| Chicken Cooking Fun |
| Tue. Jun 21st 2011 |
We cooked 350 halves of chicken for the Fiddlers convention. Larry and Bob rode around selling it!...
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| Flooding |
| Sat. Apr 16th 2011 |
After a couple months of fires that were fully involved when we get there it feels good to see a happy outcome. Under command by Company 9-Lexington Fire and Rescue, the Swift-Water Team made a succesful rescue of two adults and two children who tried to drive through a flooded roadway on Furrs Mill...
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| Huge AFG Grant!! |
| Sat. Mar 26th 2011 |
The Buena Vista Fire Dept. acting as the host company for the region has won an AFG Homeland Security Grant that will enhance the capability's of every fire and rescue squad in the county and two cities. This is the very first grant that has ever been won for all fire and rescue departments. T...
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| Training |
| Wed. Mar 23rd 2011 |
Co. 10 had live fire training on barn. We used the CAFS and trained on drafting....
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| 4 PM Burn Law in effect Feb.15th |
| Sun. Feb 13th 2011 |
The Va. Dept. of Forestry Burn Law goes into effect Feb. 15th and extends till April 30th each year. This is for Rockbridge County residents since City residents are not allowed any open fires. More info on the law is available at http://www.dof.virginia.gov/website/faqs-burning.shtml#faq_4pm_...
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| Swift-Water Update |
| Sat. Feb 5th 2011 |
Thanks to the newly developed Rockbridge County Fire Commission the Swift-Water Team has been able to purchase a new Otter-Boat. $5000 was appropriated through a Emergency Management Grant. We purchased the new boat and some gear to prepare for an upcoming class in the spring to certify more Rescuer...
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| First Responder Class |
| Sat. Jan 8th 2011 |
Members of company 10 are currently taking First Responder at the station....
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| Grant for EMS! |
| Sun. Jan 2nd 2011 |
Company 10 has received word from the VA. Office of EMS that we have won a grant for a new Phillips MRX Monitor and training equipment! This will help our EMS providers give even better care to our citizens. In these tough economic times it is great that these grants are provided. THANK YOU VAOEMS!!...
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| New Officers for 2011 |
| Wed. Dec 15th 2010 |
Officers for next year will be,
Operational-
Chief-T. Keiser Asst. Chief-J. Rowsey Capt. L. Moore
1rst Lt.-B. Lawhorn 2nd Lt.- K. Mikels 3rd Lt.-P. Word
EMS Coordinator- L.Keiser Saf...
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| Mountain Days turns out good. |
| Sun. Oct 17th 2010 |
Members cooked chicken and gave out fire prevention materials at Mountain Days which was also the end of fire prevention week....
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