Announcements

Page County-After much debate Page County has officially ended its contract with the Shenandoah Rescue Squad, the organization that responds to 911 calls in the town.

Fishersville- 2 fire companies did nearly as bad in ISO ratings

Fishersville-When he learned in February 2008 that ratings for Fishersville’s volunteer firehouse had plunged to rock bottom, Augusta County’s top official said Wednesday, he notified board members at the station but not the county’s elected supervisors.

Bristow-It was a neighbor who alerted one family to a fire on their deck Monday night, officials say

Fishersville-People from Fishersville and elsewhere in Augusta County expressed their dissatisfaction Tuesday night with the status of the undermanned Preston L. Yancey Fire Company at a Yancey board meeting.

Ridgeway-Police are unsure if a fire Tuesday in a Ridgeway mobile home is related to the slaying of a man whose body was found near the home on Saturday

Portsmouth-A home was damaged by fire this morning on Marshall Avenue

PETERSBURG - The developer of a high-profile mixed-use project in downtown Petersburg is ready to resume work after a spectacular fire that insurance investigators say was caused by lightning.

Fishersville-Only about a dozen, or half, of the Preston L. Yancey Fire Company’s 25 volunteers are active, a major challenge for the undermanned and bottom-rated department, the station’s chief said Monday.

Fairfax-Fairfax County firefighters will distribute backpacks and school supplies at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 2, at Fire and Rescue Station 11, Penn Daw