May 27 - 9 Volunteers from Orange VFC handled this single car crash that sent one person to the hospital.   More Pics...

Photo by FF N. Nickels

May 23 - Company 23 and units from the surrounding area were dispatched to the Old Silk Mill complex on Madison Rd. for smoke in the building.  First arriving units found what was reported being caused by an electrical service malfunction that had blown the meter from the meter base.  See the Incident Photos page for pictures of the fire room.

Photo by FF M. Yancey

May 12 - On a sunny evening in the 7 o'clock hour, Orange Volunteers were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with unknown injuries or entrapment in the 12000 block of Spicer's Mill Road. Chief 23 arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle partially off the road into a tree and barbed wire fence with airbag deployment. After determining there was no entrapment, Engine 23 arrived and was ordered to check the vehicle and establish traffic control. OCRS units tended to the single patient, who refused treatment. The accident scene was turned over to the VA Sate Police upon arrival, and all units went in-service.  Pictures.

Photo by FF T. Melson

May 7 - With one fully staffed Pumper already on an inside gas leak, Volunteers from Orange VFC sent 3 pieces with units from Gordonsville as well as staff from OCEMS to the T.E. Lee Industrial Park for a fire in the dust collection system at Zamma Corporation.  More Pics.

Photo by E.A. Fox

April 30 - This afternoon MVC in the Unionville area was just one of six calls handled by Orange Volunteers on Friday.

April 18 - Units were dispatched just after noon on Sunday to Heritage Hills Apartments for an apartment fire.  A firefighter from ORANGE VFC was in the complex visiting family and ran to the building to investigate.  He quickly advised OCECC of a working fire in the attic.  Wagon 23 entered the complex and laid out 700' of LDH from a hydrant at Spicer's Mill and Berry.  After rounding the corner, they established command a reported smoke showing from a 2 story multi-family.  The crew stretched a 200' attack line and entered the end unit with smoke pushing from the attic access.  Truck 23 entered the complex and came to the rear where they split crews.  Command was passed to Captain 23 upon his arrival and the Wagon's officer entered with his crew and was assigned Division 2.  They reported they had the fire knocked and needed vertical ventilation, but not before Command had called for the 2nd alarm.  The Truck's crew opened up and one of their members was detailed to W23 to assist in the fire apartment with pulling ceilings.  Other crews were assigned to check for extension in other apartments as well as RIT.

Extensive overhaul was necessary in two apartments and one downstairs apartment sustained water damage.  Units were on the scene for over three hours.  Pictures.

Command:  Lt. B. Yancey passed to Captain 23 (L.L. Clements)

1st Alarm:  W23, T23, E23, SA23, SU23, W24, W10, 240, S234

2nd Alarm:  W21, SU21, W25, SA25, C25, Madison County FD (MCFD was PIS after the dispatch)

Photos by:

FF W. Jacobs

April 3 - Orange Volunteers controlled the hazards and assisted Law Enforcement on this personal injury MVC in the Somerset area of the County.  More Pictures...

Photo by:  FF M. Yancey

February 29 - Firefighters from Orange, Mine Run, Lake of the Woods, and Culpeper County were sent to the 3000 block of Zachary Taylor Highway for a detached garage on fire with exposures.  Culpeper County Chief 10 arrived to find a single story garage, well involved, with a car inside and a bus fully involved next to the garage.  Crews operated streams from the exterior and performed extensive overhaul after the fire was out.  Pictures.

Photo by:  FF W. Jacobs

February 25 - Crews from Orange, Gordonsville, and Mine Run were dispatched to Beaver Creek Lane on the Southside for a House Fire.  Wagon 23 pulled up to a single story residential that was fully involved with partial collapse.  The crew made an initial attack with the deluge set then stretched two lines and began attacking the fire from the exterior.  One male was recovered from the kitchen area of the home.  Units operated on the scene for nearly 4 hours.  Pictures.

Command:  Chief 23

Units Responding:  W23, K23, T23, SA23, SU21, C23, W24, K24, K21, and OCRS.

Transfer W25 to Station 23.

Photos by:  FF W. Jacobs

February 12 - Orange Volunteers arrived to find this 2 story garage with fire in the living/storage space on the 2nd floor.  Crews contained the fire and extensive overhaul was necessary due to the condition of the space.  Pictures.

Command:  Chief 23

Units Responding:  C23, E23, T23, SA23, W24, SU24, EMS600, M230, M232, M240, W21, SU21, W25, K25, Coord. 2, Rapidan, & Madison.

Photo by FF T. Melson

February 6 - Volunteers from Orange VFC handled 19 calls for service on Friday ranging from trees down up to house fires.  Crews staffed Engine, Brush, and Support 23 throughout the day and had back-up crews available to staff other units when necessary.

January 31 - Units from Orange, Gordonsville, and Rapidan were dispatched to 123 West Main for a structure fire.  Units arrived to find a furnace malfunction with smoke in the basement that extended to all three floors.

January 30 - OVFC sent a crew of three (FF Pope, FF B. Jacobs, LT Fitch) in Salvage 23 along with the County HAZMAT Trailer to Route 20 in Barboursville for a fatal tractor trailer accident.  The crew spent several hours on the scene with units from Gordonsville and Barboursville cleaning up diesel fuel from the truck's tanks.

January 28 - Engine 23 did two Landing Zones on 1/28.  Pictured at right, Pegasus' crew loads a patient into their back-up helicopter at Colonial Square Shopping Center.

January 18 - Many thanks to Instructor Joe Bailey for presenting the NFA ICS class on 1/17 - 1/18 at FS23.  There were 29 firefighters in attendance from departments throughout the area, 13 of which were from Orange VFC.

January 10 - Orange Volunteers rolled 5 units with 19 personnel on a house fire at 109 Houseworth St. in the Town.  Chief 23 went on the scene within 3 minutes of the call with a working fire in a House Trailer and directed Engine 23 to lay out from the hydrant at Houseworth and Monrovia.  Engine 23's crew advanced a 200' attack line through the front door and went to work.  Truck 23 arrived shortly after and controlled the utilities and entered through the back door to conduct a search.  Wagon 23 picked up the Engine's line and that crew came to the house to assist with salvage and overhaul.  Salvage 23 and units from Gordonsville and Rapidan also assisted with the overhaul operation which took appx. 2 hours.  Pictures.

Command: Chief 23 (B. Roby)

Units Responding: E23, T23, W23, S23, C23, W24, SU24, W10, and R10.

January 1 - OVFC sent Tanker and Brush 23 with 8 Volunteers to the Southside to assist Gordonsville on an outside fire.  This ended up being appx. 130 hay bales on fire which started as a rubbish fire that got away from the owner. OVFC had personnel on the scene for over 5 hours.  Pictures.

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