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1/26/10 - Engine 6 Spends Most of the Night on a Fully Involved House Fire in the County. More...

1/20/10 - Investigators Open Criminal Investigation, Suspect Arson in Charlottesville Fire. More...

8/25/09 - Engine 6 Spends Most of the Night at an Overnight Barn Fire in the County More...

6/4/09 - Engine 6 and City Hazmat Team Work Multiple Commercial Vehicle Accidents at Monacan Trail Road and I-64 More... More 2...

6/3/09 - Residential Alarm Activation turns out to be a working house fire secondary to a lightning strike on a house on Garth Road for Engine 2. City and County companies spent over 2 hours controlling the situation. No one was home at the time of the incident.

6/3/09 - Patient 'Diverting' at Area Hospitals Increasing More...

6/3/09 - Late Night Fire @ Foodlion Keeps City Companies Busy More...

5/31/09 - FireCorps Executive Director, Mary Loose DeViney and family win the 2009 Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce's Small Businesspersons of the Year award. More...

5/29/09 - Gas Leak Forced Road Closures More...

5/21/09 - Fire Fighters Set Cars on Fire for Training More... More 2...

5/18/09 - House Fire in the 1800 Block of Barracks Road More...

5/18/09 - Baby Falls Out of Window in Charlottesville More...

5/11/09 - Charlottesville Fire Captain Gives Grilling Safety Tips More...

5/10/09 - Hazmat Scare at Old UVA Reactor Facility on Observatory Hill More...

5/3/09 - City Offers Free Inspections During Building Safety Week More...

4/27/09 - Fire along the Railroad Tracks behind 1800 JPA. More..

4/26/09 - Engine 6 Assists on a Structure Fire in Ivy More...

4/23/09 - Charlottesville Fire Department Training with Local Contractors and Businesses with CRANE operations. More..

4/21/09 - Tuesday Travels: Local Fire Station by Dr. Dolly Garnecki A journey with three youngsters as they get a station tour with FF Steve Hagedorn @ the HQ Station More...

4/18/09 - Engine 5 supplies E111 @ a fatality house fire in the County. More...

4/9/09 - Charlottesville Professional Firefighters are making sure kids in the hospital have a happy Easter. They spent Thursday afternoon at the Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center for the annual Easter Egg Hunt.

4/1/09 - Near Drowning in Rivanna Creek-Bed More... More 2... More 3...

3/27/09 - Charlottesville Pedestrian Struck and Killed By Car More...

3/27/09 - On Friday March 27th, Moss Point Fire Chief Mike Dale and members of his department arrived in Charlottesville and received the most recent donation of a 1988 Seagrave fire engine and protective turnout clothing (both which were replaced in Cville in 2008). Chief Dale explained that in addition to the challenges they already faced following Hurricane Katrina, the economic downturn has also added to the difficulties. Some of the Moss Point Fire personnel continue to work out of FEMA trailers. Chief Dale also reported that the other vehicles that the City previously donated continue to function and were a godsend.

In the photo Moss Point Fire Chief Mike Dale shakes hands with Charlottesville Chief Werner in appreciation of the donated equipment.

3/25/09 - Parts of JPA Extended Blocked Off After Minor House Fire

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3/23/09 - Engine 1 is Water Supply Engine for Convenience Store Fire in the County

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3/23/09 - Engine 6 is First-in on an Early Morning Warehouse Fire in the County

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01/27/09 - Engine 6 Works Double Fatality Accident on Monacan Trail Road More... More 2...

11/27/08 - Fire Fighters in Charlottesville Enjoy a Thanksgiving Meal

Fire fighters and paramedics on duty in Charlottesville had the chance to get together and eat a nice meal for Thanksgiving. More...

11/24/08 - Charlottesville Engine 6 and Seminole Trail Engine 81 Work Fatality MVC on the 29/250 Bypass More... More 2...

10/23/08 - Early Morning Fire Forces Charlottesville Residents From Home More..

8/22/08 - Charlottesville Professional Firefighters Launch Fill the Boot Campaign More...

8/19/08 - Charlottesville Fire Chief Charles Werner has been named the career fire chief of the year by Fire Chief magazine. More..

