Virginia Tech Rescue Squad celebrates 50 years
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The reason for the first call to the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad in 1971? A dropped refrigerator injuring a student’s foot in Pritchard Hall.
Search Results for firefighters
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Morgan Griffith: Hope and redemption
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The world watched on April 15 as Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burned. No one was killed in the blaze, but the cathedral’s spire collapsed, and the wooden interior was consumed.
The making of a monster: We’re all lab rats in the government’s secret experiments
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The U.S. government, in its pursuit of so-called monsters, has itself become a monster. This is not a new development, nor is it a revelation.
Tim Hugo firefighter protection bill signed into law
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Del. Tim Hugo’s bill to expand workers’ compensation benefits for Virginia firefighters, HB 1804, was signed into law on Monday.
Northam announces 2018 Governor’s Fire Service Award recipients
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced the 10 recipients of the 2018 Governor’s Fire Service Awards, who will be recognized at an awards ceremony during the Virginia and Fire Rescue Conference on Feb. 23.
Connolly, Walorski reintroduce the Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act
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Reps. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) and Jackie R. Walorski (R-IN) have reintroduced the Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act, legislation to ensure federal firefighters are eligible for the same full and fair retirement benefits as their state and local counterparts.
Connolly, King, Langevin reintroduce Fair RETIRE Act
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Reps. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Peter King (R-NY), and Jim Langevin (D-RI) introduced the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act.
Has the government shutdown impacted the environment?
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No one is happy about the recent partial shutdown of the federal government in the U.S. as President Trump plays hardball with Congress on allocating funds for his “border wall.”
First responder safety on our highways
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The families of three firefighters were forever changed on the night of October 11, 2018 when a tractor-trailer crashed into the back of a Hanover County firetruck on Interstate 295.
Northam announces $343,000 federal grant for Virginia Department of Fire Programs
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The Virginia Department of Fire Programs has been awarded $343,000 in federal grant funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 2017 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
