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$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.
‘Prescribed burn’ stimulates natural growth while reducing hazardous fuels
First-ever ‘Heroism Award’ presented to Union Bank’s Jason Brady
The feel like temperature was 5 degrees above zero when this two-story house fronting Route 522 in Scrabble caught fire at approximately 9:30 p.m. Monday. As he stood in the snowpack watching volunteer firefighters from across Rappahannock County battle the blaze, resident Enner Jimenez told…
Kevin Williams knows Rappahannock County like the back of his hand, and that’s a good thing when you are wearing the hats of Emergency Services and Emergency Management Coordinator.
‘There’s going to be a more intense level of scrutiny’
One fire levy board member a no-show since 2015
Chester Gap’s Angelica Vittitow fills critical role in strained volunteer system
It was a close call Friday night for firefighter Nick Billups of Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue, among the first responders to a house fire on Fodderstack Road near Washington. “I started moving [with a pike pole] what I thought was a log, but it was a gasoline can. Then the next thing…
Students sprang to action to evacuate overturned school bus
“It’s sad to say, but we’re not a volunteer society anymore.”
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