December 28 - Crime was the flavor of the day as Volunteers responded to this stolen vehicle accident (occupants fled) on Jacksontown Road.  Later in the afternoon, units were put on a vehicle fire behind Orange Village Shopping Center that was out prior to arrival.  An arsonist started a fire in the passenger compartment, but it didn't burn long since everything was closed up tight.  More Pics.

December 5 - OVFC Units worked to free a severely entrapped patient as a result from a high speed collision at the intersection of Constitution Hwy. and Zachary Taylor Hwy.  Full Story

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August 30 - Volunteers were punched out at 0114 for a MVA with injuries in the 16000 block of Tomahawk Creek Road.  Chief 23 arrived and found one on its top with 2 injured in an adjacent yard.  Engine and Salvage 23 controlled the hazards an assisted EMS with both patients, one of which was seriously injured.  EMS made the decision to MEDEVAC the patient which brought Wagon 23 to a nearby field to set-up a LZ.  Pictures...

August 28 - OVFC units were requested by Wagon 24 for a working fire in Old Barboursville in the late evening hours of 8/28.  OVFC filled the request with Engine, Tanker, Truck, and Chief 23.  Click HERE for pictures.

August 16 - The OVFC Competition Team placed 2nd overall at the Virginia State Fireman's Association 117th Annual Convention in Roanoke, VA. Competition Team Page

July 15 - Units were dispatched to 201 Selma Road (OCHS) for a fuel spill.  The first arriving ambulance found diesel fuel in the roadway which had run downhill and into a storm drain.  First arriving OVFC units were directed to the rear by Coordinator 3 where the drain pipe emptied into a creek.  A small amount of fuel was running out of the pipe and was controlled with absorbent pads.

Command:  Coordinator 3 (C. Melson) then passed to Lt. Read

Units Responding: SA23, E23, Coordinators 1 & 3, A231, and M232.

May 1 - An ordinary April came to an end when May rolled in on Thursday.  OVFC units worked several incidents in the morning hours of the 1st, then were punched for a house fire on Monrovia Road in the afternoon hours.  Click here for the full story.

March 11 - At 0305, Units from Companies 23, 24, and Culpeper 10 as well as OCRS were dispatched for an apartment fire on Twyman Street in the Town of Orange.  Chief 23 marked responding shortly after the initial tone and was advised by OC ECC of a working fire at 135 Twyman Street.  As Engine 23 pulled the hill on Caroline, Chief 23 went on the scene with a 2 story multi-family dwelling with smoke showing from the second floor.  FF/Driver J. Fitch on Engine 23 laid out LDH from the hydrant at Main and Twyman to the front of the building.  The 5 man crew exited the pumper and stretched a 200' mattydale to the second floor and found heavy fire conditions in the kitchen of the unit.  The crew made an aggressive attack on the fire and had it "knocked" quickly.  Crews from Truck 23 split and laddered the roof to ventilate as well as entered the fire apartment to assist with salvage and overhaul.  The Tanker crew entered the units adjacent to and below the fire apartment to check for extension.  Wagon 24's crew assisted with utilities and overhaul while the crew from Wagon 25 stood by outside.  Units cleared at 0455.

March 8 - While returning from training in Albemarle County, two OVFC firefighters ran past a motorcycle accident with one down in the road.  After notifying OC ECC, they returned to find a 47 year female down in the southbound lane of Constitution Highway near Jacksontown Road.  They began patient assessment and with the arrival of R231, packaged the patient who was suffering from multiple trauma related injuries.  The decision was made to MEDIVAC due to the mechanism and injuries sustained.  Chief 23 arrived shortly after the ambulance and diverted the Engine and Support to a field prior to Montpelier to establish a landing site.  Salvage 23 came straight to the scene to assist with traffic.  Helicopter Pegasus from UVa Medical Center landed and received the patient from R231.  Units cleared in under an hour.

Command: C23

Units Responding: C23, E23, S23, SU23, and R231.

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