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Announcements

County Terminates Contract with Rescue Squad

September 3, 2010 by VSFA Administrator

Starting September 3, 2010 - Ending November 3, 2010
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.

Troubled fire dept. fails to respond to 8% of calls

September 2, 2010 by VSFA Administrator

Starting September 2, 2010 - Ending November 2, 2010
Fishersville- 2 fire companies did nearly as bad in ISO ratings

Top official notified Preston Yancey board, not supervisors

September 2, 2010 by VSFA Administrator

Starting September 2, 2010 - Ending November 2, 2010
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.

Fire claims two homes

September 1, 2010 by VSFA Administrator

Starting September 1, 2010 - Ending November 1, 2010
Bristow-It was a neighbor who alerted one family to a fire on their deck Monday night, officials say

Residents gather at Yancey meeting to criticize rating

September 1, 2010 by VSFA Administrator

Starting September 1, 2010 - Ending November 1, 2010
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.

Fire destroys home days after body found nearby

September 1, 2010 by VSFA Administrator

Starting September 1, 2010 - Ending November 1, 2010
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 home damaged by early-morning fire

September 1, 2010 by VSFA Administrator

Starting September 1, 2010 - Ending November 1, 2010
Portsmouth-A home was damaged by fire this morning on Marshall Avenue

Lightning the likely culprit of July fire; structural damage not as bad as it might have been

August 31, 2010 by VSFA Administrator

Starting August 31, 2010 - Ending October 31, 2010
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.

Low rating for Yancey fire co. draws concerns

August 31, 2010 by VSFA Administrator

Starting August 31, 2010 - Ending October 31, 2010
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.

Firefighters Distribute Backpacks and School Supplies

August 31, 2010 by VSFA Administrator

Starting August 31, 2010 - Ending October 31, 2010
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