| 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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| Grant Award Presentaion to FD by Altria Company |
| Fri. Dec 11th 2009 |
On December 9th at the monthly Powhatan County Fire-EMS Chiefs advisory meeting, Mr. Mike Oplinger with Altria Companies Employee Community Fund presented Chief Bucher the second of two $7,500 checks for a grant that was awarded to the Powhatan Fire-EMS Department. The funds were use...
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| Academy Road: MVA with Entrapment |
| Fri. Nov 20th 2009 |
On November 20th, Engine 1, Rescue 2, an ambulance and the sheriff's office responded to a reported overturned vehicle with a person trapped on Academy Road about a quarter mile off of Anderson Hwy. County Fire-EMS Chief Bucher arrived first and reported a SU...
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| MVA: Rt 13 at Salle Creek |
| Mon. Oct 26th 2009 |
Early Sunday morning around 1:30 am, Engine 1, an ambulance and the sheriff's office responded to a vehicle accident on Rt. 13 at Salle Creek. Citizens noticed car parts on the road and looked around to find a car that crashed and went off of a bridge and landed about 20' straig...
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