Hot tub a possible source of house fire overnight in Albemarle County
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A fire on Maxfield Road Friday in Albemarle County displaced six residents who self-evacuated after being alerted by smoke detectors.
Search Results for firefighters
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Into the wild: Wildlife Center of Virginia celebrates release of five young bear cubs
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Spring at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro is a time to celebrate the release of young bears.
Harrisonburg residential fire displaces family of eight, one pet; no working fire alarm
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A Harrisonburg home with no working fire detector on Jefferson Street received an estimated $25,000 in damage after a residential fire Friday night.
Congresswoman McClellan introduces legislation to enhance drone use in fighting wildfires
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The ACERO Act would improve and enhance the use of drones to support firefighters’ efforts to protect our communities.
Albemarle County fire Monday night results in total loss of Rolling Road home
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A fire on Rolling Road in Albemarle County Monday night has resulted in the total loss of a single-family home.
Non-violent Virginians on probation trained in firefighting, prevention
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The Virginia Department of Corrections has trained non-violent individuals on probation to fight wildfires and perform other fire prevention activities.
Southwest Virginia firefighter dies after collapsing while fighting Scott County wildfire
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A Scott County firefighter died after collapsing while working on a three-acre wildfire on Saturday.
Update: Wildfire containment improved in fires in Virginia, West Virginia
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Strategic firing operations to bring uncontrolled wildfires within fire control lines were successful on Tuesday in Virginia.
Ben Cline praised the people fighting the Virginia wildfires: After he’d voted to stiff them
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As wildfires raged in Shenandoah National Park and the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, threatening homes and businesses, Sixth District Republican Congressman Ben Cline posted on Facebook.
Wildfire update for Virginia, West Virginia: Strategic firing operations to start Tuesday
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A number of trails and sections of the Skyline Drive remain closed due to wildfires in Virginia and West Virginia.
