| Working with Chesterfield Fire & EMS on the vehicle fire |
| Fri. Apr 2nd 2010 |
Company 4 quickly marked enroute with engine 4 followed by tanker 4 and 2 to respond to a tractor trailer on fire on 288 north bound at the Powhatan/Chesterfield county line. Chesterfield Fire & EMS arrived first and started a fire attack. Powhatan firefighters put a second handline in ser...
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| FF-2 Class Burn Day |
| Tue. Mar 30th 2010 |
16 Volunteer Firefighters from Powhatan County and 1 from Amelia County recently completed a Firefighter 2 certification class through Virginia Department of Fire Programs. The class was held in Powhatan, is 44 hours long and their final practical test was a live burn in a ...
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| Field and woods fire 1700 Blk of Capeway Road |
| Sat. Mar 20th 2010 |
Saturday afternoon Brush and Tanker 1 were tapped out for a reported brush fire. Brush 1 arrived to find about a half acre on fire with a pigeon coupe close to the fire. Volunteer Firefighters quickly stretch a hose line and cut the fire off near the pigeon coupe. Firefighter then ...
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| MVA vehicle on fire 2600 Blk Academy Road |
| Sat. Mar 20th 2010 |
On Saturday morning around 6:30 Engine 1 was tapped out for a reported vehicle accident and the vehicle on fire in the 2600 Block of Academy Road. Engine 1 arrived to find one person out of the car and the car well involved in fire. Volunteer Firefighters stretched and charged ...
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| Joint fire company training |
| Tue. Mar 16th 2010 |
Members from company's 2 and 4 participate in a joint company training at Stock building in South Creek.
Special thanks to Stock for allowing us to practice our trade in their building.
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| MVA Huguenot Trail |
| Sun. Mar 14th 2010 |
Powhatan fire companies 4, 2 and Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad respond to a head on motor vehicle collision on Huguenot Trail at Huguenot Springs Road.
Members went quickly to work to remove one trapped occupant.
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| Car vs School Bus Maidens Road |
| Thu. Mar 11th 2010 |
On Thursday morning around 7:30 the Box was transmitted for a school bus vs car accident with possible minor injures. Engine 1, an ambulance, and the deputies responded to find a car partly under a school bus. The medics checked the five students that were on the bus and the drivers, all...
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| 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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