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Heavy Truck Vehicle Extrication Class
The WVFC sent four members to attend a three-day class in Charloettesville VA, dealing with heavy truck or heavy vehicles. Members were assigned to a team which consisted of other Northern VA fire and rescue personnel attending the class. The team as a whole worked extremely well together all weekend and were able to handle …
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Structure Fire – Bristol Place
Box 0214 was struck for the reported structure fire, with the caller stating flames from the home. Engine, Tanker, Rescue Squad and Medic 1 responded with 17 personnel. First arriving engine reported fire in the attic and fire from the front of the residence. Engine 1 arrived 2nd, placed the 2nd hose line in service …
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WVFC participates in STEMI Drill
A STEMI as known to EMS Professionals stands for ST Segment Myocardial Infarction, better known as a heart attack is a very serious and time sensitive medical emergency. The quicker the patient can arrive at a Cardiac Cath Lab their survivability rate is increased. On Thursday November 5th, 2015 Fauquier Emergency Department, Prince William Cath Lab, …
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Structure Fire – Whippoorwill Drive
On Monday November 2nd, 2015 Box 0136 was struck reporting a home owner has found smoke in their residence progressively getting worse. Rescue Squad 1, returning from another call arrived first advised of a 2 story colonial with an attached garage and upon completing their reconnaissance lap of the structure found active fire in the …
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Traffic Collision – Lea Rd
Monday, November 2nd, 2015 Rescue Squad 1 was requested along with the local Hazmat unit by responding units who were dispatched for a tractor-trailer that went off the roadway of Interstate 66 through a guard rail and overturned in a field, possibly on fire. Once units arrived on the scene, dispatched information was confirmed, however …
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Outside Fire – Blantyre Road / Mcraes Road
On Monday October 26th at approximately 2:30 p.m. Company 1 was alerted for an outside fire involving a corn field in the area of Blantyre Road and Mcraes Road. Wagon, Attack and Tanker 1 responded, Wagon 1 requested a second brush truck while responding. Once Company 1 units arrived they found 3 acres of a corn field on fire …
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Flashover Recognition Class
On Sunday September 20th members attended the Flashover Recognition Class in Loudoun County at their Fire and Rescue Training Center. A flashover is defined as a hostile fire event that ignites an entire room and its contents in seconds and reaches temperatures of above 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. If a firefighter is caught in this event …
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Traffic Collision with Entrapment – John S. Mosby Hwy
On Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 Box 0511 was struck for Rescue Squad 1 for a confirmed entrapment from a traffic collision. Supplemental information stated that the patient was pinned in the vehicle and their arm pinned under the vehicle. Medic 5 was in the area of the accident, arrived and confirmed the dispatched information. Due …
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Fire Safety Tip of the Day
Today’s fire safety tip in honor of National Fire Prevention Week deals with having a fire escape plan. Children practice escape plans at schools during their fire drills; are we practicing them at home? To have a good fire escape plan The Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company recommends the following Have at least two ways out …
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Traffic Collision with Entrapment – John Marshall Highway
On Tuesday October 6th 2015, Box 0310 was struck for a traffic collision with confirmed entrapment. Due to another escalating accident on Interstate 66 in close proximity of this collision Engine and Rescue Squad 1 were requested. At the permission of Battalion 1 an engine was able to divert from the previous accident to the …
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