Virginians for Integrity in Government (VIG), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, announces a 2015 My Political Hero Essay Contest for high school students. David Bailey, a veteran lobbyist and member of the…

(March 3, 2015) – Today the House passed H.R. 240, the Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, bringing an end to a lengthy battle between Congress and the White…

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 The 18th Annual Virginia Fallen Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the Richmond International Raceway Complex’s Main Exhibition Hall. Down…

Registration is now open for the 2015 Virginia Statewide Wildfire Training Academy. This year’s academy will once again be held on the campus of Longwood University in Farmville, VA, May…

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A Fredericksburg man was killed after his car ran into a fire truck that was parked along Interstate 295 south at the I-64 interchange in eastern Henrico…

Virginia may need to change its Line of Duty Act, which assists families of public safety workers, if it wants to curb rising costs that have more than doubled since…

On January 14, U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley (R-WV) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Volunteer Emergency Responder Tax Deduction Act (HR 343), to bolster recruitment and retention…

FEMA has announced the next SAFER grant application period is scheduled to be open February 9-March 6 and the next FP&S grant application period is scheduled for March 16-April 17. Make…

The Fire Service Needs Assessment is an annual survey conducted by the Virginia Department of Fire Programs.   Fire departments complete a survey questionnaire designed to identify the needs of Virginia’s Fire Service.  Results…