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Monthly Archives: December 2013

La Crosse firefighter responding to call dies in crash

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) — Firefighters in Mecklenburg County are remembering one of their own who was killed in the line of duty this weekend. Twenty-five-year-old Josh Smith, a volunteer…

December 16, 2013 in News.

Affordable Care Act Could Shut Down Volunteer Firefighters and Rescue Squads

RICHMOND (WRIC) – There are new concerns over whether the Affordable Care Act could shut down some Richmond area volunteer firefighters and rescue squads.
The Richmond Volunteer Rescue Squad serves the entire city, helping the Richmond Ambulance Autho…

December 10, 2013 in News.

Former Remington fire chief sentenced on fraud charges

Douglas G. “Bo” Taylor, age 52, of Remington, the former chief of the Remington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (RVFD), was sentenced today to 24 months’ incarceration, to be followed by a term of three years of supervised releas…

December 10, 2013 in News.

‘A public safety disaster’: Obamacare could force THOUSANDS of volunteer fire departments to close

Volunteer fire departments all across the U.S. could find themselves out of money and unable to operate unless Congress or the Obama Administration exempts them from the Affordable Care Act.
‘I thought the kinks were worked out of Obamacare at the fir…

December 10, 2013 in News.

New trials ordered in fatal crash involving Rocky Mount fire truck

ROCKY MOUNT — Franklin County Circuit Judge William Alexander ordered during a court hearing Friday that two new trials be held tied to an emotional lawsuit involving the circumstances that led to the deaths of two volunteer firefighters in Rocky Moun…

December 10, 2013 in News.

No Injuries in Radford University Dorm Fire

Dec. 10–A fire broke out in an elevator shaft of a Radford University dormitory Monday afternoon, but school officials said the blaze was quickly contained and no one was injured.

December 10, 2013 in News.

News on Jack Slagle

Update on Jack Slagle…

December 2, 2013 in News.

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