| Motorcycle Accident |
| Mon. Mar 1st 2010 |
Shortly after returning to quarters from the mutual aid box to Amelia on the house fire Engine 1 along with an ambulance and the deputies were tapped out for the reported motorcycle accident on Giles Bridge Road. Engine 1 arrived to find a motorcycle off of the road and the rider injured....
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| Automatic Aid Box to Amelia County |
| Mon. Mar 1st 2010 |
On Sunday just before noon Engine and Tanker 1 was dispatched on an automatic aid box into Amelia County on the house fire just off of Genito Road. The crew from Engine 1 assisted the Amelia Companies, 4,1,5 with opening up and chasing a possible electrical fire that broke out in several ...
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| Virginia Burn Law goes into effect today, February 15 |
| Mon. Feb 15th 2010 |
Virginia Burn Law goes into effect February 15 - April 30 ... No Burning until 4 PM
The link below will answer frequently asked questions:
http://www.dof.virginia.gov/info/faqs-burning.shtml...
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| Motor vehicle accident with person trapped |
| Fri. Jan 29th 2010 |
Thursday, January 29 Powhatan Fire & EMS were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with injuries on Anderson highway near the Cumberland/Powhatan line. The update included a person trapped and the vehicle on fire.
Engines 5, 3, 1, rescue 2, medic 416 & fire administration ...
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| Powhatan has new apparatus color scheme |
| Sat. Jan 16th 2010 |
Chief Bucher recently formed a committee that represented all fire and EMS departments. Chief Bucher charged the committee with selecting a color scheme for all future fire and EMS apparatus purchased for Powhatan County Fire & EMS. The new fire app...
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| House Fire 2500 Blk Red Lane Rd: Firefighter Cundiff rescues a snake |
| Thu. Jan 14th 2010 |
On January 14th at 12:42 hours the box was struck reporting a house on fire with a person trapped sending Engine Companies 1, 2. 4, Tankers 1,2,4, Rescue 2, an ambulance and the deputies to the 2500 Blk of Red Lane Road. A deputy arrived first and reported smoke showing. With this i...
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| Department demos Metz Raptor aerial device |
| Thu. Jan 14th 2010 |
Click the link to Huguenot Volunteer Fire Department for more information and pictures from the demo: Metz Raptor Aerial Device demonstation
Thanks to Taylor Goodman for the information and photos.
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| Hay Bales on Fire |
| Mon. Jan 11th 2010 |
Monday afternoon Brush 2 & 1, Tanker 2, and Amelia Co. 4 responded to a report of hay rolls on fire in the 800 block of Clayville Rd. Brush 2 arrived to find several hay rolls on fire in a field near a barn. Firefighters had the farmer use his tractor to move the hay rolls away ...
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| Swearing in of Chief Bucher |
| Wed. Jan 6th 2010 |
On January 6th Chief Bucher was sworn in as the Chief of the Powhatan County Fire - EMS Department. At this gathering he shared with members of the department and county officials his vision and expectations of the department. Welcome Chief Bucher.
Also in attendance was Chief Tal...
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| Automatic Aid Box to Amelia on a House Fire |
| Wed. Jan 6th 2010 |
A mid morning fire sent Engine and Tanker 3 on an automatic aid box to a reported house fire in the 11,000 block of Clement Town Road in Amelia County. Engine 3 was assigned water supply and set up to fill tankers at a dry hydrant about a mile from the incident and Tanker 3 res...
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