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The first paid firefighters were hired in 1855 and the Alexandria Fire Department was established in 1866. Before that the City of Alexandria was served by multiple volunteer departments. By the end of the Civil War, many of the volunteer companies were under staffed so, in 1866, the City Council passed an act to combine the remaining fire ...
15 - 3820 Mountain Road Glen Allen: Engine 315, Fire Medic 315, Tanker 315 16 - 5381 Shady Grove Road Glen Allen Engine 316, Fire Medic 316, Tanker 316 17 - 110 N. Gaskins Road Henrico Engine 317 18 - 4410 Darbytown Road Henrico Engine 318, Rescue 318, Tanker 318 19 - 12324 Kain Road Henrico Engine 319, Truck 319, Fire Medic 319
The Arlington County Fire Department holds a Class 2 Rating from the Insurance Services Organization, the second-highest rating given to a Virginia fire department, and one of only three such ratings awarded in the state. This rating helps the local community by bringing lower insurance rates to homeowners and businesses. [1]
The Palisades fire claimed two elementary schools and badly damaged Palisades Charter High School. But campuses near fire zones — those with buildings intact, including Odyssey, Canyon and ...
An "electronic device" caught fire Thursday morning at Bolton Academy, but firefighters had it under control within minutes, according to a news release. City of Alexandria: No injuries in ...
Feb. 28—ALEXANDRIA — The local emergency declared by Alexandria Mayor Todd Naselroad after a fire Friday at Curve Street Metals has expired. Naselroad issued the local emergency declaration ...
New Alexandria derives its name from the former proprietor, Alexander Smith, who laid out the town in 1831. Prior to this, the area was known as "Tempo" by the surrounding local community. This derives from either a temperance hotel that was kept there (something that was unusual for the time) by Matthew Thompson as far back as 1820, or the ...
Nov. 7—ALEXANDRIA — One person was transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation treatment after an early morning structure fire at 43720 Second St. in the town of Alexandria on Tuesday ...