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Augusta County Fire-Rescue received a fire extinguisher training system worth $15,573 with the assistance of the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The awarded training system will allow firefighters to train the community on the safe and proper use of fire extinguishers through hands-on instruction and demonstrations.
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Maryland heads into its bye week with a new football coach about to take the reins. The school announced Sunday that it was firing Randy Edsall, whose Terps lost to #1 Ohio State, 49-28, on Saturday, for their third straight loss of 21 points or more.
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There was nothing remarkable about today’s 26-19 loss for UVA football on the road at Pitt. There was no last-second touchdown surrendered by the defense snatching defeat from the jaws of victory; the first play from scrimmage wasn’t a pick-six. This, it must be noted, counts as progress for the Mike London-led ‘Hoos.
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Daylight is getting shorter; nights are getting cooler. Sure, summer has officially ended, but more importantly, fall wildfire season is here. And officials with the Virginia Department of Forestry want to keep you and your family safe from the ravages of wildfire.
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The week of Oct. 4-10 has been designated Fire Prevention Week by the National Fire Prevention Association and Columbia Gas of Virginia is encouraging the public to stay safe with eight simple tips.
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Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, received the endorsement of the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters in the race for the 25th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.
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The Staunton Fire & Rescue Department was recently presented with a Life Safety Achievement Award for its fire prevention accomplishments in 2014 by the National Association of State Fire Marshals Fire Research and Education Foundation in partnership with Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.
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The Sixteenth P. Browning Hoffman Memorial Lecture in Law and Psychiatry will be presented in the Caplin Pavilion at the School of Law, University of Virginia, on Wednesday, Oct.7, at 4:30 p.m.
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Every bedroom needs a working smoke alarm. That’s why “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep” is the theme of this year’s National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 4-10.
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The Virginia Historical Society announced that its new firearms gallery will be named the Cecil R. Hopkins Gallery, in recognition of a major grant from the Cecil R. and Edna S. Hopkins Family Foundation and in memory of Mr. Hopkins, who established Green Top Sporting Goods in Hanover County, Virginia, in 1947.
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