
Wildland firefighters dispatched to Southwest Virginia
Virginia Department of Forestry wildland firefighters from eastern and central Virginia are being detailed to far Southwest Virginia this week.

Virginia Department of Forestry wildland firefighters from eastern and central Virginia are being detailed to far Southwest Virginia this week.

For firefighter and visitor safety, trail closures have been put into effect due to the Rocky Mount Fire in the Shenandoah National Park.

The Rocky Mount fire in the south district of Shenandoah National Park has grown to approximately 2,094 acres.

The Rocky Mountain Fire in the south district of Shenandoah National Park has grown to approximately 500 acres.

A fire was reported Saturday at Rocky Mountain within the south district of Shenandoah National Park.

Escalated fire weather conditions will be present over the Commonwealth of Virginia Thursday.

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded Charlottesville’s Fontaine Fire Station No. 10 LEED® certification at the Platinum level.

Four 20-win seasons and a 21-11 record in 2015-2016 wasn’t enough for JMU coach Matt Brady, who was fired Monday, ending a couple of weeks of speculation about his job status.

Albemarle County Fire Rescue will be conducting training over the next two weeks in Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge cottages marked for demolition.

Virginia’s 4 p.m. Burning Law goes into effect Feb. 15, 2016 – the start of spring fire season in the Commonwealth.
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