| Board of Directors and Officers for 2009 |
| Tue. Dec 23rd 2008 |
President - Dennis Llewellyn
Treasurer - Colman Goodman
Secretary - Toni Wickham
Board of Directors - Wayne Cosner
- Chris Atkins
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| Community & Department members enjoy Santa Breakfast! |
| Tue. Dec 2nd 2008 |
In what has become a popular holiday tradition, the members of the department sponsored their annual Santa Breakfast, where the kids (and adults!) not only had the chance to eat a home-cooked breakfast, but also see Santa arrive by fire engine. The children got to see St. Nick and give him the...
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| Company 2 & 4 members tackle intense live-fire training |
| Wed. Nov 12th 2008 |
On November 7th and 8th, members from Companies 2 & 4 partnered to take the Department of Fire Programs IFGO class, which was co-hosed by the Wagstaff Circle VFD (Chesterfield Company 10) and Huguenot VFD (Powhatan Company 2). The class consists of 2 hours of safety and leadership followed by 14 ho...
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| Hose testing 2008 |
| Sun. Nov 2nd 2008 |
On Sunday afternoon, members from Company 2 gathered to complete their annual hose testing. After a long day almost 3,500 ft of hose was tested, rolled and repacked. Thank you goes out to all that came and helped.
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| Department sees off members of the 180th Engineering Battalion |
| Mon. Oct 13th 2008 |
Members from all five of the county's departments gathered today to see off the Virginia National Guard's 180th Engineering Company, who's based in Powhatan. After a moving ceremony at the Powhatan High School, apparatus lined Anderson Highway from Judes Ferry Road to the County Line to show suppor...
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| Department mourns loss |
| Sun. Sep 21st 2008 |
The department mourns the loss of Sid Samuel, the son of Firefighter (and past chief) David Samuel of Fire Company 1. Sid tragically lost his life in a vehicle accident in Amelia County on Saturday night, September 20th. Please keep the Samuel family in your thoughts and prayers....
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| Emergency Services Apperication Day |
| Sat. Sep 20th 2008 |
The first annual Emergency Services Appreciation Day was a success. There were several emergency service rigs on display. Agencies that attended: Powhatan Company 1 (Engine 1, Tanker 1 and Car 1), Company 2 (Rescue 2 and Tanker 2), Company 3 (Tanker 3 and Brush 3), Company 4 (Engine 4 an...
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| Annual "Lake Shawnee" Day |
| Sat. Sep 13th 2008 |
In what has become a yearly event for both the Department members and the citizens of the Lake Shawnee subdivision, Engine 2 was on hand not only to provide the the public a chance to look at the fire engine, but also provide some water-based activities for everyone. This is alwsys a hit, and ...
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| Extrication training at The Deuce |
| Tue. Sep 9th 2008 |
On Tuesday night, several members of Company 2 gather on the training grounds for vehicle extrication training. The scenario consisted of a passenger car on it's side, with limited access on to the roof and front. The members used the Rescue 42 struts, sawz-all, and hydraulic tools to fr...
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| Members attend training at National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD |
| Sun. Aug 24th 2008 |
Taking advantage of the excellent training offered at the National Fire Academy, member Toni Wickham and Chief Taylor Goodman attended the "Training Operations for Small Departments" over the weekend. The instructor, a retired chief from Concord, NC, instructed the class of 30 (including fire servi...
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