Harrisonburg: Disabled woman rescued from Friday apartment fire
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Firefighters rescued a disabled woman from a Harrisonburg apartment fire on Friday afternoon.
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Albemarle County Fire Rescue adding career staff to boost fire coverage in North Garden
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Albemarle County Fire Rescue is supplementing emergency response with career staff placed along with volunteers at North Garden Volunteer Fire Company.
Harrisonburg: Friday night fire causes $190,000 in damage, displaces family
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A Friday night fire in Harrisonburg caused $190,000 in damage and displaced a family of five.
The one thing you need to know about Mike Hollins: He went back on the bus
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Mike Hollins won’t want to hear it, but he’s a hero on the level of the firefighters who ran into the World Trade Center on 9/11.
Legislator calls for vote on bill to provide Social Security benefits to public service employees
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The Social Security Fairness Act would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), both of which unfairly reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for millions of Americans who were public service employees.
Local fire and rescue groups to honor victims of 9/11 with stair climb
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The Albemarle County Fire Rescue and Charlottesville Fire Departments will unite to honor and remember the lives lost on the September 11 terrorist attacks with a stair climb event at Monticello High School.
National police shortage hits close to home in Waynesboro
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Between retirements and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in Waynesboro and the industry changing with compensation for police, the Waynesboro Police Department is 20 percent down in staff. Ten police officer positions are open, as well as office positions.
Burned sequoias teach experts about high-severity wildfires
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In the presence of a giant sequoia, there is no lack of wonder. There is settling stillness as eyes lift to these giants’ amorphous yet signature crowns.
U.S. Capitol aftermath: Bill extends benefits to officers who suffer from trauma on job
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Law enforcement officers who serve on the front lines and suffer from PTSD will now be entitled to disability benefits after the U.S. Senate passed a bill by unanimous vote to expand benefits to officers and their families.
Closed due to pandemic, Fire Museum in Harrisonburg reopens to public
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The Harrisonburg Fire Department’s Fire Museum, closed for some time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resumed self-guided tours this week.
