New York Trip 2009

Here is a pic of DFD guys trip to NY along with some others. This was over the Halloween weekend! Thanks to Capt. Billy Scearce for the picture!!!


Included in the pic are:


Front row left to right

Barry Neal DFD

Bob Peterson FDNY M-1

Bobby Adkins Riverbend Vol. FD

Chris Blevins DFD

Josh Stowe DFD

Joe Mitchell Boone Vol. FD

Alan Harless DFD

Brad Brown Charlottesville FD



Back row left to right

Paul Haley FDNY Marine Division

Brad Harville DFD

Dave Gunnell DFD

Charlie Shealy Lynchburg FD

Billy Scearce DFD

Richie Guill DFD

Nick Hudson Tunstall Vol. FD

Charles Keen DFD

Tommy Napier DFD

Terry McKinney Goodyear Fire Brigade

Not pictured is David Newell

Structure Fire on Still Avenue

"A" shift units responded to a structure fire on Sunday November 15 around 21:00. Upon arrival of the first Engine Company, Heavy smoke and flames showing from the Bravo~Charlie corner. Units were on scene approximately a little over two hours. No injuries were reported. Hope to have some pics soon. Be Safe!

Units Responding:
E-4
E-3
L-1
E-6
Unit 71
Unit 51
HazMat 2

Update

Sorry for not updating the site sooner....Sickness has prevailed once again..H1N1! Now that I am over that, I am going to try to do better updating the site..We have had several fires over the course of a few weeks. Some of the guys from DFD spent the Halloween weekend with our brothers in New York at FDNY...Hope to have some pics soon.

NFA Virginia Weekend 2009

"I still got it after all these years the Sugar"

"Man if we could just get this thing to fire, think of all the openings we would have"

"I am so Mellow,,,,dude"

"These guys will never replace the New Kids On the Block"

Here are a few pics from Battallion Chief McNeely...Thanks Chief for the pictures and the captions!

Let us Never Forget...9/11/01

Working Fires for August

Shifts
A -- 2
B -- 3
C -- 1

Total 6

Districts
1 -- 2
2 -- 0
3 -- 2
4 -- 1
5 -- 0
6 -- 1
7 -- 0

Engine Companies responding
1 -- 2
2 -- 1
3 -- 5
4 -- 4
5 -- 0
6 -- 4
7 -- 2

Ladder One responded to all 6 WFs

The DFD responded to 471 alarms for service with every 78.5th call being a WF

Thank you to Battalion Chief Scott McNeely for this information!

Fire on Banner and Roberts...

Well it looks like its that time of year again for fires. But the weird thing is that it hasn't gotten cold enough for people to be cranking up their heaters and wood stoves. "C" shift units responded to a fire Friday 8/28 on Banner while "A" shift units responded to a fire on Roberts yesterday. Hope to be getting some picture of them soon. But until then, BE SAFE!!!

3 Working Fires in 2 Days

Danville Fire has been pretty busy these past few days. "A" shift units worked a fire on Chatalaine Ave while "B" shift units had a fire on Morris Ave as well as Lee Street. Nothing like ending a shift with fire!

Haz Mat Incident West Main Street

DFD units E-4, E-7, units 71, 62, 52, 53 and the HazMat response trailor responded to a busted water main at a business on West main Street yesterday 8/18/09 around 11:00 AM. Units on scene discovered a "smell" of what was intially thought to be a petroleum. Haz Mat personnel responded to the scene and began sampling the product. Approximately 47,000 gallons of water filled the basement of this business. Units remained on scene until after midnight controlling the product from getting into nearby water sources. More info to follow....Be Safe!

Call Data

Following data is for the Month of July 2009.

Total Runs for the Month: 398
Total Runs for the year through July 31: 3025
Working fires for July: 2

Districts: One, Five

Shifts: A and C

Companies Responding: E1 2

E2 2

E3 1

E5 1

E7 2

L1 2

Tw1 1

Multiple alarm fires: 1 - Three Alarms and recall of one shift



Thank you to BC McNeely for the information!

And all is Quiet on the Homefront....

Things have been pretty quiet around town. Yeah, we have our share of EMS calls, but remarkably, nothing much to report. EMS and computer training this month...Looks like we are one step closer to getting the computers on the trucks.

August 8, 2009 DFD will be playing in the Guns and Hoses Softball Tourney.Come out and support your fellow firefighters!!!

Product Recall: KIDDE Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms

This information is from USFA website....


Name of Product: Kidde Model PI2000 Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms

Units: About 94,000

Manufacturer: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc., of Mebane, N.C.

Hazard: An electrostatic discharge can damage the unit, causing it not to warn consumers of a fire.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received two reported incidents of smoke alarm malfunctions involving electrostatic discharge during installation. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves Kidde dual sensor smoke alarms model PI2000. The alarms can be identified by two buttons, “HUSH” and “PUSH AND HOLD TO TEST WEEKLY,” which are located on the front/center of the alarm. The model number and date code are on the back of the smoke alarm. Only date codes 2008 Aug.01 through 2009 May 04 are included in this recall.

Sold at: Retail, department, and hardware stores and through electrical distributors nationwide from August 2008 through May 2009 for between $30 and $40.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should contact Kidde immediately to receive a free replacement smoke alarm.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Kidde toll-free at (877) 524-2086 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.kidde.com

More Pics from Cabin Lake

Pictures from Vandola Road Street Sweeper Fire

Thank you to Asst. Fire Marshal Richie Guill for the pictures!

Structure fire Lexington Avenue

"C" shift units responded to a structure fire on Lexington Avenue shortly after Midnight Sunday morning. A defensive strategy was intially put in place. The Fire Marshal's Office is to investigate the actual cause of the fire this week. This fire is in addition to the fires at Cabin Lake, Vandola Road(street sweeper fire) and Oakwood circle which have occured in the past week or so.
Be safe.

Structure Fire at Cabin Lake

At approximatley 3:50 Am this morning DFD units responded to a confirmed structure fire of an apartment complex off of Cherokee Court at Cabin Lake. Units E-5, E-2, E-3, E-7, E-1, L-1, Tower 1, and units 51, 52, 62, 63,101, 71 and 73 responded. The fire was contained in about 3 hours and stopped it at the firewall. This is the third major fire to occur at this housing complex since 1997. More information to follow...

Pictures from Bypass MVC 6/20/09

Thank you to Engineer Kevin Hayes for the pictures and video!

Update

DFD has had a couple of working fires here lately along with a pretty nasty MVC on the bypass here recently. I have pics coming for these incidents. The most recent event being a working fire on Oakwood Circle. I have talked to the Asst. Fire marshal and right now it appears to have been electrical in nature...More to come...Be safe!

Engineer Promotion!

I would like to take this time and Congratulate Scott Burke on his recent promotion to Engineer! Effective July 1, Scott will take up post at Station 6, affectionately known as the "The Fighting Six". Take this time and congratulate Scott! Good Luck Dude!

Cool Idea From A Firefighter

First Alarm bedding is a new idea for those of us who move from station to station and carry our bedding with us everywhere. Check this out!!! Someone's gonna get rich!

http://www.firstalarmbedding.com