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Ever wonder how your Rappahannock County neighbor’s property is zoned? Do you live in a floodplain? Worried your property boundary might not be accurately reflected on tax maps? Which fire and rescue company is first due at your address? What’s your voting district?
The county’s 911 emergency dispatchers take hundreds of calls a year. Chances are that sooner or later one of those emergencies may involve you or a loved one. So, do you know when you should call 911?
After missing a year due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Fireman’s Fair will return Aug. 11-14 at the Brandy Station Fair Grounds, 20057 Fleetwood Heights Road in Culpeper County.
Thanks to a mutual aid partnership between Warren and Rappahannock, Chester Gap Volunteer Fire and Rescue has been able to hire part-time career staff to provide advanced life support (ALS) to citizens on both sides of the county line.
At the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors monthly meeting on Wednesday afternoon, the board discussed the impacts of the county’s lack of adequate telecommunications infrastructure on public safety, including issues with radio communication and phone service.
At the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors’ monthly meeting on Wednesday afternoon, the board discussed the impacts of the county’s lack of adequate telecommunications infrastructure on public safety, including issues with radio communication and phone service.
At their monthly meeting Monday, members of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors unanimously declined, at least for now, to thwart the intentions of their predecessors — who, in 2006, allowed the then-owner of the Blue Rock Inn property to build a three-bedroom residence there on the condition that it would never be used for commercial purposes.
Just five days after being announced as Rappahannock County’s first full-time Emergency Management/Emergency Services Coordinator, Sean M. Polster has hit the ground running.
Polster, who has nearly three decades of experience as a volunteer and career firefighter and paramedic, stepped into the newly created role on Tuesday, June 1. The county decided to hire a full-time EMS coordinator after veteran firefighter Kevin Williams stepped down from his part-time role as emergency services coordinator in October 2020 after 2.5 years in the position.
There have been 22 Virginia traffic deaths, including 5 motorcyclists, since last Friday
Last spring, Rappahannock County’s fire and rescue volunteers, many of whom were retirees, were put in the difficult position of choosing between their own health and the volunteer job they loved.
On Wednesday, Castleton and Amissville volunteer fire departments responded to a structure fire on Hazel River Road, just across the Rappahannock line in Culpeper County.
In times of need, residents of Rappahannock call on the county’s volunteer fire and emergency medical teams for help. But this week, it’s the Castleton Community Volunteer Fire Company that’s calling Rappahannock citizens for help.
‘Iron the discrepancies out, gentlemen’
‘Sheriff Compton, I need your help’
Extensive renovations are just about wrapped up at the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad. “The primary impetus for the renovation was the need to accommodate a new ambulance, which we received in December,” explains SVRS Chief Todd Summers.
Amissville first responders raced to the scene of this serious two-vehicle accident that occurred shortly after 11 a.m. this morning on Route 211 East, just inside the Rappahannock County line.
Next Thursday, Jan. 14, Businesses of Rappahannock will sponsor a fire safety seminar for all interested Rappahannock County residents
Another fatal traffic accident — the second in as many days — in our local area.
Todd B. McKinney, 59, of Woodville died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon not far from his home.
Nearly $5,000 of a $10,000 goal has been raised as of early Saturday afternoon for a family of five who watched their Boston area home go up in flames shortly before 2 a.m. Friday.
An elderly Rappahannock County woman was killed and her husband suffered burns after a fire broke out in their Keyser Run Road home at 11 a.m. Monday.
County seeks clarification from fire & rescue companies before augmenting volunteers with paid staff
Vastly different support needs cited by various departments, from zero to 18 paid providers
Working with numerous private and public stakeholders on these programs, plus COVID concerns, keeps me pretty busy. But I welcome the variability and the challenge.
No injuries were reported Wednesday afternoon after a Greg Williams Tree Service truck traveling west on Lee Highway collided with a Ford 350 pickup truck pulling out of the median crossover between Tiger Valley Road and Mount Salem Avenue near Washington. The impact of the collision caused …
‘There was no exposure risk to any of the customers, as described by the VDH guidelines’
About 85 percent of wildland fire ignitions in Shenandoah National Park are caused by humans
An emergency services funding split between Warren County and Rappahannock County for the Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department, to cover personnel loss replacement and coverage issues related to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, was a topic of discussion at the most recent Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting.
The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department has yet to provide the cause of a fire Monday morning at 180 Five Forks Road in Woodville that caused extensive damage to a house set a fair distance back from the road.
“We are so fortunate that during these difficult times amidst polarization and divisiveness plaguing the state and nation as a whole that we live in a community that truly does come together to do what is right, especially for our most vulnerable populations,”
The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department reported that at 4:08 p.m. on Wednesday, during the height of an electrical storm that blew with a fury into Rappahannock County, a Sperryville area home on Rolling Road was consumed by flames.
The unprecedented impact on academics and students’ lives has been devastating enough. Now it’s revealed that in the space of only a few months COVID-19 has taken a huge financial toll on Rappahannock County Public Schools.
“On April 19, we transferred our first nursing home patient to Winchester Hospital. The patient was coughing and had a fever; she tested positive for the coronavirus on April 21
Driving like Mario Andretti, but in a 50,000 pound truck, through Washington, D.C. 's Ward 8, is all in a day's work for this dad. In this second of our four-part series, Wakefield Country Day School would like to give a big Red & White thank you to Michael Loving, Jr., of Rixeyville.
The purpose of this letter is to reassure county residents that Rappahannock County volunteer fire and rescue (F&R) is on the job answering EMS and fire calls.
“We got the green light to go ahead and hire part-time firefighter/EMTs to fill the gap, and I’m pleased to report we are in good shape to respond to any medical emergencies in our service area,” said Brown.
Sperryville telecommunications tower erected last year not functioning
An out-of-control brush fire that scorched a sizable portion of a private farm off Quaintance Road near Woodville Monday afternoon generated considerable response from county fire and rescue personnel.
The performance of the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, founded in 1954, is the subject of a scathing report forwarded by the Rappahannock County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association to members of the Rappahannock County Public Safety Committee.
Commission torn on sign regs for fire and rescue
“When I got my first call as an EMT it was an adrenaline rush — I got hooked. Helping sick people in emergency medical situations is so satisfying."
• BZA member Makela sounds horn over bright sign
$833,000 federal grant awarded to Rappahannock Fire and Rescue volunteers
Tuesday, July 16: 9:24 a.m. — Water Street, Sperryville, general illness, companies 1 and 7; 3:43 p.m. — Atkins Road, Sperryville, truck fire, company 2
Approaching 35 years in law enforcement, the job isn’t any less difficult for Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Gary T. Settle.
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