| Members Participate in the Grace Oughton Memorial 5-k Run/Walk and Kids' 1-mile Fireman Chase |
| Sun. Sep 13th 2009 |
On Sunday morning, five members of the department participated along side of dozens of other firemen from various departments around Virgina, in the Grace Oughton Memorial 5-K Run/Walk and Kids' 1-mile Fireman Chase that took place at Patriot Park in Spotsylvania County. The event ...
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| Quantico Fire Goes to Loudoun County |
| Thu. Jul 30th 2009 |
From July 27th thru July 30th department personnel from both shifts traveled over 50 miles for the opportunity to conduct live fire training exercises utilizing Loudoun County Fire and Rescue's new burn building, located in Leesburg,...
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| Department Participates in Annual Base Drill |
| Wed. Jul 22nd 2009 |
Quantico Fire and Emergency Services participated along side with several other essential agencies aboard the base in the annual anti-terrorism preparedness drill. The scenario was a simulated explosion with a hazardous chemical release&nb...
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| Units Train in an Acquired Structure |
| Mon. Jul 20th 2009 |
From July 18th thru the 20th personnel were able to benefit from training in an acquired structure that was scheduled for demolition. Types of training performed was RIT, self rescue, forcible entry, hoseline advancement, wall breaching, and ventilation. ...
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| New Engine 531 placed in service! |
| Tue. Jun 23rd 2009 |
At 2100 hrs. today, the new Engine 531 was placed in service. After arrival back from the radio shop all Station 531 crews worked hard at getting the remaining equipment on the apparatus. Though the process got delayed due to a 2 alarm fire in Prince William County sending the old Engine and it's cr...
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| Engine 533 and Battalion 531 assist Stafford County with a large scale drill at Stafford Hospital |
| Sat. Jun 20th 2009 |
Engine 533 and Battalion 531 participated with Stafford County Fire/Rescue on a Large Scale Drill at Stafford Hospital. The drill was conducted to better prepare the Fire/Ems crews and the Hospital staff for a possible fire in the Hospital. The drill was conducted on the fourth floor of the new...
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| New SCBA'S put in-service. |
| Mon. Jun 1st 2009 |
At 0700 Hrs. this morning, the new Scott Air-Pak 75's were installed on all rigs. The new packs are equipped with the most up to date technology that Scott provides. The packs feature a drag strap and the top of the harness, carrying handles on the side of the back harness, and the new duel ended bu...
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| Stations 32 and 33 train at Camp Upshur |
| Fri. May 22nd 2009 |
Units from Station 32 and Station 33 (B Platoon) went out to Camp Upshur this afternoon training. Crews ran several scenarios focusing on forcible entry, hoseline deployment & advancement, primary searches, and vertical ventilation. Also during the training evolutions, a couple ...
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| Station 533 "A shift" conducts training scenario's |
| Tue. May 12th 2009 |
Today the crews of Engine 533 and Truck 533 spent the day at Camp Upshur training. The crews used some old "Q-Huts" for scenario based training. Crew's worked in simulated smoke conditions on search, space familiarization, thermal imaging, R.I.T. Ops.,and ventilation. The crew from Tr...
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| Training For B Platoon in Dumfries |
| Sat. May 9th 2009 |
Battalion, Truck & Medic 531, Engine & Rescue 532, and Engine, Truck, & Medic 533 spent most of the morning training at the former El Taco Rico restaurant located outside the main gate in Dumfries. Crews trained on positive pressure ventilation for a while then shifted to some...
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