserve
Richmond: A fire, a murder; a real whodunit
Audit leads
to new practices for Norfolk Firefighters
Arson suspected in Mill Mountain fires
Fire hits William & Mary Sorority house
Virginia Storm Surge Inundation Maps
Fire at
Hampton Medical facility does not affect operations
Second man charged in High Knob Tower fire
Two Alarm Chesapeake fire displaces twelve
WebEOC replaces Virginia Online EOC
Two Alarm Norfolk fire blamed on smoking materials
Man allegedly set fire to girlfriend's home
Carollton FD wins award from PETA
Henry County man dies in fire
Fire Marshal finds marijuana in Suffolk home
Prince William looks to add 125 positions
Fairfax County to consider stricter restrictions on
fireworks
Fire damages Roanoke apartment
Flagpole honors Firefighter who died in 9/11 attack
CARS extrication class could save lives
Elderly woman killed in Arlington house fire
Firefighters effort hampered by massive McLean blaze
Firefighters make dramatic rescue
Powhatan Firefighters honor 9/11 victims
Roanoke fire spreads from one building to another
Fatal 2-Alarm fire in Pohick VA
$30,000 offered for info on house fire
Prince William County and Manassas City FFs work together
Twenty new volunteers graduate from Roanoke Co. Fire Academy
Albemarle County
Volunteer Resident Program
Fire guts Fan District laundromat
Firefighters reach out to Sterling Community
Firefighters build a special gift
EMS
Retention Training - 'Keeping the Best'
Firefighters
fight blaze at scrap metal yard in Chesapeake
Cascade fire destroys one structure and threatens others
House fire displaces Albemarle family
Fund established to help Isle of Wight business
Fire hits W&M sorority house
Fire destroys family run cabinet business - Slide Show
State-of-the-Art Fire Station set for debut - Arlington Sta
5
Child's play sparks fire in Madison Heights
Two fires in eight days neighborhood worried
VDEM
launches YouTube Channel
James City house fire traced to possible accelerant
EMS Providers learned from VA Tech Tragedy
Firefighters douse blaze in Hampton
Governor Kaine applauds wildfire response
Child's play sparks blaze
Fire damages historic Greenbrier Home
Chesapeake
fire kills three; blamed on clothes dryer
Fire totals couple's home in Lynchburg
Manassas considers new fire, rescue tax
Man charged in burning of Wise fire tower
Fire burns 1060 acres of timber in February
Fire destroys home near Front Royal
Snow Creek Man dies in house fire
Louisa County escapes flames
Laurel Grove Volunteer Fire & Rescue celebrate new
facilities
Fire damages homes in Louisa, Fluvanna
VDF reports firefighting money already gone
2 taken to
hospital after VA Beach fire
1 hurt in Chesterfield cabin fire
12 year old saves family from fire
Fire breaks out in Augusta County Food Plant
Richmond 3 alarm fire; evacuees allowed to return
Another fire at Lynchburg furniture maker
Deadly House Fire in Richmond
Missing Firefighters Found
Hampton Fire displaces 4
Mechanicsville Firefighter back on the truck
HOTSEAT - Career of a Lifetime
Virginia - 2008 EMS Bill Tracking
OEMS to offer web based continuing education training
VA Beach man sets neighbors car on fire; apologizes in
letter
Singer Associates announces Opening Celebration
2008 HMEP Grant
Two die in Nelson County house fire
Stony Point Vol. Fire Dept. recruits new members
Fire burns down long awaited park in VA Beach
VDFP Grant provides free smoke detectors to Martinsville
Hazards on the Highway
Fire in cotton facility in Southhampton County
South Richmond fire injures two
Chesterfield Police Officer enters burning home
Fertilizer plant still hot; investigation to begin
Governor Kaine's
Highway Safety Challenge
New
Virginia Highway Safety Office
Amherst: Fire on the Mountain
January 2008 VDFP Logbook
Virginia Interagency Wildland Fire Training Academy
Fire rips through Albemarle townhouse
Electrical fire forces high rise evacuation
Abingdon garage fire destroys 8 motorcycles
Warren Firefighter prepares for competition
New alarm gives firefighters less rude awakening
Mother and son die in fire
Three charged in arson of businesses
Carbon
Monoxide Detector bill passes VA Senate Committee
Two
arrested in connection with Dumfries Townhouse fire
Fire damages Wytheville trailer
2
workers hospitalized with possible CO poisoning
Firefighters battle morning blaze in Norfolk
Man forcibly removed from burning cabin
Body found in home destroyed by fire in Albemarle
Fire destroys Strasburg building
Kyle Wilson LODD Report
Released
Keeling girl ready to fight more fires
Vacant house burns in morning fire
Salem fire hydrants: High and Dry
Chesterfield improves its ISO Insurance Rating
Paid rescue staff getting little reprieve
From Firefighter to Violin Maker
Woman's burned body found by road
Firefighters extinguish Staple Mills Rd fire
Brookneal sees record-breaking number of fires
Firefighter urge caution after recent fires
3 left homeless after fire in south Richmond
Woman, 78 suffers burn from wood stove fire - gasoline
Fire
destroys house in Botetourt County
January 2008 VDFP Logbook
Person confirmed dead in Woodstock blaze
Hanover blaze damages church
200 year old home goes up in flames
Stuarts Draft fondly remembers former fire chief
Fire at Southampton cotton gin smoldering for days
Women 'smoke' the competition in national competition
Water damages Davidson's Clothing store in Roanoke
People cause most forest fires
Notice of Passing - Herman M. Kinsinger
2 alarm fire destroys Fair Oaks home
Fire damages Hampton florist
Sprinklers stop apartment fire
Smoke still clearing from big Lynchburg fire
Charity offers help to person who torched its vehicles
Fire causes $2M in damages to Lynchburg Plant
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