Tag Archives: Virginia Fire News

Many of you know that along with FireCritic.com and some other web sites, I was the creator of VAFireNews.com. The site began in 2006 when I realized that there wasn't any site of its form in Virginia. For the past 6 years, I have updated the site regularly with Fire and EMS news from across the State.

The Gore VFD needs help. They need a tanker. You can help by sharing on Facebook and Twitter. Either share this post, or share the original post on VAFireNews.com that already has 226+ "likes" on Facebook! Bloggers can help by posting this on their blogs too!

Already this year, I have family or fire service trips scheduled for Nashville, Gatlinburg, Columbus x2, South Dakota, Aruba, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Chicago, DC, Denver, and New Jersey. Let me know if you want to meet up and I will tell you when I will be in town!

From what I have seen on Facebook, it seems as though there are many people who think that Tim is running some huge illegal moonshine operation and was dumb enough to invite cameras behind the scenes...and then invite the cops as well. That isn't the case at all. The show is about moonshining, the history, tradition, heritage, and everything else.

For all the coverage you are looking for on the earthquake in Virginia please check out VAFireNews.com (another site I run). I am updating there as more information comes in. Currently, the coverage includes live streaming video, links, news, and data on the earthquake

Check out this raw video from Bedford, Virginia. The firefighter with the helmet camera slips down the attic fold down stairs and continues down the basement stairs to the basement floor. He was then found and assisted out of the house. The fire occurred on February 10th. The helmet camera video was uploaded yesterday. Below the helmet camera footage is some news video from the fire when it occurred.

3 banger in Alexandria, helmet sticker controversy in Albuquerque, application woes in Austin, fire service product reviews, the Firemom weighs in on Ohio Senate Bill 5, Hosed humor on volunteer firefighters, bonus fire footage from Westerly, Rhode Island,firefighter fired after stealing, and Ed Schultz and Harold Schaitberger weigh in on firefighter pension attacks....check it out!

Here is another video where I ask you to find something wrong. The operation seems to run pretty well. I admit I have never used CAFS and don't have a clue about the pros and cons. My department does not use it and probably never will. The video is from Weatherford,TX Fire Department. Apparently it is tires burning in the bed of the truck. After the video...take a scroll down a little further for a picture of a Fire Chief putting out a fire. Notice anything different from the video to the picture? These are obviously two different operations from two different sides of the U.S.

On Friday we buried two Brother Firefighters from the Rocky Mount Fire Department in Virginia. Almost simultaneously, firefighters were burying two more fallen brothers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Firefighters, Police Officers, Sheriffs Deputies, and other Public Safety Personnel from across Virginia and other States came to Rocky Mount to give our Brothers a final farewell.

This story has kept me busy that past few days. Another one of the web sites I run is VAFireNews.com. The State Fire News web site has kept up on all the news following the deadly crash between Rocky Mount Wagon 1A and an SUV. There are plenty of issues related to this crash which can be debated and reported later.