Virginia Burn Law
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Virginia's 4:00 p.m. Burning Law goes into effect on February 15 and lasts until April 30th. You can read the full text of the law § 10.1-1142 at the Department of Forestry's web site.
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Posted on February 1, 2010
Trailer Fire Video
Posted on January 17, 2010
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Engine 4 video footage is now on the Videos page. Be sure to check it out. The video is edited to remove five minutes of straight Federal Q... our crew captain likes that sound a lot. Also the dead scenes where the camera was pointed the wrong way are gone. Sorry... I was a little busy at the moment for videography. Once the water was flowing the camera was set. Check out the view from the pump panel- these guys got hot and dirty and beat down the fire in impressive fashion. |
Boydton Plank Rd. Fire
Posted on January 17, 2010
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At 0546 hours on 01/16/10, the Friday night duty crew was dispatched to a trailer fire at 6835 Boydton Plank Road. The crew was out of bed and on the road at 0548. At 0555 Engine 4 was on scene to find that is was directly across the street from the scene of a three trailer fire just 6 months earlier. The first in crew, consisting of three fire fighters and one junior member, quickly had water on the fire and the majority knocked down prior to the arrival of Truck 4 and Engine 1. With the arrival of additional crews the situation was marked under control with no injuries to any residents or fire personnel. Also, there was no damage to either of the adjacent exposures. The cool dry air mixed with an abnormally hot trailer fire made for interesting shots of the interior crew with steam visibly coming off of their gear. |
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12/20/09 Cox Road Fire
Posted on December 22, 2009
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Early in the morning of 12/20/09 Companies 4 and 2 responded to Cox Road for a fully involved structure fire. Due to the winter storm, some units of Company 4 had been on duty for 36 hours, but were quickly on scene and had the fire under control in about ten minutes. Despite the quick knock-down the building was a total loss. Engine 4 was the first in unit with Tanker 4 only seconds behind. Engine 2 arrived later with a supply of water. There were no injuries despite the weakened flooring and compromised masonry walls. We would like to thank the Dinwiddie Sherriff's Deputies on scene before our arrival. They had the forethought to mark the snow covered driveway with flares. This allowed Engine 4 to access the property quickly. The attached images are snapshots from the camera in Engine 4. |
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I-85 Thanksgiving Day Extrication
Posted on November 27, 2009
| Thanksgiving Day was very busy for Company 4 due in part to locally heavy rain. The day ended with a motor vehicle accident northbound at the 61 mile marker. The vehicle uprooted a sizeable cedar tree and required a bit of tree trimming and some minor extrication to remove one of the occupants. Responding were Engine 4, Truck 4, and Medic units 42 and 12. |
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