
State Fire Marshal: Leave fireworks to the professionals, avoid ‘catastrophic outcomes’
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding Virginians ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend to leave fireworks to the professionals.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding Virginians ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend to leave fireworks to the professionals.
A fire at the Comfort Inn in Albemarle County late Friday night displaced more than 80 hotel guests, but fortunately there were no reported injuries.
Smoke and hazy conditions have returned to western and northern parts of Virginia due to wildfires burning in Canada.
Two people and their dog are safe after evacuating through a window Tuesday morning due to a fire in their ground-floor apartment.
Burning parcels of land intentionally, known as controlled burning, has long been a controversial practice aimed at reducing the risk of larger, uncontrolled wildfires.
Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance will hold its annual Independence Day Fireworks show on Saturday, July 1 at 9 p.m.
A structure fire at the Leesburg Executive Airport damaged nine planes Sunday morning.
Charlottesville Police made arrests connected to two separate gun-related incidents on Friday.
The Harrisonburg Fire Department now has another trained individual to help investigate crimes involving fire in the community and bring suspects into custody.
The Fredericksburg Nationals and Columbia Fireflies split a doubleheader on Thursday night, with the FredNats winning Game 1, 5-1, and Columbia taking Game 2, 3-2, in eight innings.
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