| 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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| Work continues on the new Engine 531 |
| Fri. Apr 24th 2009 |
The crew of Engine 531 "A - shift" spent the day working on the new engine. The crew installed "PakTrack" into the compartments and installing new tools. As of right now we are waiting for the radios to be put in. Keep checking in for updates....
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| Congratulations to F/F Thad Williams |
| Sat. Apr 18th 2009 |
Quantico Fire and Emergency Services would like to congratulate Firefighter Thad Courtney Williams and Lindsey Katherine Carr who tied the knot on Saturday April 18th, 2009 at the Tabernacle United Methodist Church in Fredericksburg, Va. We would like to wish them well with their ...
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| Congratulations To the Newly Promoted Assistant Chief |
| Sun. Apr 5th 2009 |
Congratulations to Dwayne Palermo on his recent promotion from Fire Inspector to Assistant Chief of Training. His Promotion takes effect on Monday April 26th, 2009. A/C Palermo's will be in charge of all training, records, as well as the departments Safety Officer. A/C Palermo will taking over...
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| An Explosive Farewell to our Burn Building |
| Sat. Mar 28th 2009 |
Our long time burn building here at Quantico had met its life expectancy a couple of years ago when it was condemned. The building had provided great training scenarios for the past 2 decades to the department as well as to the Prince William, Stafford, and Sp...
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| Congrats to the New Nationally Registered Paramedics |
| Fri. Mar 13th 2009 |
The department would like to congratulate 4 personnel who, in January 2009, completed a National Registry, EMT Intermediate to Paramedic, Bridge course. The course began in August 2008. From "A" Platoon: FF/Paramedic Ulysses Taormina and FF/Paramedic Rodney Creedon.&...
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