If not me, who? If not now, when?

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August 25, 2008

STVFD's Recruitment committee had a very successful day at the UVA student activity fair. Thanks go out to all the volunteers who participated in the event. See the link below for a recent news story kicking off our recruiting effort.

http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/home/headlines/27334969.html#

NVFC Healthy Firefighter
August 18-22, 2008

In order to create awareness around important health issues in the emergency services and encourage first responders to take action, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), through its groundbreaking Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program, launched National Firefighter Health Week in August 2007. Now in its second year, National Firefighter Health Week is a week-long initiative to educate the fire and emergency services community and the public about heart-health as well as a variety of other health and wellness issues.

July 23, 2008

Click the link below for a news story on our mapping computers.

http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/home/headlines/25797099.html#

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June 28, 2008

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May 31, 2008

Jennifer-Rose Leonardi and Eric C. Eccles were married on May 31, 2008 at
Crozet Baptist Church, in Crozet, Virginia.

June 2, 2008

Anna Bridgwater Slaughter, 73, of Charlottesville (formerly of Nelson County) passed away
peacefully at her home on Sunday June 1, 2008, surrounded by her family.

May 29,2008

On May 15, 2008 CPSC announced the recall of 280,000 Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Monoxide/Smoke Combo Alarms. The recall indicates that the products may not alarm properly posing a hazard. Manufactured in Mexico for Maple Chase the alarms were eligible to bear the UL and cUL Listing Marks.

The recall can be viewed at:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08267.html

May 28, 2008

On June 12th Captain Rob Clemons and Lieutenant Ramon Perez of Prince William County Fire and Rescue will be conducting a LODD Presentation for local fire and rescue personnel. The focus of this presentation will be the Marsh Overlook incident that claimed the life of Kyle Robert Wilson on April 16, 2007. This presentation is open to all within the fire rescue community who wish to attend.

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May 22, 2008

Seminole Trail volunteers participated in the Albemarle County Government Day held at the county office building on McIntire Road. Units from many of the county emergency services agencies were in attendance for public viewing and education.

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May 18, 2008

As another school year draws to a close, we’d like to congratulate all of our graduates from the University of Virginia class of 2008! Here’s what they’re doing:

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April 22, 2008

The Seminole Trail Ladies Auxiliary held a very successful fund raiser at the Chick-Fil-A restaurant located at Rt. 29 N and Woodbrook Drive.

April 1, 2008

Engine 81 ran its first official call at 1851 hours on Monday March 31, 2008. E Crew was on duty and ran Engine 81 in place of Engine 85 for a reported car fire on Seminole Trail in front of the Charlottesville Post Office.

March 23, 2008

B Crew spent much of their weekend working on the renovation of the Station 8 kitchen.