WILLIAMSBURG — Two men canoeing at Waller Mill Park on Sunday were rescued from the water after their boat overturned, according to a fire department spokesman. Both men were hospitalized, one…
Arthur Proviano said he’d like a fireman’s funeral, with a fire truck leading the procession. That’s exactly what he’s going to get. Proviano, a 30-year member and former chief of…
A massive fire in the early morning hours of Thursday morning left the social hall of a local church charred beyond repair. Firefighting crews from Mineral and Louisa responded to…
Suffolk – William “Jerry” Gerald Saunders, Sr., 74, passed away September 25, 2014 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He was the husband to Iola Holland Saunders, and the son of…
The bad headlines, internal strife, auditing and criminal investigation that plagued the former Shenandoah Farms Volunteer Fire Department have faded in the year since Warren County took over its operations.…
After 40 years with the Salem Fire-EMS, Fire Chief Chester “Pat” Counts is retiring. He announced this week that he will step down from the job Jan. 1. Counts began…
A child injured in a fire at a Lynchburg day care Friday morning died on Sunday, Lynchburg Fire Department Battalion Chief Jason Campbell said. On Sunday, a family friend confirmed…
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) – Petersburg residents may be seeing a change in service if they call 9-1-1. Earlier this year on July 1st , the city authorized a $92,000 funding…
HILLSVILLE – Fire departments in Carroll County will all share in a grant recently awarded to the county by the Department of Homeland Security. County Administrator Gary Larrowe announced that…
A young woman in Virginia Beach is taking action and breaking down barriers! Krystal Jacobs will be graduating from the fire training academy in Virginia Beach tonight. She is the…