
Update: Furnace Mountain fire contained, park trails opened
Furnace Mountain Trail, Trayfoot Mountain Trail and Madison Run Fire Road have re-opened following the containment of the Furnace Mountain fire.

Furnace Mountain Trail, Trayfoot Mountain Trail and Madison Run Fire Road have re-opened following the containment of the Furnace Mountain fire.

A fire on Furnace Mountain, four miles east of Grottoes, have forced Shenandoah National Park officials to close Furnace Mountain Trail, Trayfoot Mountain Trail and Madison Run Fire Road.

Units from Albemarle County Fire Rescue and the City of Charlottesville responded to the report of a structure fire with possible entrapment on Minor Drive at 12:47 a.m. Saturday.

Staunton firefighter Adam Dolan was named the Virginia Career Firefighter of the Year in an announcement of the 2019 Governor’s Fire Service Awards.

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The Virginia Department of Fire Programs has been awarded $1.2 million in grants from FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighter Grant program.

Albemarle County Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at the Pine Grove Adult Home on North Garden Lane at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday.

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., on Thursday introduced a bipartisan bill to provide veteran firefighters with the fair compensation, healthcare, and retirement benefits they’ve earned through their service.

Corn production in Virginia for 2019 is estimated at 54.7 million bushels, up 4 percent from the November forecast.

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