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…

Virginia State Police and Washington County authorities are investigating an early morning fire that killed one person. Tenille Montgomery, a spokeswoman for the Abingdon Fire Department, said firefighters were dispatched…

A Brunswick stew and bake sale fundraiser set for Jan. 24 is the latest community effort to raise money for a 38-year-old volunteer fire department captain diagnosed with cancer. http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/fundraiser-scheduled-for-forest-volunteer-fire-captain-with-cancer/article_261e06c6-9bef-11e4-84a6-cb81b4da9835.html

  The long awaited Standard for Traffic Control Incident Management Professional Qualifications was issued  by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). This multi-disciplinary document includes Job Performance Requirements (JPR’s). It…

  The call was Chief Ebmeyer’s, a 25-year fire service veteran, most difficult of his career; he made the boy an honorary firefighter for his heroic actions http://www.firerescue1.com/firefighter-heroes/articles/2041797-Fire-chief-How-a-9-year-old-hero-changed-my-life/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=exclusive1&nlid=2044654

VIRGINIA FIREFIGHTER STRUCK A Lebanon (VA) Firefighter was struck by vehicle at MVA scene last evening. Medflight was requested due to head injury and loss of consciousness. Lebanon is in…

Two volunteer firefighters were hurt battling a fire late Sunday night in Pittsylvania County. The home was destroyed by the fire. The fire was on Kentuck Road in Sutherlin, which…

  WEBSTER, N.Y. —  A gunman ambushed firefighters at a house fire in the Rochester suburb of Webster, N.Y., early Monday, killing two firemen and injuring two others before killing…

  John Robert Bland, 89, of King &Queen, died December 23, 2014 at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital. He served as First Assistant Chief and was a member of the Central King…

DESPITE SOME SET BACKS, FIRE SERVICE SCORES SEVERAL VICTORIES ON CAPITOL HILL IN 2014 http://www.cfsi.org/news/cfsiupdate.cfm?pr_ID=228