8/2/08 - Charlottesville Professional Firefighter's Association hosts the 1st Annual Firefighters Seminar featuring Ret. FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief John Norman at the Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center in Charlottesville, VA. Click here for more info. More...

7/28/08 - Charlottesville Professional Firefighter Association held its first ever golf tournament Sunday morning at the Spring Creek Golf Course at Zion Crossroads. More..

6/24/08 - Dominion Power Truck Catches Fire A Dominion Power truck is a loss, after catching fire early Tuesday morning. More...

6/20/08 - City Buildings Get AED's Installed
Over the next two months, automatic external defibrillators (AED's) will be installed in most City-owned buildings, with a focus on those buildings having the highest volume of public and employee traffic. The red AED's are located in un-locked white cases with see-

through doors and are being placed in visible locations with clear signage. The AED's are part of the Charlottesville Cares program begun by City Council in 2006, seeking to provide the highest level of well-being to citizens and employees alike. If anyone has questions, they may contact Linda Johnson at johnsonl@charlottesville.org, or at the Fire Department at 434-970-3240.

6/19/08 -Early Morning Apartment Fire
A small apartment fire gave residents an early morning scare. Fire broke out on a wooden balcony at a complex on Cottage Lane in Charlottesville at around 3:30 a.m. More...

6/9/08 - Kitchen Fire Causes Charlottesville Road Closure

A kitchen fire caused Charlottesville fire crews to shut down part of Fifth Street Monday night. It happened just after 8:30 in the 1000 block of Fifth Street. More...

6/9/08 - Tree Catches Fire on Madison Avenue

Traffic was shut down for more than an hour today on Madison Avenue after a tree caught fire. More...

6/9/08 - Bicyclist in Hospital After Being Struck by Car

A bicyclist is in the hospital this evening after being struck by a car at the Preston Place Apartments. More...

6/2/08 - Fire crews battle stubborn fire Fire crews from Charlottesville, Seminole Trail and Monticello have worked since Saturday evening to extinguish a smoldering fire...More...

6/02/08 Ignoring the siren song Drivers often can hear the siren wail of an emergency vehicle before they see its flashing lights. However, they don’t always react to the situation as they should. More..

5/12/08 - One Injured in Charlottesville Duplex Fire An early morning fire at a Charlottesville duplex left one person injured Monday. Fire crews responded around 6 a.m. on North Berkshire Road. More...

5/12/08 - Berkshire Road apartment fire under control Charlottesville firefighters were called to 2208 N. Berkshire Road just after 6 a.m. and found heaving smoke and fire in the duplex. More...

5/12/08 - One Person Rescued from Charlottesville Fire

A duplex on North Berkshire Road was severely damaged by fire Monday morning. Two Charlottesville Police Officers rescued one person who was inside the home. More...

5/12/08 - Duplex Damaged in Early Morning Fire A duplex on North Berkshire Road was severely damaged by fire Monday morning. More...

4/17/08 - Smoldering Truth: Ashley Mauter's fight and a shocking fact about smoke detectors. More...

3/27/08 - Firefighters Put Out Blaze In Charlottesville

Firefighters in Charlottesville spent Thursday afternoon putting out a smoky blaze on Monticello Road. More...

3/27/08 - Fire Breaks Out in Charlottesville Home
Multiple fire crews responded to a house fire on Monticello Road near Clark Elementary School. The fire started around 4:20 p.m. More...

3/22/08 - Police identify man killed in wreck
Charlottesville police have identified a man killed in a Thursday night wreck but say they will not know for some time if the man was driving impaired. More...

3/20/08 - Virginia Pushing "Move Over" Law
(AP) Virginia is boosting its "Move Over" law with new signs reminding drivers that they are required by state law to slow down and move over when they see police or rescue vehicles ahead. More...

3/19/08 - Deal on rescue transportation far from done
Deal or No Deal? More...

3/18/08 - Fire Survivor Overcomes Loss to Make a Difference
A young woman badly injured in a house fire last March 18 is joining forces with the Charlottesville Fire Department in trying to get the word out about smoke detectors. She says she doesn't want her boyfriend's death to be in vain. More...